Rule 1303 - HEARING. NOTICE(a)(1) The Chairman of the Board of Arbitrators shall designate the time for hearing with written notice to each of the members of the Arbitration panel and to each party or their counsel in compliance with Pa. R.C.P. 1303.(2) All hearings of the Board of Arbitrators shall be held in the Erie County Court House in a hearing room designated for that purpose or in a courtroom by leave of Court.(3) All hearings shall promptly commence at 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m., unless a different time shall specifically be established by the Board of Arbitrators. In the event an Arbitrator shall not be present at the time for the swearing-in, then counsel for represented parties and any unrepresented party who does in fact appear at the scheduled hearing time, may, only if they agree unanimously (A) have the remaining Arbitrators immediately select a replacement from the list of Arbitrators; or(B) themselves appoint any other eligible person to act as a replacement Arbitrator; or(C) use any other method of selection of an eligible person to act as a replacement Arbitrator. In the event that counsel for represented parties and any unrepresented party, who does in fact appear at the scheduled hearing time, are unable to unanimously agree upon any of the foregoing options, then the replacement Arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with Erie R.C.P. 1302(a)(1)(iii), governing selection of a sole Arbitrator.
(b) In no event, shall a scheduled arbitration be canceled or rescheduled without written authorization of the Chairman or order of court obtained upon a showing of good cause. If such authorization or order is not obtained, the arbitration shall be held as scheduled.(c) In the event that a party or an arbitrator requests that the hearing be rescheduled and if that request is granted as provided herein, then that party or arbitrator shall undertake the work needed to reschedule the hearing, including contacting the Court Administrator to obtain available dates and coordinating those dates with all counsel, parties and arbitrators, as well as preparing and dispatching all required written notices of the rescheduled hearing.Amended effective 7/1/2020; amended effective 8/1/2022.