Reply brief. The moving party may file a brief in reply to a responsive brief within five (5) business days after service of a responsive brief.
Argument. Motions shall be considered on briefs by the Court without argument unless a party files a request for oral argument by praecipe. Such request shall be filed by the moving party concurrent with the filing of the motion. Requests by any opposing party shall be filed within the time period in which a response may be filed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this Rule. Oral argument shall be held at such time and place as the Judge shall direct. A praecipe for argument not filed within the time period set forth hereinabove shall be considered by the Court as an agreement between the attorneys that the matter be submitted to the Court on briefs.
Upon the filing of a motion and a supporting brief, the Prothonotary shall expeditiously transmit the file to the Court Administrator's Office who thereafter will forward the file to the Civil Business Judge designated by the President Judge. Thereafter, upon the filing of a response, a responsive brief or any other documents affecting the matter, the Prothonotary shall immediately docket the same and expeditiously transmit the documents to the Judge in possession of the file.
Service. All motions shall be served upon all of the parties to the action contemporaneously with the filing of the motion with the Prothonotary. A Certificate of Service shall be a part of, or attached to, the motion. The Court may excuse prior service in the case of an emergency motion.
Failure to answer written interrogatories. A motion seeking to compel an opposing party to answer written interrogatories shall include:
All content set forth in Pa.R.C.P. No. 208.2(a);
A concise statement concerning the date of service of the interrogatories on the opposing party;
A description of all reasonable efforts used to resolve or to obtain answers to the interrogatories;
A certification that the interrogatories have not been answered in the time period required by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure; and
A proposed Order substantially in the following form:
AND NOW, this ___ day of _____, 200 ___, upon consideration of the Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories, it is hereby Ordered that the (Plaintiff/Defendant) shall file answers to the (Defendant/Plaintiff)'s interrogatories within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order. Failure to comply with the time period set forth in this Order may result in the imposition of sanctions including the preclusion of evidence and the imposition of attorney fees.
J.