Pennridge Electric, Inc. v. Souderton Area Joint School Authority

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• holding that where the period of docket inactivity was four years and no compelling reason was provided for the inactivity, prejudice was presumed
• stating that local courts have the power to formulate their own rules that are to be equally weighted with the rules established by our Supreme Court, but -7- J-A19040-21 those rules cannot “abridge, enlarge, or modify substantive rights of a litigant[]”
• settled law that it is plaintiff's burden to move case to trial
• settled law that it is plaintiffs burden to move case to trial
• “If plaintiff’s counsel finds herself faced with delays created by others, she must take action to move the case forward, such as . . . requesting a conference with the judge as provided by local rule to have the case put on the trial list.”

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