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

CRITICAL

All transcript requests must use the Court Administrator’s form, which lists rates and is available on the county website.

(A) All requests for transcripts shall be submitted on a form provided by the Court Administrator which will include rates charged for transcripts. The form can be downloaded from the Blair County website at www.blairco.org.

CRITICALCivil cases

The program description must use the form to be published by the Court through the District Court Administrator's office.

accompanied by the program description in form to be published by this Court through the office of the District Court Administrator;

CRITICAL

Exhibits must use an accepted file format; Microsoft Office documents must generally be converted to PDF, and other file types require prior approval.

(3) All exhibits to be considered by the Court in an ACT proceeding must be transmitted via e-mail to court administration for distribution to the appropriate chambers and opposing counsel (or the opposing party, if a pro se litigant) no later than 12 noon five business days immediately preceding the date of the proceeding. Acceptable formats are .pdf, .jpg, .png, and .mp4, with all Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) to be converted to .pdf unless specific formatting or metadata is a relevant part of the exhibit. No other file types or transmittal methods will be accepted without prior approval. Filenames should include the docket number and a brief, objective description of the item (e.g., "xxx-2020 Texts From Defendant"). Counsel or litigants may petition the court to provide exhibits in another manner if they are so voluminous they cannot be transmitted as described, or if they are tangible objects.

CRITICAL

A request for an evidentiary hearing must use a form approved and promulgated by the President Judge, available at the Blair County Custody Office.

a) Not later than ten (10) days after the date of service of a custody Order to a party to the action that party may file a request for evidentiary hearing on a form approved and promulgated by the President Judge of the Court which such form shall be available at the Blair County Custody Office.

WARNING

Submissions must be placed in a sealed, labeled envelope and include a self-addressed, stamped return envelope.

be placed in a sealed envelope marked "Register/Recorder's Office" with a check or money order, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of documents/receipts.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Notice of Hearing/Argument must follow the format set forth in Attachment B.

- (5) The format of the Notice of Hearing/Argument shall be as follows as set forth in ATTACHMENT "B".

WARNING

The electronic copy submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau must be in Microsoft Word format.

File two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

INFO

In an emergency, a party may request a daily or expedited transcript by oral motion.

In the event of an emergency, a party may request by oral motion a daily or expedited transcript.