Washington Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Civil Procedure (Updated August 1, 2025) Rule 208.2

(a) All motions shall contain a cover sheet in the form prescribed by Wash.L.R.C.P. 205.2(b).

(b) A concise statement of applicable authority shall be included in any motion, unless all

parties have consented to the relief sought by the motion.

(c) Motions in which all parties have consented to the relief sought may be sent to the chambers

of the assigned judge for disposition. If consent has not been obtained from all parties, the

moving party shall present the motion in Motions Court after complying with all applicable

rules of court.

(1) Prior to the presentation of an unconsented motion, counsel and/or the parties shall

confer to attempt to resolve the subject matter of the motion. The moving party shall

attach a Certificate of Compliance to the motion. The Certificate of Compliance shall

substantially be in the following form:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

CIVIL DIVISION

Plaintiffs

Plaintiffs,

vs. No.

Defendants,

Defendants.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

1. The undersigned, , represents [name of party], the moving party

herein.

2. I certify that I have complied with Wash.L.R.C.P. 208.2(3)(a) and conferred with [opposing

counsel or the opposing party] in an attempt to resolve the subject matter of this motion as noted

below:

🗌 Talked by phone: [date]

🗌 Met in person: [date]

🗌 Other: [type of communication] [date]

🗌 I attempted to confer on [date(s)], but was unable to [state reason(s)].

🗌 I did not confer for the following reason(s):

🗌 I did not confer because this case, or another case at docket No. , involves an

allegation of domestic violence.

[date]

Signature

(d) Except as set forth in any other local rule, all motions that are to be presented in Motions

Court shall contain a “Certificate of Presentation,” which shall be the first page of the motion.

The Certificate of Presentation shall substantially be in the following form:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

CIVIL DIVISION

Plaintiffs

Plaintiffs,

vs.

Defendants,

Defendants.

No.

CERTIFICATE OF PRESENTATION

1. The undersigned, , represents [name of party], the moving party

herein.

2. The attached motion will be presented to the Hon. [Judge’s name], on [date] at [time] in

Courtroom No. .

3. The attached motion is 🗌 consented / 🗌 not consented to by all parties. [If not a consented to

motion] A Certificate of Compliance is attached to this motion. [If consented to] A Certificate of

Consent is attached to this motion.

4. The applicable authority [ties] on which the Court may rely to provide the relief sought are as

follows: __________.

Respectfully submitted,

Signature

[date]

(e) Every motion shall contain a Certificate of Service as set forth in Wash.L.R.C.P.

205.5(b)(2)(c)(xi).

(f) Every motion shall name each judge who has ruled upon any other issue in the same or a

related case and shall specify the issue.