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Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WO 3.9
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS - BRIEFS
(a) Filing and service of brief in support of preliminary objections.
(1) A respondent who files preliminary objections shall file a brief with
the Clerk of the Orphans' Court within thirty (30) days of filing the
pleading if the preliminary objections only set forth grounds under
subparagraphs (2), (3) or (4) of Pa. O.C. Rule 3.9(b). Parties filing
preliminary objections raising any ground other than under
subparagraphs (2), (3) or (4) of Pa. O.C. Rule 3.9(b) shall file a brief
within sixty (60) days of filing the preliminary objections, unless the
court, on motion of any party, sets a briefing schedule to
accommodate depositions or a hearing pursuant to Pa. O.C. Rule
3.9(d)(2).
(2) A respondent who files preliminary objections shall serve a copy of
the brief on every interested party or attorney of record on the same
day it is filed. A copy of the brief, a certificate of service, together with
a copy of any subsequent pleadings filed, shall be mailed or delivered
to the chambers of the judge assigned to the case.
(b) Filing and service of brief in opposition to preliminary objections
(1) A party to whom preliminary objections are directed shall file a brief
in opposition with the Clerk of the Orphans' Court within thirty (30)
days of being served with the respondent's brief.
(2) Within three (3) days of filing the brief in opposition, a party to whom
preliminary objections are directed shall serve a copy of the brief on
every interested party or attorney of record, and shall file a
certificate of service with the Clerk of the Orphans' Court.
(3) A party to whom the preliminary objections are directed shall deliver
or mail a copy of the brief, along with a copy of the certificate of
service, to the chambers of the judge assigned to the case on the same
day the certificate is filed.
(c) Oral argument
Oral argument will only be scheduled upon the presentation of a motion in
accordance with the motions procedure in Rule WO7.5.
Adopted April 6, 2017, Effective May 29, 2017.
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- www.westmorelandcountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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