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

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Praecipe

Service

Mail to opposing party

The party filing a praecipe must immediately mail a copy to the adverse party or counsel.

The party filing a praecipe shall immediately mail a copy of the praecipe to the adverse party or counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parenting plan must be submitted to the opposing party before the custody trial.

Prior to a custody trial, the parties shall complete and submit a parenting plan to the Court and opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party is responsible for serving hearing notices.

Service of the hearing notices is the responsibility of the moving party.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a case settles or is discontinued after arbitrators are appointed but before the hearing, plaintiff’s counsel must immediately notify all arbitrators at least one day before the scheduled hearing or pay each arbitrator $50.

If any case is settled or discontinued after the arbitrators have been appointed, and before a hearing, counsel for the plaintiff shall immediately notify all appointed arbitrators at least one (1) day prior to any scheduled hearing, and upon failure to do so, counsel shall pay each appointed arbitrator $50.00.

CRITICALCivil cases

The chairperson must give all parties or their counsel at least 30 days’ notice of the hearing.

The chairperson shall give at least thirty (30) days notice of the hearing to all parties or their counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

For qualifying inactive Cameron County divorce cases, the Prothonotary must serve plaintiffs’ counsel or self-represented plaintiffs with notice at least 60 days before termination.

Where it would be unduly burdensome to research the captions, parties, and mailing addresses of Cameron County divorce cases that have been inactive for two years or more, such cases shall be terminated pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 230.2, provided, however, the Cameron County Prothonotary shall serve notice of the proposed dismissal upon plaintiffs’ counsel or self-represented plaintiffs, at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the proposed termination.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the argument’s date, time, and place.

The moving party shall notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the date, time and place for argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

For an emergency motion, the moving party must notify the opposing parties of the motion’s substance and the time it was filed and presented to the Court.

The moving party shall make notify the opposing party(ies) of the substance of the motion and the time of filing and presentation to the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A transcript requester must submit the original form to the District Court Administrator and serve copies on the presiding judge, reporter or recorder, and opposing counsel or an unrepresented opposing party.

(1) The requesting party shall submit the original request form to the District Court Administrator and shall serve copies of the request to: a. The judge presiding over the matter; b. The court reporter or court recorder c. The opposing counsel or an opposing party if unrepresented.

CRITICALCivil cases

The custody pretrial statement must be submitted to the opposing party before the custody pretrial conference.

Prior to the custody pre-trial conference, the parties shall complete and submit a pre-trial statement to the Court and opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Publication

Where publication service is permitted, publish once in a daily newspaper in the county where the action was brought.

In all actions where service by publication is permitted, publication shall be made one time in a daily newspaper published in the county in which the action is brought, as no legal journal or publication exists in the 59th Judicial District.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must serve the proposed-dismissal notice on counsel or unrepresented parties at least 60 days before the proposed termination.

The Prothonotary shall serve notice of proposed dismissal for each case on counsel of record, and on the parties if not represented, at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the proposed termination.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the hearing’s date, time, and place.

The moving party shall notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the date, time and place for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The permanent master must give both parties or their attorneys written notice of the hearing's time and place at least ten days beforehand.

The permanent master shall give at least ten (10) days written notice of the time and place of the hearing to both parties or their attorneys.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each party must serve its pre-trial statement on other counsel of record or a self-represented litigant at least 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

No less than ten (10) days prior to the date scheduled for the pre-trial conference, each party shall file with the Prothonotary a pre-trial statement containing those items set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 212.2 and serve other counsel of record or self-represented litigant.

WARNINGCivil cases

The custodian may move the Court concerning conversion or retention of previously entered exhibits, provided the motion is served on the appropriate parties or counsel at their last known address.

(iv) The custodian may submit a motion to the Court to address the conversion or retention of previously entered exhibits that are currently being held so long as any motion is served on the appropriate parties or counsel to their last known address.