Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, Pennsylvania Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Pre-trial statements must use chart or spreadsheet form and list assets and debts by category.

The pre-trial statement shall be in chart or spreadsheet form with assets and debts listed by category.

CRITICAL

Papers must be letter-sized and on white or off-white stock, but exhibits may be a different color when the original prevents compliance.

Papers filed in the court system of Adams County shall be eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 ~ x 11) in size. Papers shall be on white or off-white stock. Exhibits to papers may be of a different color if the original does not permit compliance with this Rule.

CRITICALCivil cases

File the original and three copies of the Agreement with proposed order, placing the order on top of the Agreement.

In addition to the original, make three (3) copies of the Agreement with proposed order. The order is placed on top of the Agreement for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Conciliation conference memorandum

The Conciliation Conference Memorandum must substantially follow Sample Form “C” and include the specified information.

The conciliation conference memorandum shall be in a form substantially similar to Sample Form “C” annexed to these rules and shall contain the following information:

CRITICALCivil cases

Notices, petitions, and temporary and final protection orders in the specified actions must substantially conform to the forms in Pa.R.Civ.P. 1905 and 1959.

All forms for use in the Protection From Abuse action and the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation action including notice, petition, temporary protection order and final protection order shall be substantially in the form set forth in Pa.R.Civ.P. 1905 and Pa.R.Civ.P. 1959.

CRITICAL

Substantive content of a pleading or document must not appear on a backer, mini-backer, topper, or other cover stock.

No substantive content of any pleading or document shall be contained on the backer, mini-backer, topper or other cover stock.

CRITICALCivil cases

Briefs must use 8½-by-11-inch paper and double spacing, except where different spacing is stylistically necessary when quoting resources or authority.

(D) Briefs shall be submitted on 81/2" by 11" paper and shall be double spaced except as stylistically necessary when quoting resources or authority.

CRITICALCivil cases

Legal papers submitted to the Prothonotary must comply with the physical-characteristics requirements in Adams County Rule of Judicial Administration No. 301(A).

Legal papers submitted to the Prothonotary shall comply with the following requirements of Adams County Rule of Judicial Administration No. 301(A).

WARNINGCivil cases

Proposed exhibits and their copies must not be appended to the pre-trial statement.

Proposed exhibits and copies thereof shall not be appended to the pre-trial statement

WARNINGCivil cases

A parenting plan submitted under this rule must substantially comply with 23 Pa. C.S.A. §5331.

The form of the parenting plan shall be in substantial compliance with 23 Pa. C.S.A. §5331.

WARNINGCivil cases

Exhibits must be pre-marked.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked.

WARNING

Papers should be prepared using ink or a listed mechanical reproduction method.

Papers should be written in ink, printed, typewritten, photocopied, mimeographed or otherwise mechanically reproduced.

INFO

Use of backers, mini-backers, toppers, or other cover stock is discouraged.

The use of backers, mini-backers, toppers or other cover stock is discouraged.