Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

The clerk may not accept a covered adoption petition unless the Certificate of Adoption is filed with it at the same time.

An adoption petition in which the petitioners are residents of Pennsylvania presented to the Orphans' Court for filing with the Court shall not be accepted by the clerk unless there is filed simultaneously with it a Certificate of Adoption, Pennsylvania Form H 105.091, promulgated by the Department of Health, Vital Records.

CRITICALCivil cases

Accounts are deemed presented for final confirmation on the first Monday of each month, or the following day if that Monday is a legal holiday.

(b) Such accounts shall be deemed as having been presented to the Court for final confirmation on the first Monday in each month, or the next following day if the first Monday be a legal holiday.

CRITICALCivil cases

A copy of the transcript designation must be submitted to the court reporter or reporters who took the notes at the same time the motion for post-trial relief is filed.

A copy of this designation shall be submitted contemporaneously with the filing of the motion for post-trial relief to the court reporter or reporters who took the notes in designation.

CRITICALCivil cases

After the exceptions period expires without exceptions, an application may be made for the Court to confirm the sale absolutely.

the Court, upon application at the expiration of such period, shall enter a decree confirming the sale absolutely

CRITICALCivil cases

The master must strike the application if the moving party fails to comply with the cited rules and orders.

The application for hearing shall be stricken by the master for failure of the moving party to comply with Pa. R.C.P. 1920.31(a)(1) and 1920.33(a), and with any orders entered pursuant to Bucks County Rule 1930.5*(c).

CRITICALCivil cases

Preliminary objections must be submitted to the court when they are ready for disposition, for decision under the cited rule.

When preliminary objections are ready for disposition, they shall be submitted to and decided by the court pursuant to B. C. R. C. P. No. 208.3(b).

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must promptly file the certificate and record the filing on the docket.

2. The Prothonotary shall promptly file the certificate and record its filing on the docket.

CRITICALCivil cases

No action may be recorded in a terminated matter unless the court grants leave upon cause shown.

thereafter, no action shall be recorded in any terminated matter except by leave of court upon cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

The application may be filed only after the specified order is entered and the moving party satisfies the cited rules and orders.

Application for hearing by the master of related claims may be filed only after entry of an order approving grounds for divorce or annulment and after the moving party has complied with Pa. R.C.P. 1920.31(a)(1) and 1920.33(a), and with any orders entered pursuant to Bucks County Rule 1930.5*(c).

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon receipt of an electronic filing, the Clerk must email an acknowledgment stating the receipt date and time and notice of acceptance; if rejected, the Clerk must promptly email the filer the rejection and its reason.

Upon receipt of an electronically filed legal paper the Clerk shall provide the filing party with an acknowledgment of the filing which includes the date and time the filing was received by the Electronic Filing System. The Clerk shall also provide the filing party with notice that the legal paper was accepted for filing. If the legal paper is not accepted for filing, the Clerk shall promptly notify the party presenting the document for filing that it was not accepted and the reason therefor. All acknowledgements and notices under this subsection will be sent via email to the address provided by the filing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The electronic-filing deadline for these motions is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday of the week of the scheduled sale.

Plaintiffs’, or any agreed or uncontested, motions to stay Sheriff’s sales may be electronically filed until 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week of the scheduled sale.

CRITICALCivil cases

The notice of appeal must be filed concurrently with the Register.

A notice of appeal shall be filed concurrently with the Register.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The clerk must deliver the whole file to the assigned judge when the application is filed, or on the return day if a rule to show cause was awarded.

Upon the filing of the application or upon the return day if a rule to show cause has been awarded, the clerk shall deliver the whole file to the judge to whom the case has been assigned, and the matter shall proceed as he/she may thereupon require for disposition.

WARNINGCivil cases

Preliminary Objections may be treated as at issue upon filing if they allege no material facts outside the record.

A. Preliminary Objections may be at issue when filed if no material facts not of record are alleged.

INFOCivil cases

For a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, the moving party may wait for a response before filing a Rule 208.3(b) praecipe.

However, the moving party may wait for a response, then file a Rule 208.3(b) praecipe.

INFOCivil cases

After the return date, the moving party may file a motion and order to make the rule absolute if the rule was issued and properly served and no opposition was filed.

(4)(b) When a rule has issued and been properly served on all interested parties and no response in opposition has been filed, the moving party may file a motion and order to make the rule absolute any time after the return date.

INFOCivil cases

Objections to written discovery are considered at issue when they are propounded.

D. Objections to written discovery are considered at issue when propounded.

INFOCivil cases

Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings are treated as at issue upon filing.

B. Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings are treated as at issue when filed.

INFOCivil cases

Other applications for which the Court issues a Rule to Show Cause are at issue when an opposing response is filed.

E. Other applications upon which the Court issues a Rule to Show Cause are at issue when a response opposing the application is filed.

INFOCivil cases

After ten full days from filing of the moving party’s praecipe, the clerk must promptly deliver the record, file, and briefs or memoranda to the assigned judge.

At the expiration of ten full days following the filing by the moving party of the praecipe mentioned in subsection (2) of this rule, the clerk shall forthwith deliver the whole record together with the file, the briefs or memoranda of law, to the judge to whom the case has been assigned.

INFOCivil cases

In an uncontested divorce or annulment case, the plaintiff’s attorney may submit a testimony record before the hearing.

Prior to the hearing in uncontested cases in divorce or annulment, the attorney for the plaintiff may submit a record of testimony

CRITICALCivil cases

Exceptions to the sale return must be filed within 10 days after the return day.

Unless exceptions be filed thereto within 10 days thereafter

CRITICALCivil cases

A sworn written return of the sale must be filed with the clerk on or before the return day.

On or before the return day, a sworn written return of said sale shall be filed with the clerk

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When a specified judicial or clerical function falls on a holiday, weekend, or unexpected courthouse closure, it is moved to the next day that is not a holiday or weekend, unless another rule provides otherwise.

If an audit of account, a return day or any time fixed for performing any judicial or clerical function falls on a holiday, a Saturday, a Sunday, or on a day when circumstances result in an unforeseen or unexpected cessation of courthouse function, the next following day, not a holiday, a Saturday, or a Sunday shall be the day for the audit of account, the return day, or the time for the performance of the judicial or clerical function, unless otherwise provided by these Rules.

CRITICALCivil cases

The answer must be filed by the return day specified in the rule to show cause.

The rule to show cause shall be given a return day for the filing of an answer

CRITICALCivil cases

The petitioner's attorney must file the certification of service within twenty days after appointment of viewers.

The attorney for the petitioner shall file a certification of service as aforesaid with the prothonotary within twenty (20) days after the appointment of viewers.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may file exceptions within 20 days after the report is filed, but only on the stated grounds of arbitrator misconduct or corruption or other undue means.

Any party may file exceptions with the Court from the decision of the board of arbitrators within 20 days from the filing of the report for either or both of the following reasons and for no other: (1) That the arbitrators misbehaved themselves in the conduct of the case; (2) That the action of the board was procured by corruption or other undue means.

CRITICALCivil cases

After the conference, a party may file a motion for a hearing within ten days; if neither party does so, the judge's recommendation is entered as a court order.

Upon conference, the judge may enter an interim order recommending the allowance of specific amounts as interim counsel fees and expenses. If neither party files a motion for a hearing within ten (10) days thereafter, the recommendation shall be entered as a court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

The sworn written return of sale must be filed with the clerk on or before the return day.

On or before the return day, a sworn written return of said sale shall be filed with the clerk setting forth the relevant facts concerning the sale and attaching a copy of the agreement resulting therefrom and due proofs of publication and service of other required notices.

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if a motion for a new trial, or for judgment n.o.v., or in arrest of judgment, shall not be filed within ten days, or if filed, then after the same is disposed of, judgment shall be entered thereon absolutely by the prothonotary upon a written order of either counsel in the cause, unless otherwise ordered by the Court;

if a motion for a new trial, or for judgment n.o.v., or in arrest of judgment, shall not be filed within ten days, or if filed, then after the same is disposed of, judgment shall be entered thereon absolutely by the prothonotary upon a written order of either counsel in the cause, unless otherwise ordered by the Court;

CRITICALCivil cases

An appealing party must file an omnibus praecipe for trial at the same time as the notice of appeal.

The party appealing the award shall file, at the same time the notice of appeal is filed, an omnibus praecipe for trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

The former practice of allowing a further ten days after the advertised date to file exceptions to accounts is abolished.

The former practice of considering accounts as so presented to the Court only for confirmation nisi, with a further period of ten days after the advertised date for the filing of exceptions thereto, is hereby abolished.

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Accounts for an audit list must be filed by the fifth Wednesday before the court session, or by the preceding non-holiday if that Wednesday is a holiday.

Accounts to appear on a particular audit list must be filed not later than the fifth Wednesday preceding the session of court when that audit list will be called, except when that Wednesday falls on a holiday in which event accounts must be filed not later than the next preceding non-holiday.

CRITICALCivil cases

The appellant and any other parties on the appeal must file their briefs within 15 days after notice that the matter has been listed for argument.

The appellant as the moving party, together with any other parties on the appeal, shall file briefs within fifteen days after notice of the listing for argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion for hearing may be filed within 10 days after service of the order.

within 10 days of service of said order

CRITICALCivil cases

The affidavit of service is due within five days after service, or as soon thereafter as the signed mail return receipt is returned to the plaintiff.

*(b) An affidavit of service of such notice shall be filed in the prothonotary's office within five days after service or as soon thereafter as the registered or certified mail return receipt, signed by the person to whom it is addressed, is returned to the plaintiff.

CRITICALCivil cases

The person receiving notice must join the action within twenty days after receipt or their cause of action will be barred and the action will proceed without them.

is required to join therein within twenty days after receipt of such notice, or his cause of action will be barred and the action will proceed without him.

CRITICALCivil cases

The stipulation must be sent to the court administrator before the scheduled hearing date.

This stipulation shall be sent to the court administrator before the scheduled hearing date, so that the stipulation may be presented to a panel of arbitrators.

CRITICALCivil cases

A Motion for Summary Judgment is not at issue until the 30-day response period has lapsed, after which the moving party may file a Rule 208.3(b) praecipe.

C. Motions for Summary Judgment are not at issue until the 30-day response period provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1035.3(a) has lapsed. When that period has expired, the moving party may file a Rule 208.3(b) praecipe.

CRITICALCivil cases

A person may not become a party more than 30 days after a zoning appeal is filed unless the Court grants leave upon cause shown.

No person may become a party more than thirty days after the filing of a zoning appeal except by leave of court upon cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

The request for a pre-placement home study must be filed before the child is placed for adoption.

Prior to the placement of a child for adoption, a non-agency intermediary or the person(s) proposing to adopt if there is no intermediary shall file with the clerk a request for a pre-placement home study.

CRITICALCivil cases

Evidence of the deposit or investment must be filed promptly with the clerk.

Evidence of the deposit or investment marked to indicate the restriction, shall be promptly filed with the clerk.

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Applies to

Written objection

Written objections to a schedule of distribution may be filed within 10 days after the schedule is filed.

Written objections to a schedule of distribution may be filed within 10 days after the filing of the schedule

CRITICALCivil cases

The notice must state that, if no objection is received within 20 days after mailing, a discontinuance motion will be filed after that period expires.

that a discontinuance motion will be filed after the expiration of twenty (20) days from the date of mailing said notice if no objections are received by counsel for the discontinuing party within that time.

CRITICALCivil cases

Answers must be filed within 30 days after the interrogatories are served.

Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4006 requires filing and service of your Answers on Defendant's counsel within thirty (30) days after service of these Interrogatories.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Rule 208.3(b) praecipe may not be filed until the time for a response under Pa.R.C.P. No. 1028 has lapsed or a timely response has been filed.

The Rule 208.3(b) praecipe may not be filed until the time for a response under Pa.R.C.P. No. 1028 has lapsed or a timely response has been filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

The certified ready date must be set for the date six months after the petition is filed.

The certified ready date shall be set on the day which is 6 months from the date the petition is filed.

CRITICAL

Exceptions to the auditor’s report must be filed with the auditor within ten days after notice that the report is ready has been received.

Exceptions thereto must be filed with him within ten days after such notice has been received.

CRITICALCivil cases

The certificate must be filed upon completion of the stenographic deposition transcript.

1. Upon completion of the stenographic transcript of any deposition, the person before whom the deposition has been taken shall file with the Prothonotary the following document only:

CRITICALCivil cases

The answer must be filed by the return day set in the rule to show cause.

(b) The rule to show cause shall be given a return day for the filing of an answer

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Deadline

7 calendar days

The deposit and completed, signed Transcript Order Form must be delivered to the Court Administrator’s Office within seven calendar days after receiving the form.

(1) The deposit, along with the completed and signed Transcript Order Form, shall be delivered to the Court Administrator’s Office, 100 N. Main Street, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, within seven (7) calendar days from the date of receipt of the Transcript Order Form.

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Daily, same-day, or expedited transcript requests must be submitted at least 10 days before the proceeding; in an emergency, a party may request one by oral motion, subject to feasibility and approval by the trial judge and Chief Court Reporter.

(2) A request for daily, same-day or expedited transcription shall be submitted to the Chief Court Reporter at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled proceeding. In the event of an emergency, a party may request, by oral motion, a daily, same-day or expedited transcript. The request will be accommodated when it is feasible for the court reporter to produce the transcript within the allotted period of time, and upon approval of the trial judge and the Chief Court Reporter.

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After judgment directs an accounting, the defendant must file the account statement within thirty days, subject to a court-approved longer period, and promptly notify the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney.

When in a civil action a judgment has been entered directing the defendant to account to the plaintiff, the defendant shall, within thirty days (unless the Court shall for cause shown allow a longer time) state the account and file the statement thereof in the office of the prothonotary, giving notice forthwith to the attorney of record for plaintiff, or, if none, to the plaintiff, that this has been done.

CRITICALCivil cases

(b) Trial by a jury of twelve members rather than eight may be had if demand therefor, either by endorsement on a pleading or by a separate writing, be made by any party not later than twenty (20) days after service of the last permissible pleading.

(b) Trial by a jury of twelve members rather than eight may be had if demand therefor, either by endorsement on a pleading or by a separate writing, be made by any party not later than twenty (20) days after service of the last permissible pleading.

CRITICALCivil cases

The entire original deposition must be filed forthwith when any listed filing or court-directed event occurs.

4. The attorney having custody of the original deposition shall forthwith file the entire original deposition with the Prothonotary; (a) Whenever any motion or objection comes before the court which requires a review of the deposition; or (b) Whenever any motion for summary judgment is filed; or (c) Whenever a omnibus praecipe for trial or arbitration has been filed; or (d) Whenever so directed by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Any motion not electronically filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week of the scheduled sale may be filed and presented in person in the Office of the Court Administrator at any time prior to the time set forth in subsection (a) above for hearing.

Any motion not electronically filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week of the scheduled sale may be filed and presented in person in the Office of the Court Administrator at any time prior to the time set forth in subsection (a) above for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The petitioner must present the petition before the purchaser pays the sale proceeds to the petitioner.

he shall present his petition to the Court before the proceeds of the sale are paid to him by the purchaser.

CRITICALCivil cases

The petitioner may file a replication within ten days after notice that the answer was filed.

*(f) On the filing of the answer the petitioner may, within ten days after notice thereof, file a replication thereto.

CRITICALCivil cases

The petition to extend the surviving spouse’s election period must be presented within the required statutory period after probate of the will.

A petition for the extension of the time in which the surviving spouse may file an election to take against the will shall be presented to the Court within the required statutory period after the probate of the will

CRITICALCivil cases

A bonded personal representative or other fiduciary must present the petition before the purchaser pays the real-estate sale proceeds.

In a sale of real estate, whether public or private, by a personal representative, or by other fiduciary, without benefit of an order of court directing or authorizing such sale, where they were required to give bond as such personal representative or other fiduciary, they shall present their petition to the court before the proceeds of the sale are paid to them by the purchaser.

CRITICALCivil cases

Either party may file a motion for a hearing within ten days after the recommendation; if neither does, the recommendation becomes a court order.

(f) Upon conference, the judge may enter an interim order recommending the allowance of specific amounts as interim counsel fees and expenses. If neither party files a motion for a hearing within ten (10) days thereafter, the recommendation shall be entered as a court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

After the certified ready date, the Court Administrator will schedule the matter for trial, and the assigned trial-list date cannot be less than 30 days after the certified ready date.

Following the certified ready date, the Court Administrator will schedule the matter on a trial list. The assigned trial list date will be not sooner than 30 days from the certified ready date.

CRITICALCivil cases

The respondent may file an answer at or before the time fixed for the return on the rule.

*(e) At or before the time fixed for the return on the rule, the respondent may file an answer thereto.

CRITICALCivil cases

The hearing is scheduled upon filing a pre-hearing statement, and its date must be at least 14 days after the filing deadline.

The hearing shall be scheduled upon filing by one of the parties of a pre- hearing statement. The date set for the hearing shall be no earlier than 14 days after the deadline for filing of pre-hearing statements.

CRITICALCivil cases

Cases covered by a published list will be terminated 30 days after the list’s publication date.

If any such notices are returned by the postal authorities as undelivered for any reason, the Court Administrator shall prepare a list of the cases involved and cause the same to be published one time in the Bucks County Law Reporter, together with a notice that said cases will be terminated 30 days after the date on which the list is published.

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendants’ and contested motions must be filed and presented before the scheduled hearing time on the sale morning.

Defendants’, or any contested, motions to stay Sheriff’s sales shall be filed and presented in person in the Office of the Court Administrator on the morning of the subject sale prior to the time set forth in subsection (a) above for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A certification of active status must be filed before the termination date, which is 30 days from the notice date, to prevent termination.

The Court Administrator shall give written notice to all counsel of record and to any unrepresented parties that the matter will be terminated 30 days from the date of said notice in accordance with the provisions of Pa. R.J.A. 1901, unless a certification of active status is filed before the termination date.

CRITICALCivil cases

For the rule to be made absolute, service of the petition must have occurred more than ten days before the return day.

(e) In the event that no answer is filed by the return day, upon praecipe and an affidavit of service of the petition, showing service more than ten (10) days before the return day the prothonotary shall make the rule absolute.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion to strike must be filed within 10 days after service of the application for hearing.

A motion to strike shall be substantially in the form set out in Bucks County Rule 1920.74*(d), and shall be filed within 10 days of service of the application for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The affidavit of service must be filed with the prothonotary before the date of sale.

An affidavit of service shall be filed with the prothonotary, before the date of the sale,

CRITICALCivil cases

A pleading requiring a response under Pa.R.C.P. 1026 may not be moved for disposition under this rule until the response period has expired.

No pleading requiring a response under Pa.R.C.P. 1026 shall be moved for disposition under this rule until the time for response has lapsed.

CRITICALCivil cases

A person or governmental agency served under paragraph (d) may intervene as of right by filing a praecipe within 20 days after receiving the petition and order; later intervention is governed by Pa.R.C.P. Nos. 2326–2350.

Any person or governmental agency upon whom a copy of the petition and order is required to be served under paragraph (d) hereof, may intervene in the appeal proceedings as a matter of right by filing with the prothonotary within 20 days after receipt of the copy of the petition and order, a praecipe directing intervention either as an appellant or appellee. If such praecipe has not been filed by said person or governmental agency within the said 20-day period, intervention thereafter shall be governed by Pa.R.C.P. No. 2326 - 2350.

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A dissatisfied plaintiff must file exceptions to the account statement and move for an auditor within thirty days after notification.

Within thirty days after such notification, the plaintiff, if dissatisfied with the statement of account filed by the defendant, shall file exceptions thereto and move for the appointment of an auditor to hear and report upon the questions of fact and law raised by the exceptions.

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff counsel may file an amended Master Long Form Complaint without leave, and it becomes the designated complaint if no party objects within 30 days of filing.

Upon approval of a Master Long Form Complaint by the Court, it shall be deemed the Master Complaint for all cases subsequently filed by that plaintiff counsel. Plaintiff counsel may subsequently file an amended Master Long Form Complaint which shall then become the designated Master Long Form Complaint for that plaintiff counsel, without leave of court, provided that no objection is made by any party to the amendment within thirty (30) days of its filing with the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Objections to the report must be filed within 10 days of its filing to avoid the court potentially confirming or adopting the report.

If no objections are filed within 10 days of the filing thereof, the court may enter a decree confirming the auditor’s report or adopting the master’s report, unless the court is of the opinion that error has been made.

CRITICALCivil cases

The report must be filed with the Orphans' Court clerk at the same time as the adoption petition.

shall be filed with the clerk of the Orphans' Court simultaneously with the filing of the petition for adoption.

CRITICALCivil cases

Defendants must file their New Matter within 30 days after the corresponding Master Long Form Complaint is filed.

The Defendants' New Matter to each Master Long Form Complaint shall be filed with the Court within (30) days of the filing of the Master Long Form Complaint to which it responds.

CRITICALCivil cases

An agency that elected annual fee-basis filings must file a statement describing any fee-structure change at least 30 days before it takes effect.

If the agency electing to file annually does change its fee structure, then it must file with the Court a statement setting forth the change at least 30 days before the effective date of the change.

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unless exceptions are filed thereto within thirty (30) days thereafter, or such other time as required by Act of Assembly;

unless exceptions are filed thereto within thirty (30) days thereafter, or such other time as required by Act of Assembly;

CRITICALCivil cases

Pre-hearing statements shall be filed no later than 30 days from the date of filing of an application for non-record hearing by the master

Pre-hearing statements shall be filed no later than 30 days from the date of filing of an application for non-record hearing by the master

CRITICALCriminal cases

Additional reasons supporting the motion must be filed within ten days after receipt of a copy of the stenographic transcript.

Additional reasons in support of said motion shall be filed within ten days after receipt of a copy of the stenographic transcript;

CRITICALCriminal cases

The defendant must file briefs with the clerk within 30 days after the stenographic transcript is filed, unless the trial judge extends the time for cause shown, and must forthwith serve a copy on the District Attorney.

*(g) Within 30 days after the filing of the stenographic transcript, unless the time is extended by the trial judge for cause shown, the defendant shall file his briefs with the clerk and forthwith serve a copy thereof upon the District Attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Witness-attendance bills of costs must be filed within ten days after the continuance, trial, or failure to be reached.

Bills of costs for attendance of witnesses at court, either at law or in equity, when a cause is continued, tried or marked not reached, must be filed within ten days after the continuance, trial or failure to be reached, and a copy thereof served on the other party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The non-moving party may demand a 60-day deadline, but must file the demand within 10 days of receiving service of the application.

(b) The non-moving party files a demand for a 60 day deadline. This demand must be filed with 10 days of receipt of service of the application for non-record hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A defendant waives preliminary objections concerning personal jurisdiction, venue, or service of the Summons or Complaint if they are not filed within 90 days after service of the Complaint.

Any preliminary objections which raise the issues of personal jurisdiction, venue or service of the Summons or Complaint not filed within ninety (90) days of service of the Complaint upon each defendant is waived by the defendant.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Arraignment must occur no later than 20 days after the information is filed.

Arraignment shall take place no later than twenty (20) days after the information has been filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Either party may appeal a prothonotary's taxation within four days, and not later, while filing and serving a specification of the disputed items and reasons.

From the taxation by the prothonotary, either party may appeal to the court within four days, and not thereafter, upon filing with his notice of appeal and serving upon the adverse party a specification of the items to which he excepts and the reasons therefor.

CRITICALCivil cases

Both parties must file pre-trial statements no later than 20 days before the de novo hearing.

Pre-trial statements shall be filed by both parties no later than 20 days prior to de novo hearing before the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party may demand a 60-day deadline for pre-hearing statements.

(a) The moving party demands a 60 day deadline.

CRITICALCivil cases

Original defendants may join additional defendants without leave within 90 days after service of the Short Form Complaint, and a joinder by one original defendant joins that defendant for all original defendants without further pleadings.

a) Original defendants in an action may join additional defendants without leave of Court within ninety (90) days of service of the Short Form Complaint. Once an additional defendant is joined by one original defendant in an action, that additional defendant shall be deemed joined by all original defendants in the action without the necessity of any further pleadings.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may file exceptions within four days after service of a bill of costs and require taxation; failure to file and serve exceptions within that period waives all objections.

The party upon whom a bill of costs has been served may, within four days thereafter, file exceptions thereto, and require that it be taxed by the prothonotary. A failure to file exceptions, and serve a copy thereof upon the adverse party within the four days shall be deemed a waiver of all objections to the bill filed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A discovery motion must be filed and served within 14 days after arraignment, unless the Court extends the filing time.

Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 305 permits you, or your attorney, to file a motion for discovery which must be filed and served within fourteen (14) days after arraignment, unless the time for filing is extended by the Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An omnibus pretrial motion must be filed within 30 days after arraignment, subject to the stated exceptions or a Court extension for cause shown.

Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 307 permits you, or your attorney, to file an Omnibus Pretrial Motion for Relief which must be filed and served within thirty days after your arraignment date, unless opportunity therefore did not exist within the thirty day period, or your or your counsel, or the District Attorney, was not aware of the grounds for the motion or unless the time for filing has been extended by the Court for cause shown.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The District Attorney must file reply briefs within 30 days after the defendant’s briefs are filed, unless the trial judge extends the time for cause shown.

*(h) The reply briefs of the District Attorney shall be filed within 30 days after the filing of the defendant's briefs, unless the time is extended by the trial judge for cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each plaintiff counsel must designate or develop and file a Master Long Form Complaint within 15 days after entry of the Order.

Within fifteen (15) days of the entry of this Order each plaintiff counsel shall designate or develop and file a Master Long Form Complaint.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If arraignment is waived, the applicable periods for the discovery motion, omnibus pretrial motion, and bill-of-particulars request are calculated from the scheduled arraignment date.

When a waiver of arraignment is filed, the time periods for filing the discovery motion, omnibus pre-trial motion and the request for a bill of particulars shall begin and be calculated from the scheduled arraignment date.

CRITICALCivil cases

The extension petition must be presented to the court within the statutory period after probate of the will.

A petition for the extension of the time in which the surviving spouse may file an election to take against the will shall be presented to the court within the required statutory period after the probate of the will as required by Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court Rule 5.4(b).

CRITICALCivil cases

The praecipe must be filed no later than five days after the Board of Arbitration files its award.

The praecipe shall be filed no later than five days after the filing of the award by the Board of Arbitration.

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Applies to

Report

The Rule 13.3 report must be submitted at the audit.

The report contemplated by Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rule 13.3 shall be submitted at the audit and shall include substantially the following:

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Deadline

5 business days

Applies to

Exhibits

The custodian must file the specified exhibits with the appropriate records office immediately after the proceeding and no later than five business days afterward, unless the Court directs otherwise.

file all documentary exhibits, photographs, and photographs of non-documentary exhibits with the appropriate records office immediately following, but in any event no later than five (5) business days of, the conclusion of the proceeding, unless otherwise directed by the Court;

WARNINGCivil cases

If no opposing response is filed by the rule returnable date after service of the Rule, the moving party may file a Motion to Make Rule Absolute.

If after service of the Rule in accordance with B.C.R.C.P. No. 206.4(c)(2) no response opposing the relief requested by the moving party is filed by the rule returnable date, a Motion to Make Rule Absolute may be filed by the moving party.

WARNINGCivil cases

Additional reasons supporting the motion may be filed within ten days after receipt of the stenographic transcript.

Additional reasons in support of said motion may be filed within ten days after receipt of a copy of the stenographic transcript,

WARNINGCivil cases

Any party may order the case onto the general trial list when discovery is completed or the 60-day discovery period expires, whichever occurs first, or, if no discovery notice is sent, after 15 days from service of the certification notice.

Upon completion of discovery or the expiration of the sixty-day discovery period, whichever shall first occur, or, if no discovery notice is transmitted, at the expiration of fifteen (15) days after service of the certification notice, any party may order the case on the general trial list.

WARNINGCivil cases

An agreed or uncontested motion not presented as the rule permits may not be acted upon in time.

Any agreed or uncontested motion not presented in a manner permitted by this rule may not be timely acted upon by the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may refuse to consider a motion to stay a sale if it is presented after the sale is scheduled to commence.

The Court may refuse to consider any motion to stay a sale presented after the time set for the subject sale to commence.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Family exemption petition

A family-exemption petition may be filed with the clerk at any appropriate time before the personal representative’s account is audited.

A petition claiming the family exemption may be filed with the clerk at any appropriate time prior to audit of the account of the personal representative in order that the same may be made a matter of record,

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

After exceptions are filed, either party may give the prothonotary and the adverse party 48 hours' notice of the time and place of taxation.

Where exceptions have been filed, either party may give the prothonotary and the adverse party forty-eight hours notice of the time and place for such taxation.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Failure to file the defendant’s briefs on time may be regarded as abandonment of the motion.

Failure to timely file his briefs may be regarded as an abandonment of the motion by defendant.

WARNINGCivil cases

Within seven months after entry of the Case Intervention Order, the parties must take one of the listed steps: list the case for trial or arbitration, submit an agreed Case Management Order, or pursue a date-certain Case Management Order when they believe one is needed.

The Case Intervention Order will direct the parties, within seven months of entry of the order, to: (1) list the matter for trial or arbitration pursuant to B.C.R.C.P. No. *261; (2) submit to the Court an agreed Case Management Order in a required form promulgated by the Court; or (3) where the parties believe the case will require a date certain trial listing, take the appropriate steps for entry of a date certain Case Management Order.