Rule 1303 - Hearing. Notice (a) (1) The procedure for fixing the date, time and place of hearing before a board of arbitrators shall be prescribed by local rule, provided that not less than thirty days' notice in writing shall be given to the parties or their attorneys of record.
Rule 1028 - Preliminary Objections (a) Preliminary objections may be filed by any party to any pleading and are limited to the following grounds: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action or the person of the defendant, improper venue or improper form or service of a writ of summons or a complaint; ...
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.
Rule 2206 - Petitions for Approval of Settlements and Distribution in Wrongful Death/Survival Actions. See also Pa. R.C.P. No.
(c)(1) A party may file an amended pleading as of course within twenty days after service of a copy of preliminary objections. If a party has filed an amended pleading as of course, the preliminary objections to the original pleading shall be deemed moot.
A preliminary objection is a formal step by which a respondent raises a question which it contends should be dealt with separately, before any other issue in the proceedings is examined.
Rule 1301 - Compulsory Arbitration: Cases Covered (a) Any civil action where the amount in controversy is Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars or less and title to real estate is not involved, shall be submitted to compulsory arbitration pursuant to 7361 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S.
Rule 1038 - Trial Without Jury (A) The trial of actions at law, other than for personal injuries or damage to property, by a judge, sitting without a jury, shall be conducted, as nearly as may be, as are trials by jury, and the parties shall have like rights and privileges, including the right to suffer or move for ...
When the Government has a strong case, the Government may offer the defendant a plea deal to avoid trial and perhaps reduce his exposure to a more lengthy sentence.