Rule 2206 - Settlement, compromise, discontinuance and judgment (a) No action for wrongful death in which a minor or an incapacitated person has an interest shall be discontinued nor shall the interest of a minor or an incapacitated person in any such action or in a judgment for damages recovered therein be compromised ...
Briefs or memoranda of law shall be typewritten, printed or otherwise duplicated, and endorsed with the name of the case, the court term and number, and the name, address, and electronic mail address of the attorney or the party if not represented by an attorney.
Current Rule 229 provides that a discontinuance is the sole method by which a plaintiff can terminate an action before trial. A discontinuance as to less than all defendants requires written consent of all parties to the action or leave of court.
Rule 215 - Assignment of Cases in the Trial Division A. All cases filed in the Trial Division of the Court of Common Pleas shall be listed for trial in ance with those management procedures in effect for the program to which a case is assigned. (1)Arbitration Cases.
Code r. 1024 - Verification. (a) Every pleading containing an averment of fact not appearing of record in the action or containing a denial of fact shall state that the averment or denial is true upon the signer's personal knowledge or information and belief and shall be verified.
Rule 212.2 - PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE (a) Pre-trial conferences shall be mandatory in all contested civil actions listed for trial by jury, and shall be held in the chambers of the Judge for the purposes set forth in Pa. R.C.P. 212.