Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County, Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

After scheduling, court administration returns the preliminary-objection materials for filing and docketing and for conforming the scheduling order; the Prothonotary transmits a conformed copy to the moving party for service.

(5) Following the scheduling of the preliminary objections, court administration shall return the copy of the preliminary objections to the Prothonotary’s Office, along with the motion for argument thereon and the proposed scheduling order, for filing and docketing and for conforming a copy of the scheduling order. A conformed copy of the order shall be transmitted by the Prothonotary to the moving party for service.

The responding party must serve its brief on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

The responding party shall file a brief at least five days prior to the argument and serve said brief upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

C. In the event that a case settles after an arbitration hearing has been scheduled, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the discontinuance on the court administrator prior to the date of arbitration. Failure to do so, may result in the arbitrator costs being assessed upon the plaintiff.

C. In the event that a case settles after an arbitration hearing has been scheduled, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the discontinuance on the court administrator prior to the date of arbitration. Failure to do so, may result in the arbitrator costs being assessed upon the plaintiff.

The moving party must promptly notify all interested parties of the continuance order.

The moving party shall promptly notify all interested parties of this order.

Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Applies to

Application and completed rule order

The petitioner must serve the attached application and completed rule order on Mr. Foster at the stated address.

The petitioner herein must serve a copy of the attached application and completed rule order upon Mr. Foster, at 2268 Elmira Street, Sayre, PA 18840.

If a continuance is granted, the moving party must notify its witnesses and provide the motion to opposing counsel and unrepresented parties.

I hereby certify that if a continuance is granted,I will notify all witnesses who would be appearing at my request and will provide a copy of this motion to opposing counsel and unrepresented parties.

Applies to

Divorce complaint

When serving a divorce complaint, the moving party must also serve the responding party with the seminar-attendance order and provide the program brochure or registration form.

The moving party shall serve the responding party with a copy of the court order directing attendance at the seminar at the time a divorce complaint is served. A program brochure/registration form shall also be provided by the moving party to the responding party at the time of service of the complaint.

In the specified actions, original process within the Commonwealth may be served by the sheriff or a competent adult.

Original process shall be served within the Commonwealth (i) by the sheriff or a competent adult in all actions in equity, in partition, to prevent waste, and for declaratory judgment when declaratory relief is the only relief sought,

A copy of the preliminary-objection-filing party’s brief must be served on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties immediately after filing.

Immediately thereafter a copy of said brief shall be served upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

The motion for argument must state that the completed motion and, if not already served, the pleading raising the disputed issues will be served on all other parties or their attorneys, and that an affidavit of service will be filed afterward.

I hereby state to the court that service will be made of a copy of the completed motion for argument upon all other parties or their attorneys of record in this proceeding; that if not already served, service will be made on the aforesaid of a copy of the pleading which raise the issues in dispute; that all will be done in accordance with the applicable rules regarding service. I further state that my affidavit of service will be filed thereafter.

The responding party must serve its brief on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

and shall serve said brief upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

Civil cases

Applies to

Arbitration praecipe

A copy of the arbitration praecipe must be delivered immediately to the Court Administrator and all other counsel.

A copy of the arbitration praecipe shall immediately be delivered to the Court Administrator and all other counsel.

The moving party must serve the conformed scheduling order and file an affidavit of service identifying the service date, method, and parties served.

A conformed copy of the order shall be transmitted by the Prothonotary to the moving party for service. The moving party shall file an affidavit of service, noting the date, method of service and parties served.

Each responding party must serve its brief on all other parties at least 5 days before argument.

All responding parties shall file a brief and serve the same on all other parties at least five days prior to the date set for argument.

A copy of the arbitration praecipe must be delivered immediately to the Court Administrator and all other counsel.

A copy of the arbitration praecipe shall immediately be delivered to the Court Administrator and all other counsel.

A copy of the moving party’s brief must be served promptly on all other parties.

A copy of the brief shall be served promptly upon all other parties.

The moving party must serve a copy of its brief immediately after filing it on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

Immediately thereafter, a copy of said brief shall be served upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

The moving party must file an affidavit of service identifying the service date, method, and parties served.

The moving party shall file an affidavit of service, noting the date, method of service, and parties served.

The petitioning party must file an affidavit of service stating the service date, method, and parties served.

C. The petitioning party shall file an affidavit of service, noting the date, method of service and parties served.

All parties must serve a copy of the trial memorandum on each party at least seven days before the arbitration hearing.

D. At least seven (7) days before the date of the arbitration hearing, all parties shall file a trial memorandum with the Prothonotary and shall serve a copy on each party.

Civil cases

Applies to

Motion for argument

The completed motion for argument and, if not already served, the pleading raising the disputed issues must be served on the other parties or their attorneys, and an affidavit of service must be filed afterward.

I hereby state to the court that service will be made of a copy of the completed motion for argument upon all other parties or their attorneys of record in this proceeding; that if not already served, service will be made on the aforesaid of a copy of the pleading which raise the issues in dispute; that all will be done in accordance with the applicable rules regarding service. I further state that my affidavit of service will be filed thereafter.

In all other actions, original process within the Commonwealth must be served by the sheriff.

(ii) by the sheriff in all other actions.

Applies to

Certification of readiness

The filer certifies that a time-stamped copy of the Certification of Readiness will be served immediately after filing on opposing counsel, any unrepresented party, and the Court Administrator.

I further certify that immediately after filing, I will serve a time-stamped copy of this certification upon opposing counsel, any unrepresented party and the Court Administrator.

Civil cases

Applies to

Brief

A copy of the filing party’s brief must be served on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties immediately after filing.

Immediately thereafter a copy of said brief shall be served upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

In a support proceeding, pleadings must be filed with the Prothonotary and immediately served on the Domestic Relations Office, the Court Administrator’s Office, and all parties of record.

(a) In any support proceeding, all pleadings, including, but not limited to, exceptions, support agreements, and motions must be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary and a copy thereof immediately served upon the Domestic Relations Office, the Court Administrator’s Office, and all parties of record.

Applies to

Certification of readiness

A time-stamped copy of the Certification of Readiness must be served on the court administrator, opposing counsel, and any unrepresented party immediately after filing.

(b) Immediately after the Certification of Readiness is filed, a time-stamped copy of the Certification shall be served upon the court administrator, opposing counsel and any unrepresented party.

The motion-for-argument form states that the completed motion for argument and, if not already served, the motion raising the disputed issues will be served on all other parties or their attorneys, and that an affidavit of service will be filed afterward.

I hereby state to the court that service will be made of a copy of the completed motion for argument upon all other parties or their attorneys of record in this proceeding; that if not already served, service will be made on the aforesaid of a copy of the motion for judgment on the pleadings which raises the issues in dispute; that all will be done in accordance with the applicable rules regarding service. I further state that my affidavit of service will be filed thereafter.

The moving party must file an affidavit of service stating the date, method, and parties served.

The moving party shall file an affidavit of service, noting the date of service, method of service, and parties served.

Applies to

Answer or objection

When filing an answer or objection, counsel or an unrepresented party must concurrently serve a time-stamped copy on the assigned judge.

D. If an answer is filed, the court, upon review, will determine whether a hearing or argument should be scheduled and will enter an order accordingly. Concurrently with filing, counsel or any unrepresented party shall serve a time-stamped copy of the answer or objection upon the assigned judge.

Civil cases

Applies to

Brief

The responding party must serve its brief on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties at least five days before argument.

At least five days prior to the argument, the responding party shall file a brief and shall serve said brief upon all counsel of record and all unrepresented parties.

A party filing a discontinuance must immediately serve the court administrator with a time-stamped copy.

(a) Any party filing a discontinuance shall immediately serve the court administrator with a time-stamped copy.