R4314 - Successor referee.

Rule  4314.  Successor  referee.  Upon  being  notified that a referee  declines or fails to serve, or in the case of the death, resignation  or  removal of a referee, or if a new trial is granted after a reference, on  motion  of any party or on its own initiative, the court may designate a  successor  referee,  unless  a  stipulation  upon  which  the  order  of  reference is based expressly provides otherwise.