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

CRITICALCivil cases

All pleadings and other legal papers must be letter-size and side-bound.

All pleadings and other legal papers shall be 8½” x 11” in size and be side bound.

CRITICAL

A copy of a photograph must be clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

A proponent who provides a copy of a photograph shall ensure that the reproduced document is clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Format

PDF

Electronic filings must be submitted in PDF format.

All electronic filings shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF).

CRITICAL

An exhibit that cannot be printed must be entered into the record on a USB flash drive, unless the court expressly approves another format such as a compact disc.

Any exhibit that cannot be printed (i.e., audio or video recording) shall be entered into the record on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive (or other format, such a compact disc, if expressly approved by the court).

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A photograph of a non-documentary exhibit must be clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

A proponent who provides a photograph of a non- documentary exhibit shall ensure that the photograph is clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

CRITICAL

A proponent bringing a weapon, drug, or other dangerous material to court must notify the Sheriff of Armstrong County at least one day in advance and attach the gun or material to a board.

If a proponent intends to bring any weapon, drug or other dangerous material into court for use in a proceeding, the proponent shall so notify the Sheriff of Armstrong County at least one day in advance and attach the gun or material to a board.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Format

PDF

All electronic filings must be submitted in PDF format.

All electronic filings shall be in Portable Document Format (PDF).

CRITICALCriminal cases

A continuance motion must substantially use the form prescribed by Appendix Y.

(a) A motion seeking the continuance of any proceeding shall be substantially in the form prescribed by Appendix Y of these Rules.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exceptions must use consecutively numbered paragraphs, raise only one issue per paragraph, state the grounds, and be signed by the exceptant or their attorney.

(b) Exceptions shall be set forth in consecutively numbered paragraphs, each paragraph raising but one issue, and stating the ground or grounds therefor. Exceptions shall be signed by the exceptant or the exceptant’s attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Inventory objections must be written and specific, use consecutively numbered paragraphs, be signed by counsel or all unrepresented objectors, and be verified by at least one objector.

All such objections shall be in writing with consecutively numbered paragraphs, signed by counsel, or if not represented by counsel, then by all the objectors. Objections must be verified by at least one of the objectors. Each objection shall be specific.

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A reduced copy of an oversized exhibit must be clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

A proponent who provides a reduced copy of an oversized exhibit shall ensure that the reproduced document is clear and capable of further reproduction or transfer to digital media.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Citation

The emergency-guardian citation must follow the form prescribed by Pa.O.C. Rule 14.5, with appropriate changes.

The citation issued in connection with a petition for appointment of emergency guardian shall be modeled after the citation prescribed by Pa.O.C. Rule 14.5, with appropriate changes.

WARNINGCriminal cases

An application for assignment of counsel must use the form prescribed by the Public Defender’s Office.

The application shall be in form prescribed from time to time by the Office.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Cite these rules as “L.R.Crim.P. ___.”

These rules shall be cited as “L.R.Crim.P. ___.”

WARNINGCivil cases

Evidentiary hearings before the Register must be recorded stenographically, not electronically.

Evidentiary hearings before the Register shall be recorded by stenographic means and not by electronic means.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applications for electronic monitoring must use the form prescribed by the Probation Office.

(b) Applications for electronic monitoring shall be in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Probation Office.

WARNING

Local rules must be cited using the form “L.R.J.C.P. ______.”

A rule shall be cited as "L.R.J.C.P. ______."