Centre County Court of Common Pleas Chambers Communication Rules
6 rules from official source documents
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICALCivil cases
A party wishing to submit a matter on briefs without oral argument must notify the Court in writing before the argument day.
In the event that either or both parties wish to submit the matter on briefs without oral argument, they shall communicate that wish to the Court, in writing, prior to the Argument day.
CRITICAL
Self-represented litigants may not seek legal advice from the court or court staff.
- 4. SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS ARE ORDERED THAT THEY MAY NOT SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COURT OR COURT STAFF, AS THE COURT AND STAFF ARE PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE.
CRITICALCivil cases
The moving party must alert the Prothonotary and the Court Administrator’s Office that a motion is an emergency.
It is the duty of the moving party to bring to the attention of the Prothonotary and the Court Administrator’s Office the emergency nature of the motion.
WARNING
Requests for court records must be made to the Centre County Prothonotary/Clerk of Court.
*Please note request(s) for court records need to be made to the Centre County Prothonotary/Clerk of Court*
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
The stated email address may be used only to file documents and not for any other purpose.
Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts-orders@centrecountypa.gov shall only be used for filing documents and not for any other purposes.
INFO
- Phone
- (814)355-6727
Contact:Kendra J. Miknis, Court Administrator ATTN: Rule 509 (Request for Financial Records) Records Manager 102 South Allegheny Street Centre County Courthouse (Room 103) Bellefonte, PA 16823 Phone: (814)355-6727 Fax: (814)355-6707 Email: kjmiknis@centrecountypa.gov
Contact:Kendra J. Miknis, Court Administrator ATTN: Rule 509 (Request for Financial Records) Records Manager 102 South Allegheny Street Centre County Courthouse (Room 103) Bellefonte, PA 16823 Phone: (814)355-6727 Fax: (814)355-6707 Email: kjmiknis@centrecountypa.gov
How may parties contact Centre County Court of Common Pleas?
A party wishing to submit a matter on briefs without oral argument must notify the Court in writing before the argument day.
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