The Court may decide a request for a stay of execution by telephone or other conference with the parties or their counsel rather than the alternative set forth in the form of the Order.

All petitions filed with the Prothonotary's Office shall be docketed and immediately forwarded by the Prothonotary to the Court Administrator's Office who, thereafter, shall forward the petition to the Civil Business Judge designated by the President Judge. Alternatively, petitions, once filed and docketed, may be hand delivered as set forth in the note to Adams C.Civ.R. No. 205.2(a).

Service. A petition shall be served upon all of the parties to the action contemporaneously with the filing of the petition with the Prothonotary. A Certificate of Service shall be a part of, or attached to, the petition. The Court may excuse prior service in the case of an emergency petition.

All applications to the Court for an Order in any civil action or proceeding shall be considered a motion and shall comply with all rules set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and Adams County Local Civil Rules regarding motion practice unless specifically excluded by subparagraph B.

Local rules relating to motion practice shall not apply to the following matters:

Petitions as defined by Pa.R.C.P. No. 206.1 and Adams C.Civ.R. No. 206.1(a);

Preliminary objections which shall be governed by Adams C.Civ.R. No. 1028(c);

Motions for judgment on the pleadings which shall be governed by Adams C.Civ.R. No. 1034(a);

Motions for summary judgment which shall be governed by Adams C.Civ.R. No. 1035.2(a);

Motions relating to the conduct of a trial including, but not limited to, motions for non-suit, motions relating to jury selection, and motions to exclude expert testimony pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 207.1;

Affidavits pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1066 (relating to actions to quiet title) which shall be governed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1066 and Adams C.Civ.R. No. 1066;

Motions in limine which shall be governed by the Court's Order following pretrial conference;

Applications pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 2039 (approval relating to compromise of minor's settlement), Pa.R.C.P. 2064 (relating to compromise of incapacitated person) and Pa.R.C.P. 2206 (relating to wrongful death settlement) which shall be governed by Adams C.Civ.R. Nos. 2039, 2064 and 2206;

Any application excluded from the definition of motion by Pa.R.C.P. No. 208.1;

Discovery motions shall be governed by Adams C. Civ. R. No. 208.3(c);

Motions for the appointment of arbitrators which shall be governed by Adams C.Civ.R. Nos.