OPINION BY DONOHUE, J.:
Michael R. Mey, et al. and Mey & Sulla, et al. ("Appellants") appeal from the orders denying their motion to strike and petition to open, both of which were filed in response to the entry of default judgment against Appellants and in favor of David Keller ("Keller"). For the following reasons, we affirm.
We are presented with extraordinarily convoluted factual and procedural histories, the complexity of which is compounded by the fact that the certified record on appeal has been compiled in what seems to be no particular sequence, is missing pertinent transcripts and other documents, and contains documents filed in a case that does not involve the parties to this appeal.
The scheduled November 17th hearing on Appellants' motion to strike did not occur until November 22, 2010. There is only a partial transcript of that proceeding in the record which contains only the statements by the parties at the beginning of the hearing. On the same day, the trial court issued another rule to show cause why the motion to strike should not be granted, and set a hearing on the matter for December 16, 2010. The following day, November 23, 2010, Appellants filed a petition to open the default judgment. Court convened on December 16, 2010, but despite the order setting this date for an evidentiary hearing on the motion to strike, the parties presented no evidence and the trial court only heard argument. On December 22, 2010, the trial court entered an order denying only Appellants' petition to open.
In 2011, the case was scheduled for a trial limited to damages. In their pre-trial statement, Appellants raised the fact that there had been no ruling on their motion to strike. Defendants' Pre-Trial Statement, 9/21/11, at 1. On October 5, 2011, the trial court scheduled a settlement conference for November 28, 2011. On November 1, 2011, it entered an order denying Appellants' motion to strike. On November 17, 2011, Appellants filed a notice of appeal from the November 1, 2011 order.
Before we address the issues presented on appeal, we must first decide Appellants' motion to amend their notice of appeal to include the December 22, 2010 order of court denying their petition to open. As a result of the interplay of the Rules of Appellate Procedure and existing case law, the relief requested by Appellants is superfluous.
Although orders of court denying motions to strike or petitions to open default judgments are interlocutory, Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 311 provides that "[a]n appeal may be taken as of right ... from [] [a]n order refusing to open, vacate or strike off a judgment. If orders opening, vacating or striking off a judgment are sought in the alternative, no appeal may be filed until the court has disposed of each claim for relief." Pa. R.A.P. 311(a)(1). As such, Appellants could not have appealed from the trial court's denial of their petition to open until the trial court ruled on their motion to strike. Furthermore, the notice of appeal filed with regard to the denial of Appellants' motion to strike encompassed the
First, Appellants contend that the trial court erred in failing to strike the default judgment entered against them because Keller failed to file a copy of the notice to enter default judgment prior to filing the praecipe for default judgment. We consider this issue with the following standard in mind:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Lupori, 8 A.3d 919, 920-21 (Pa.Super.2010).
Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1037(b) provides, in pertinent part, that "[t]he prothonotary, on praecipe of the plaintiff, shall enter judgment against the defendant for failure to file within the required time a pleading to a complaint which contains a notice to defend[.]". Pa. R.C.P. 1037(b). Before a prothonotary may enter judgment in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1037(b), the plaintiff must provide notice of the intent to seek a default judgment in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 237.1:
Pa.R.C.P. 237.1(2)(ii), (3), (4).
In the present case, the record reflects that Keller filed his praecipe for default judgment on October 27, 2010 and attached thereto a certification that he sent written notice of his intention to file a praecipe for default judgment, as well as copies of the notices that he sent to Appellants. The 10-day notices that are attached to the praecipe are dated October 7, 2010 — more than 10 days prior to the date Keller filed his praecipe for default judgment.
Appellants argue that because a copy of the 10-day notice was filed with the praecipe for a default judgment
"The interpretation and application of a Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure presents a question of law. Accordingly, to the extent that we are required to interpret a rule of civil procedure, our standard of review is de novo, and our scope of review is plenary." Gray v. Buonopane, 53 A.3d 829, 834 (Pa.Super.2012).
"Every rule shall be construed, if possible, to give effect to all its provisions. When the words of a rule are clear and free from all ambiguity, the letter of it is not to be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing its spirit." Pa.R.C.P. 127(b). As set forth above, Pa.R.C.P. 237.1 provides only that a plaintiff seeking the entry of default judgment must file a praecipe and include with the praecipe "a certification that a written notice of intention to file the praecipe was mailed or delivered ... after the failure to plead to a complaint and at least ten days prior to the date of the filing of the praecipe[.]" Pa.R.C.P. 237.1(2)(ii). The only other requirement contained in this Rule is that "[a] copy of the notice shall be attached to the praecipe." Pa. R.C.P. 237.1(3). The language of this Rule is clear and unambiguous. Rule 237.1 does not require the independent filing of the 10-day notice; it only requires that it be attached to the praecipe for default judgment at the time the praecipe is filed.
Appellants cite to two trial court decisions and a local rule of court of Luzerne County in support of their position. None of these help Appellants' cause.
Appellants likewise cite to an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case, but only for the proposition that it is the duty of the county prothonotary to insure that the prerequisites for entry of a default judgment have been satisfied before entering a default judgment. Appellants' Brief at 12 (citing Bank One Delaware N.A. v. Mitchell, 70 Pa. D. & C. 4th 353, 2005 WL 1362010 (Pa.Com.Pl.2005)). This declaration does nothing to advance Appellants' argument. The Mitchell case does not hold, much less tangentially suggest, that a plaintiff seeking default judgment under Pa.R.C.P. 1037 must file the 10-day notice prior to the filing of the praecipe for default judgment.
Finally, Appellants direct our attention to Luzerne County Local Rule 440, which they contend requires Keller to have filed the 10-day notice prior to serving it on Appellants. Appellants' Brief at 12. This Rule provides, in relevant part, as follows:
Luz. Co. C.P.R. No. 440.
Appellants' argument appears to be that because the 10-day notice was required to be served on Appellants, then pursuant to local rule, the 10-day notice had to be filed before it was served. Luzerne County Local Rule 440 is only applicable to situations where no statute or rule of court "otherwise provide[s]." Id. This limitation is consistent with Pa. R.C.P. 239(b)(1), which provides that "[l]ocal rules shall not be inconsistent with any general rule of the Supreme Court or any Act of Assembly." Pa.R.C.P. 239(b)(1). As discussed above, Pa.R.C.P. 237.1 does not require the 10-day notice to be filed at any time other than with the filing of the praecipe for entry of default judgment. The clear language contained in Pa.R.C.P. 237.1 precludes application of Luzerne County Local Rule 440 to the default judgment procedures. See Pa. R.C.P. 239(b)(1). Accordingly, Appellants' arguments fail and the petition to strike was properly denied because the record, on its face, supports the entry of the default judgment.
In their second issue, Appellants argue that the trial court erred in denying their petition to open default judgment.
Appellants have failed to develop any argument in support of their position that the default judgment should have been opened. Our Rules provide that an appellant's argument must contain citation to relevant authorities as well as reference to the portions of the record and evidence that support the issue on appeal. See Pa. R.A.P. 2119(b)-(d). Appellants have fallen far short of this standard. While they cite to relevant authorities establishing the prerequisites for the grant or denial of a petition to open, albeit in the section of their brief entitled "Statement of Scope and Standard of Review," Appellants' Brief at 3-4, they fail to develop any argument as to the application of those standards to this case. Appellants provide the following as the entirety of their argument in support of this issue:
Id. at 15.
This Court will not develop arguments on the behalf of an appellant or comb the record for factual underpinnings to support an appellant's position. Bombar v. West American Ins. Co., 932 A.2d 78, 93 (Pa.Super.2007). Accordingly, we find this issue waived for Appellants' failure to adequately develop it. See J.J. DeLuca Co., Inc. v. Toll Naval Associates, 56 A.3d 402, 411 (Pa.Super.2012) (holding that issue on appeal is waived where appellant fails to develop argument of trial court error or provide pertinent supporting authority).
Order affirmed. Motion to Amend denied.