Third, put a check-mark next to the type of case for which you are filing a motion: either "Support," "Custody," Divorce," or "Domestic Violence." Motion Court starts promptly at a.m.All parties must check in with the tipstaff and complete the appropriate Motion Court forms. If you have just been convicted of and sentenced for a criminal offense in Pennsylvania, your case is not at an end. Briefs in support of or in opposition to posttrial motions are to be filed directly with the Trial. Judge. Within fourteen (14) days after the filing of any motion, the party filing the motion shall file a brief in support of the motion. The only way that the order would not go into effect immediately is to file a post-trial motion called a Motion to Stay and for the judge to grant a "stay." In civil cases affidavits of witnesses are often used to support motions for summary judgment. Affirmative defense. A Toolkit of links to resources to assist counsel when making a motion under the general civil motions rules in a Pennsylvania court of common pleas.