Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge E. Gerald Parker Jr.

Judge • Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Mediation Conference Statement
3 pgs
Objections And Memoranda
20 pgs
Brief
20 pgs
Memorandum
20 pgs
Objection And Memorandum
20 pgs

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 482 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Video or paper transcript request form

    A completed video or paper-transcript request form must be delivered to the assigned judge’s Judicial Assistant in person, by email, or by regular mail.

  • Applies to
    Non appeal transcript request

    After approval of a non-appeal transcript motion, the requester must send the Judicial Assistant a time-stamped order and completed Request Form identifying the proceeding dates.

  • Applies to
    Request to record or photograph court proceedings

    A request to record or photograph court proceedings must include certification that the requester is familiar with the cited rules.

Fees

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  • Applies to
    CD-ROM record

    The requestor is responsible for transcript costs, except that an indigent defendant’s transcript is provided at state expense.

  • Applies to
    CD-ROM record

    Acceptable payment methods are cash, cashier’s check, and money orders.

  • Applies to
    Civil action or proceeding

    A civil action or proceeding must be accompanied by the applicable Appendix A deposit for security for costs and fees unless otherwise provided by law.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Summons

    If service fails, the filing party must reissue service within 14 days after receiving the court’s notification.

  • Applies to
    Waiver of service

    If a plaintiff does not timely file the defendant’s waiver of service, the plaintiff must either file the waiver or issue service within 14 days after receiving the court’s notification.

  • The receiver must serve notice of the final account hearing on anyone who may have an interest in the receivership estate.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    24 hours

    A request to record or photograph court proceedings must be submitted no later than 24 hours before the courtroom session.

  • Deadline
    24 hours

    A request to conduct an interview within the courthouse must be submitted no later than 24 hours before the interview.

  • The Clerk must notify the court and public of every e-File System outage.

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