Plaintiffs demand must be submitted to counsel for defendant at least 14 days prior to the final pretrial conference. All appeals shall be de novo proceedings at which members of the arbitration panel or single arbitrator are barred as witnesses.To: the Clerk of the Court and all parties: 1. â–¡ I am the plaintiff in this case. {If 21} We review a trial court's determination regarding a motion for judgment on the pleadings de novo. Schmitt v. Edn. Serv. Ctr. In criminal cases, there is no duty to turn over evidence to the prosecutor prior to the trial. You could also make the request via mail. The question is why would you want to do this? 12(B), and, therefore our review is de novo. SeeMun. Constr.