York Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 214

(a) The civil trial terms shall be published annually in the Court Calendar which shall be made

available to the public in printed and electronic formats.

(b) A case shall be placed on the trial list for a particular term of trials by the Court

Administrator pursuant to a scheduling order issued by a judge. A case may also be placed on a trial list

by the filing of a praecipe by a party with the Prothonotary after a case has been certified by a judge as

ready for trial. The praecipe shall be in substantially the form as set forth below.

(c) A call of all cases listed for trial shall be made on the second Monday preceding the start of a

trial term. In the event that a court holiday falls on that Monday, the call of the list will be held on the

Tuesday immediately following.

(d) If a case is not answered at the call, it shall remain on the list of cases and shall be scheduled

for trial.

(e) A case continued from or not tried in a scheduled trial term will be listed for trial by the Court

Administrator in the next available trial term.

(f) Absent exceptional circumstances, a case shall not be continued after it has been called for

trial at the call of the trial list.

(g) Should a case which has been placed on a trial list settle prior to being called for trial,

Plaintiff shall notify, by correspondence, the Court Administrator and the judge who conducted the pre-trial conference, of the fact of settlement. The Court Administrator, upon receipt of such notice, shall

remove the case from the trial list.

(h) FORM OF PRAECIPES FOR PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE AND FOR TRIAL

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Plaintiff’s Name: Case Number:

:

vs. : Type of Action

:

Defendant’s Name: :

PRAECIPE TO LIST CASE FOR [PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE / TRIAL]

TO THE PROTHONORARY:

Please list this case for [Pre-trial Conference / Trial]. A copy of this praecipe was sent to all

parties on _________________________________.

Name of Judge previously assigned other than for motions court matters:

__________________________________________________

Date Case Management Plan filed: ______________________________.

Last Date for matters to be accomplished: _________________________.

All matters listed in Case Management Plan have been completed.

Type of trial requested:  Jury  Non-jury

If this matter is to be listed for trial, the date of the pre-trial conference was

____________________________ before Judge __________________________.

Estimated length of time for trial: ____________________________ .

Date: _______________________ Submitted by _______________________

Name of Attorney

Address of Attorney

Telephone Number of Attorney

Facsimile Number of Attorney

E-mail address of Attorney

[Attach Certificate of Service with the information required by York R.C.P. 212.3(a)(2).]