Judge Christina M. Simpson

Applies to

Petition

A petition seeking a temporary order must be in the form required by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Must include

caption

The caption of a filed paper must conform to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1018.

Applies to

Petition

Must include

proposed order

A petitioner must attach a proposed order in the prescribed form to every petition except one filed under Adams C.Civ.R. No. 206.1(a)(4).

A plaintiff seeking a temporary order must prepare and file a petition and appear before a Court of Common Pleas judge on the next business day.

The emergency-order record certification must be forwarded to Court Administration by 8:30 a.m. on the next business day.

Court Administration must immediately file the record with the Prothonotary’s Office.

A party unable or unwilling to use PACFile must be served paper copies by the clerk and other case parties.

Service

Electronic service

Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed in PACFile.

PACFile users must serve paper copies on parties who do not use PACFile, but need not serve the court administrator.

Applies to

Mediation services

Unless all parties agree otherwise or the court orders otherwise, plaintiffs and defendants each bear half the mediator's cost; cases with more than two parties divide the cost equally or pro rata.

Fee

800 $

Applies to

Mediation deposit

The parties must deposit $800 with the Prothonotary within ten days after the mediation referral order; additional funds may be approved for certain mediations, and the deposit is refunded if the case settles before mediation begins.

If the moving party does not provide sufficient copies, the Prothonotary must make them and charge the moving party the fee established by administrative order.