(a) A petition for supersedeas must plead facts with particularity and be supported by one of the following:
- (1) Affidavits prepared as specified in Pa.R.C.P. Nos. 76 and 1035.4 (relating to definitions; and motion for summary judgment), setting forth facts upon which issuance of the supersedeas may depend.
- (2) An explanation of why affidavits have not accompanied the petition if no supporting affidavit is submitted with the petition for supersedeas.
- (b) A petition for supersedeas must state with particularity the citations of legal authority the petitioner believes form the basis for the grant of supersedeas.
(c) A petition for supersedeas may be denied upon motion made before a supersedeas hearing or during the proceedings, or sua sponte, without hearing, for one of the following reasons:
- (1) Lack of particularity of the facts pleaded.
- (2) Lack of particularity or inapplicability of the legal authority cited as the basis for the grant of the supersedeas.
- (3) An inadequately explained failure to support factual allegations by affidavit.
- (4) A failure to state grounds sufficient for the granting of a supersedeas.