Rule 212.3 - Conduct of Pre-Trial Conference(1) The conduct of the pre-trial conference shall be in conformity with Pa.R.Civ.P. 212.3.(2) Notice of the time, date and Conciliating Judge for the pre-trial conference shall be provided by publication in the Pittsburgh Legal Journal, and notice shall be provided to unrepresented parties and to those out-of-county counsel who submitted notice of their address to the Calendar Control section of the Civil Division at the time the case was placed at issue. Note: The dates and times of pre-trial conciliations are also available on the Civil Division's website at: https://apps.alleghenycourts.us/Civil/CaseScheduling.aspx
(3) Any application for rescheduling a pre-trial conference shall be addressed to the Conciliating Judge before whom the pre-trial conference is scheduled. Note: See Local Rule 214(5)(f) regarding petitions to continue the trial of cases on the General Docket.
(4) Unless excused by the Conciliating Judge, each party with a financial interest and each nonparty with a financial interest (such as insurers) shall be present with full authority to settle the case. However, parties without a financial interest need not attend.(5) The Judge presiding at the pre-trial conference may impose such sanctions as are deemed appropriate against counsel and/or the party(ies) for failure to comply with this rule.(6)Housing Court Judge. Actions involving residential landlord tenant disputes (which include the rental of property involving a mobile home), statutory appeals from public housing and federal Section 8 grievance hearings, and all code enforcement matters involving properties leased or rented to residential tenants shall be assigned to the Housing Court and heard by the Housing Court Judge.Adopted October 4, 2006, effective December 4, 2006. Amended December 27, 2019, effective February 19, 2020; amended effective September 13, 2022; amended effective November 13, 2023.Note: Pre-trial conferences and other pre-trial procedures in cases assigned for trial to a particular Judge may be conducted according to the procedures directed by that Judge.