Rule 212.3 - Pre-Trial Conference(a) Unless excused by the Court, all parties must be present in the Armstrong County Courthouse during the pre-trial conference. When a party is an entity such as a corporation or partnership, an officer, principal or employee of such entity shall be present, who must have authority to settle. When the real party in interest is an insurer, the presence or immediate availability by telephone of a representative of the insurer who has authority to settle will be sufficient.(b) Attorneys present at the pre-trial conference must have complete authority to enter into stipulations concerning liability, evidentiary, and other trial related issues.(c) If discovery has not been completed before the pre-trial conference is conducted, the Court at the conference may, on motion of any party or on its own motion, set a date by which all discovery must be completed.(d) The Court may proceed with a pre-trial conference when not all parties are present or represented, if it appears that notice of the conference was given under these rules.(e) At the pre-trial conference, when it appears that the case is or will soon be ready for trial, the Court may set a date certain for the trial or may cause the case to be placed on the Ready for Trial List.(f) The Court may impose appropriate sanctions upon a party for failure to abide by any rule pertaining to pre-trial statements or pre-trial conferences.