Rule 212 - Pre-Trial Conference.(a)Pre-trial conference required. The pretrial requirements ofPa. R..C.P. No. 212 shall apply to all civil cases where a jury or nonjury trial is requested, except for family law matters and compulsory arbitration cases governed by Pa. R.C.P. No. 1301 where an arbitration hearing has not been held. The Court may in appropriate cases, and in lhe exercise of its discretion, waive the pretrial requirement.(b) Certificate of Readiness. Any party may declare a case ready for trial by filing a Certificate of Readiness with the Prothonotary. The Certificate of Readiness shall substantially comply with Form F2, attached to and made a part of these local rules.(c) Objection to Certificate of Readiness. Any party objecting to a Certificate of Readiness shall do so by filing and serving objections within twenty (20) days of service ofthe Certificate of Readiness. The objecting party shall attach to objections a praecipe to place objections on the next available argument list. Objections shall be stated with particularity. lfthe objecting party claims that discoveryis incomplete, the objecting party shall specify any dbcuvery rerIlClining to be completed. Upon resolution of any objections, or by automatic court scheduling ifno objections are filed, the case will be placed on a pretrial list and assigned a pretrial conference date and judge.(d)Pretrial Statements: filing deadlines. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, the plaintiff shall file with the Prothonotary (and simultaneously send a copy directly to the judge presiding over the pretrial conference), and serve on opposing counsel, a pretrial statement. Three (3) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, all remaining parties shall file in like manner their pretrial statements. Supplemental pretrial statements filed without leave of court are not binding on the Court or parties and will not operate to prevent the imposition of any nondisclosure sanctions authorized by Pa.R.C.P. No.212.2.(e)Persons attending pretrial conference; trial and settlement authority. Counsel attending the pre-trial conference must have complete authority to stipulate to any trial issues. Counsel shall know the extent of their settlement authority and be able to commit the principal to that extent. The principal or someone in authority to commit the principal shall be available at the time of the pre-trial conference, either by telephone or in person.