Rule 1034 - Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings(a) A party filing a motion for judgment on the pleadings shall file the original motion for judgment on the pleadings with the Clerk of Judicial Records and shall deliver a copy of the same to the Court Administrator together with a praecipe for assignment in accordance with Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 211. The party filing a praecipe for assignment shall comply with the requirements of Lacka.Co.R.C.P. 211(b) prior to filing the praecipe for assignment. The filing of briefs, assignment of motion for judgment on the pleadings, and scheduling of oral argument, if necessary, shall be governed by Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 211(c)-(g).(b) As a condition precedent to the filing of a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a residential mortgage foreclosure action involving a residential property which serves as the primary residence of the defendant/borrower, the plaintiff/lender must serve upon the defendant/borrower a "Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" in the format set forth in Form 11 of the Appendix, unless such a Notice has already been served pursuant to Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 1143. Following the service of the "Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" in the format prescribed in Form 11 of the Appendix, all proceedings shall be stayed for a period of sixty (60) days in order to afford the defendant/borrower an opportunity to qualify for participation in a court-supervised conciliation conference under Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 1143.1. Upon the expiration of that stay period, the plaintiff/lender in such a residential mortgage foreclosure action may proceed to file a motion for judgment on the pleadings in compliance with Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 1034(a).(c) If the defendant/borrower in a residential mortgage foreclosure action has taken the affirmative steps identified in the "Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program" to be eligible to participate in a court-supervised conciliation conference under this Rule, the defendant/borrower shall file a Request for Conciliation Conference in the format set forth in Form 9 of the Appendix. The Request for Conciliation Conference shall be filed with the Clerk of Judicial Records within sixty (60) days of service of the Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program and shall be served upon counsel for the plaintiff/lender. A copy of the Request for Conciliation Conference shall also be served upon the Court Administrator. (d) Upon receipt of the Request for Conciliation Conference, the Court Administrator shall issue a Case Management Order (Form 10 ) as required by Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 1143.1(c). Conciliation conferences shall be scheduled and conducted in conformity with Lacka. Co. R.C.P. 1143.1(c)-(f).Amended effective November 2014.