Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendants in the Consumer Credit Card Diversion Program must attend the mandatory Conciliation Conference as scheduled by Court Order.

Defendants MUST attend the mandatory Conciliation Conference as scheduled by Court Order.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Bail motions and motions for early disclosure of Indicting Grand Jury material must be filed before an Indicting Grand Jury Supervising Judge.

Bail motions and any motions for disclosure of Indicting Grand Jury discovery (pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 556.10(B)(5)) prior to the standard disclosure date of sixty (60) days before trial shall be filed before an Indicting Grand Jury Supervising Judge.

WARNINGCivil cases

Leave to take depositions or obtain discovery or document production requires a petition showing cause, unless all counsel agree.

Except upon agreement of counsel, leave to take depositions, or obtain discovery or the production of documents, may be granted only on petition upon cause shown.

INFOCivil cases

Any party may request oral argument on a summary judgment motion, but the Court may require it or decide without it.

Any interested party may request oral argument. The Court may require oral argument, but the Court may decide the matter without it.