What is the effect of a prothonotary’s order in striking off a plaintiff?

It is clear that the issuance of the prothonotary’s order is entirely administrative. It is not a decision on the merits of the case or based on any evidence concerning the intentions of the plaintiff. The purpose of the Rule is to clear cases which have settled or have been abandoned from the docket. (See: Goodwin v. Rogerson, supra.,¶ 19) The purpose of an appeal from the Rule 28.11 order must be to allow the court to reassess the situation in a case where some error has resulted in a striking-off where the plaintiff did not intend to abandon the case.