Eastern District of Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules
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E-service, mail, personal service, proof of service, certificate, and timing requirements. This page is scoped to Eastern District of Pennsylvania; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
- Deadline
- 0 calendar days
- Service
- Other
Service of documents must be executed at the time of filing.
Counsel are reminded to execute service at the time of filing.
- Service
- Other to opposing party
Parties offering lay opinion testimony on liability or damages under FRE 701 must provide opposing parties with supporting information or documents at the expert report submission deadline.
Any party expecting to offer lay opinion testimony pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 701 regarding issues of liability or damages shall provide the opposing parties with information or documents supporting the testimony at the time required for submission of expert reports.
- Deadline
- 7 calendar days
- Applies to
- Exhibit list and witness list
- Service
- Email to opposing party
Exhibits and witness lists must be served on opposing counsel via email at least 7 days before evidentiary hearings.
provide courtesy copies of these materials to chambers staff and opposing counsel via email.
- Applies to
- Exhibits
- Service
- Other to all parties
Counsel must disclose and serve all exhibits pursuant to Federal and Local Rules.
Regardless of whether certain exhibits are filed to ECF or not, it is the responsibility of counsel to disclose, serve, and maintain copies of all exhibits pursuant to the Federal and Local Rules.
- Deadline
- 28 calendar days
- Applies to
- Statement of undisputed material facts
- Service
- Other to all parties
Moving parties must serve the statement of undisputed material facts on all parties at least 28 days before the summary judgment motion deadline.
At least 28 days before the deadline to file a motion, the moving party must serve on all other parties (but not file) a statement of undisputed material facts in a numbered, paragraph-by-paragraph recitation that contains specific citations to exhibits or testimony supporting each factual assertion;
- Deadline
- 14 calendar days
- Applies to
- Response to statement of facts
- Service
- Other to all parties
Responding parties must serve their response to the statement of undisputed facts on all parties at least 14 days before the summary judgment motion deadline.
At least 14 days before the deadline to file a motion, any responding party must serve on all other parties (but not file) a response to the statement of facts that includes the following: (a) the responding party’s response to each factual assertion, which shall be directly under the original paragraph and must include citation to any evidence that the responding party contends creates a material factual dispute and/or any argument for why the evidence that the moving party has cited does not support the factual assertion or is not admissible; and (b) any additional facts that the responding party intends to submit as part of the summary judgment briefing;
- Service
- Other to opposing party
Rule 56 moving parties must provide a Word document of the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts to opposing counsel.
The movant shall provide a Word document of the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts to opposing counsel.
- Deadline
- 7 calendar days
- Applies to
- Guilty plea document
- Service
- Email to court
Guilty plea memorandum, agreement (if applicable), and acknowledgment of rights must be emailed to Chambers 7 days before change of plea hearing, except for extenuating circumstances.
Before a defendant offers a guilty plea, the guilty plea memorandum, guilty plea agreement (if applicable), and acknowledgment of rights must be completed and reviewed with the defendant and must be provided to the Court via email to Chambers seven (7) days prior to the change of plea hearing, except in extenuating circumstances.
- Applies to
- Settlement offer demand
- Service
- Other
Counsel must exchange settlement offers and demands prior to the conference.
Counsel are also directed to exchange settlement offer and demand prior to the conference.
- Deadline
- 5 calendar days
- Applies to
- Rule 26 f report
- Service
- Email to other
Parties must submit Rule 26(f) report via email to chambers at least 5 days before scheduling conference if not already on docket.
If a Rule 26(f) report is not already on the docket when a case is assigned to Judge Arteaga, the parties shall submit a copy of their Rule 26(f) report via email (to Chambers_of_Magistrate_Judge_Arteaga@paed.uscourts.gov) at least five days before the scheduled conference.
- Service
- Other to all parties
Counsel may send correspondence to the Court only if copies are simultaneously sent to all other counsel in the matter.
Judge Copeland permits correspondence from counsel on any matter as long as all other counsel in the matter are sent copies of such correspondence.
- Service
- Other to other
Counsel must serve a copy of the sentencing memorandum on the United States Probation Office.
Counsel shall serve a copy on the United States Probation Office.
What service or proof of service rules apply in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: timing: 0 calendar days at filing. Service of documents must be executed at the time of filing.
What rule applies to serving the opposing party in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: the opposing party, timing: at filing. Parties offering lay opinion testimony on liability or damages under FRE 701 must provide opposing parties with supporting information or documents at the expert report submission deadline.
What rule applies to service for exhibit list and witness list in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: service by email, recipient: the opposing party, timing: 7 calendar days before hearing. Exhibits and witness lists must be served on opposing counsel via email at least 7 days before evidentiary hearings.
What rule applies to service for exhibits in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties. Counsel must disclose and serve all exhibits pursuant to Federal and Local Rules.
What rule applies to service for rule 26 f report in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: service by email, timing: 5 calendar days before deadline. Parties must submit Rule 26(f) report via email to chambers at least 5 days before scheduling conference if not already on docket.
What rule applies to serving the opposing party in Eastern District of Pennsylvania?
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: the opposing party. Rule 56 moving parties must provide a Word document of the Statement of Undisputed Material Facts to opposing counsel.
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