by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Subject to the requirements of due process of law and of the constitutional rights of the parties, the court may make and enforce rules and orders covering any of the following matters, inter alia:(1) Limiting the number of witnesses whose testimony is similar or...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Where any attorney acting as trial counsel in the trial of an action is called as a witness on behalf of a party whom the attorney represents, the court may determine whether such attorney may thereafter continue to act as trial counsel during the remainder of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Each party shall be entitled to four peremptory challenges, which shall be exercised in turn beginning with the plaintiff and following in the order in which the party was named or became a party to the action. In order to achieve a fair distribution of challenges,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Upon completion of the oath, the judge shall instruct the prospective jurors upon their duties and restrictions while serving as jurors, and of any sanctions for violation of those duties and restrictions, including those in Rules 220.1 and 220.2. (b) Voir dire...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Any individual who violates the provisions of Rule 220.1 regarding the use of electronic devices by jurors or who violates any limitation imposed by local rule or by the trial judge regarding the prohibited use of electronic devices during court proceedings:(a) may be...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) For purposes of this rule, “prospective jurors” means those persons who have been chosen to be part of the panel from which the trial jurors and alternate jurors will be selected. “Selected jurors” means those members of the panel who have...
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