Rule 1901.1 - Status Conference in Certain Cases(a) The Court Administrator shall cause a status conference to be held before a judge approximately 180 days after a complaint in civil action, as defined below in subsection (c), has been filed, unless the case has already been placed on the Pre-Trial Conference List pursuant to L.R.C.P. No. 212.1.(b) At the status conference, the Court may do any or all of the following:i) establish deadlines for discovery;ii) establish deadlines for the filing of amended pleadings or the joinder of additional parties;iii) order a severance or consolidation pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 213; iv) schedule a pre-trial conference; vi) take any other action to expedite the resolution of the issues. (c) For purposes of this Rule, "civil action" includes only tort, mass tort, professional liability, contract, and equity actions. Adopted November 21, 2014, effective 1/13/2015