Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter A - CIVIL ACTION
PLEADINGS
Rule 1036 - Dismissal Upon Affidavit of Noninvolvement

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1036

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) As used in this rule, "action" means an action subject to an Act of Assembly which provides for dismissal of the action as to a party based upon an affidavit of noninvolvement.

(b) Any party seeking dismissal of the action shall file a motion to dismiss which shall have attached thereto the affidavit of noninvolvement.

(c) Any party opposing the motion may file a response.

(d) Upon reviewing the motion and any response thereto and determining the existence of a prima facie case for dismissal of the action as to a party, the court shall enter an order

(1) allowing any party opposing the motion
(i) to conduct limited discovery directed solely to the issue of involvement of any party seeking dismissal and

(ii) prior to the disposition of the motion, to file affidavits, depositions and such other evidentiary materials as would permit a jury to find that any party seeking dismissal was involved in any activities upon which the claim is based, and

(2) scheduling an argument to decide the motion.

(e) The argument shall be limited to the sole issue of whether any party opposing the motion has produced evidence which, when considered in a light most favorable to that party, would require the issue of the involvement of any party seeking dismissal to be submitted to a jury.

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