Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County, Pennsylvania Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for transcript

A litigant claiming economic hardship must attach a completed In Forma Pauperis affidavit to the transcript request and supply proof of income covering the past three months.

Litigants claiming economic hardship must attach a completed In Forma Pauperis affidavit, pursuant to PA Rule of Civil Procedure 240, to the Request for Transcript form. Proof of income must be supplied including documents for the past three months, such as pay stubs, social security benefit statements, Domestic Relations child support information, and/or unemployment benefit statements.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Case tracking information form

The defendant must sign the Case Tracking Information Form acknowledging the arraignment details and obligation to attend the proceedings listed on it.

The magisterial district judge shall require the defendant to sign the Case Tracking Information Form indicating the defendant is aware of the time and place of arraignment and of the obligation to appear at the arraignment and other proceedings noted thereon.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Case tracking information form

The Case Tracking Information Form issued to the defendant must include the last day to enter a negotiated plea.

The last day to enter a negotiated plea shall be included on the Case Tracking Information Form issued to the defendant by the magisterial district judge pursuant to L.R.Crim.P. L543.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Verification

The electronic filer must retain the original verification in electronic or paper format and make it available upon court direction or reasonable request by the signatory or opposing party.

The original verification shall be maintained by the electronic filer in either electronic or paper format and made available upon direction of the court or reasonable request of the signatory or opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

Every motion must include a statement of supporting legal authority, which may be a contemporaneous brief or, for routine noncomplex motions, part of the motion.

All motions shall be supported by a statement of authority citing a statute, rule of court, or caselaw in support of the requested relief. The statement may be in the form of a brief filed contemporaneously with the motion or, in routine motions that do not raise complex legal or factual issues, in the body of the motion itself.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Annual continuing education documentation

Each court reporter must provide annual documentation of continuing professional education hours completed in the preceding calendar year.

Every court reporter utilized by the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County shall provide to the District Court Administrator before January 31 each year, documentation indicating the number of continuing professional education hours that the Court Reporter successfully completed for the preceding calendar year

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pleading

Every pleading must include a cover sheet substantially in the form provided.

Every pleading shall have a cover sheet in substantially the following form:

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Application for supervised bail

Must include

proposed order

The completed and signed application and a proposed order must be presented to the presiding magisterial district judge at Central Court.

c. The completed and signed Application and a proposed Order shall be presented at Central Court to the presiding magisterial district judge.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Supervised bail application

The defendant must complete and sign an Application for Supervised Bail.

Defendant shall complete and sign an Application for Supervised Bail.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion or answer

An electronic signature on an electronically filed motion or answer certifies that the filing party or attorney filed the motion in good faith under Pa.R.Crim.P. 575.

An electronic filing of a motion or answer that includes an electronic signature constitutes a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 575 that the filing party or attorney has filed the motion in good faith.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Written stipulation

A case involving more than $25,000 may be submitted to arbitration if all parties file a written stipulation.

Any case in which the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000.00 may be submitted to and heard by a board of three members of the Clarion County Bar upon a written stipulation being filed by all parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Court notice

A copy of a notice sent directly to a criminal defendant must be provided to the clerk of courts for filing.

When notices (not orders) are sent directly to criminal defendants, court administration and/or court staff shall be responsible for service and shall provide a copy of the notice to the clerk of courts for filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

The original transcript request must be filed in the appropriate filing office.

The original request shall be filed in the appropriate filing office

CRITICAL

Applies to

Rule 509 request form

Submit the Rule 509 request form to the appropriate UJS records manager.

Please submit this form to the appropriate UJS records manager.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Completed Application for Bail Supervision

(f.) The District Attorney will present the completed Application to a magisterial district judge at the time scheduled for a preliminary hearing, and the judge will issue an Order either approving or disapproving the Application.

(f.) The District Attorney will present the completed Application to a magisterial district judge at the time scheduled for a preliminary hearing, and the judge will issue an Order either approving or disapproving the Application.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

A party requesting oral argument must file a proposed order scheduling it with the praecipe.

When a party or counsel requests oral argument, such party or counsel shall file with the praecipe for argument a proposed order of court scheduling oral argument, which proposed order of court shall be substantially in the following form.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Order

When the application is granted, the judge must issue an order containing the specified supervised-bail conditions, bail suspension and reinstatement terms, cooperation and treatment requirements, and inpatient-release provision.

If the magisterial district judge grants the Application, he or she shall issue an Order which provides that, i. The defendant shall comply with all the conditions requested by the Adult Probation Office and the District Attorney, ii. regular bail set by the issuing authority shall be suspended while the defendant participates in the supervised bail program, but shall be reinstated should the defendant be expelled from the program, iii. the defendant shall cooperate with Armstrong, Indiana, Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission or their designee and comply with all treatment recommendations and case management requirements, and iv. when inpatient treatment is recommended, the jail shall release the defendant directly to the recommended treatment facility when a bed is available.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Criminal complaint

A criminal complaint may not be accepted unless an attorney for the Commonwealth approves it before filing.

shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the criminal complaint has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion or answer

An electronic signature on an electronically filed motion or answer constitutes a good-faith certification under Pa.R.J.C.P. 344(C)(1).

An electronic filing of a motion or answer that includes an electronic signature constitutes a certification pursuant to Pa.R.J.C.P. 344(C)(1) that the filing party or attorney has filed the motion in good faith.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediator report

With the parties’ consent, the report must include a concise summary of the mediation and, in any event, the mediator must attach any evaluation reports and home studies.

With the consent of the parties, the mediator shall state in the report a concise summary of the mediation, including the background of the action, the allegations of the parties concerning the areas of dispute, and the recommendations, if any, of the mediator concerning disposition. The mediator shall attach any evaluation reports and home studies to such report.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion to compel discovery

Must include

proposed order

A motion to compel discovery must have an attached order substantially in the specified form, including the discovery deadline and the procedure if the non-moving party objects.

(1) Motions to Compel Discovery The Court shall consider motions to compel discovery without the necessity for briefs and argument. An order in substantially the following form shall be attached to the motion: And now, (insert date), upon consideration of (insert moving party) Motion To (insert title of motion), it is ordered that said Motion is granted. Plaintiffs are to provide (insert discovery item requested) within twenty (20) days of the date of this order or suffer sanctions. If (insert non- moving party) object(s), they may request argument on the Motion, in which event the parties shall comply with Clarion County Local Rule 208.3(b)(3)

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Original complaint or petition

For the specified custody actions and petitions, the plaintiff or petitioner must attach an order directing the defendant or respondent to attend a conciliation conference.

Upon commencement of an action for custody, partial custody or visitation of minor children, or the filing of a petition seeking modification or contempt of an existing order or seeking relocation, the plaintiff/petitioner shall attach an order to the original complaint or petition, directing the defendant/respondent to attend a conciliation conference.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Index of exhibits

The custodian must use the court-prescribed Index of Exhibits form to record every exhibit offered.

The custodian shall utilize an Index of Exhibits form prescribed by the court to record all exhibits offered in a court proceeding in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 5102(b)(2).

CRITICALCivil cases

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Consent order

A prepared and executed consent order must be submitted to the court for approval and signature.

The court administrator shall make a member of the court staff available to prepare a consent order, which shall be dictated either by the attorneys or by the mediator. Upon preparation and execution thereof the same shall be submitted to the court for approval and signature.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Real estate bail letter

To qualify as surety and post real estate as bail, the owner must file a letter from a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney containing the specified property valuation, title-holder, and lien information.

If real estate is offered as bail set for a defendant, whether before an issuing authority or the court, the owner of the real estate, to qualify as surety and post real estate as bail, must file a letter from an attorney licensed in Pennsylvania which contains the following: (1) The assessed value and fair market value of the real estate as contained among the assessment records of the county in which the real estate is located or alternatively, a real estate appraisal prepared by a certified Pennsylvania real estate appraiser establishing the fair market value for the real estate. (2) The exact name(s) of the record title holder(s). (3) A list of liens against the real estate together with the amount of the lien of record, the actual current payoff amount of the lien, and the date the lien was entered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pre hearing statement

Each party must file a pre-hearing statement with the court in cases proceeding to a pre-hearing conference.

a pre-hearing statement shall be filed with the court by each party

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediator report

Must include

proposed order

Any mediator report must include a proposed order setting a pre-hearing conference and requiring pre-hearing statements to be filed at least seven days beforehand.

A proposed order setting the matter for a pre-hearing conference before the court and requiring the filing of pre-hearing statements at least seven (7) days before the pre-hearing conference shall be attached to any report submitted by the mediator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

A contested motion must include counsel’s certification that counsel conferred with all interested parties and the relief is contested.

A motion that is contested shall contain a certification by counsel for the moving party that counsel has conferred with all interested parties and that the requested relief is contested.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediator report

The report must include pretrial information, and attorneys must be prepared to provide witness, exhibit, and stipulation lists and an estimate of trial time.

The report shall also include pre-trial information, which the attorneys shall be prepared to provide to the child custody mediator, such as lists of witnesses, exhibits, and stipulations, and an estimate of trial time.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order of appointment

An order appointing a master must specify the matters referred to the master.

The order of appointment shall specify the matters which are referred to the master.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Case tracking information form

The Case Tracking Information Form must state the appearance date and time for arraignment, two criminal conferences, the negotiated-plea deadline, the pretrial conference, and jury selection.

The Case Tracking Information Form shall set forth the date and time the defendant and his or her attorney must appear in Court for arraignment (unless waived), two criminal conferences as required by L.R.Crim.P. L590.1, the last date to enter a negotiated plea as set forth in L.R.Crim.P. L590.2, pretrial conference and jury selection.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Order of appointment

Should the court appoint a master on its own motion, the court shall direct in its order of appointment the party responsible for deposit of funds with the Prothonotary.

Should the court appoint a master on its own motion, the court shall direct in its order of appointment the party responsible for deposit of funds with the Prothonotary.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Certificate of readiness

Either party, its agent, or its attorney may place a case on the arbitration trial list by filing a Certificate of Readiness in the form specified by Local Rule L212.1(a).

Either party in such civil suit or action, his agent or attorney may place a case on the list of cases for trial by arbitration by filing a Certificate of Readiness in the form provided by local rule L212.1(a)

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Real estate bail submission

The real-estate bail materials must include an attorney’s certification of a completed lien search and sufficient remaining equity to cover the bond.

(5) A certification that a lien search has been completed and the attorney finds that after subtracting any outstanding liens from the fair market value of the real estate, here remains a sufficient amount of equity to cover the amount of the bond to be posted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

A motion represented as uncontested must include counsel’s certification that counsel conferred with all interested parties and the relief is uncontested.

A motion that is represented to be uncontested shall contain a certification by counsel for the moving party that counsel has conferred with all interested parties and that the requested relief is uncontested.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediator report

When the parties cannot reach agreement, the mediator must prepare and file a report under Pa.R.C.P. 1940.6.

In those actions where the parties cannot reach agreement, the mediator shall prepare and file a report pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1940.6.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

Must include

proposed order

The moving party must attach to every petition a proposed order substantially in the form prescribed by Pa.R.C.P. 206.6.

The moving party must attach to all petitions a proposed order in substantially the form that is set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 206.6.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Colloquy form

When a plea is entered in open court, a colloquy form with the agreement attached must be presented to the judge.

(C) A colloquy form shall be presented to the judge at the time any plea is to be entered in open court with the agreement attached.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

First motion for continuance

An attorney's first motion for continuance must state that the client was informed of the motion and its reason.

(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) above, the first motion for continuance filed by an attorney in any case shall include a statement that the client represented by the attorney requesting the continuance has been made aware of the motion and the reason it is being presented.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Case tracking information form

When the defendant is bound over or waives the preliminary hearing, the magisterial district judge must complete and distribute the Case Tracking Information Form as directed on the form.

At the time defendant is bound over to court or waives his preliminary hearing, the magisterial district judge shall complete a Case Tracking Information Form and distribute as indicated on the form.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Supervised bail application

A defendant must submit an Application for Bail Supervision to participate in the supervised bail program.

The Defendant must submit an Application For Bail Supervision

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Certificate of readiness

Counsel for at least one party must file a Certificate of Readiness in the prescribed form to place a case on the trial list.

To place a case on the trial list, both jury and non-jury, counsel for one or more of the parties in the case shall file a Certificate of Readiness in the form hereinafter provided.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Original report

The Court Administrator must file the original report with the Clerk of Courts.

Further, the Court Administrator shall file the original report with the Clerk of Courts

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Entry of appearance

An attorney entering an appearance must state whether service in that case may be made through a designated courthouse mailbox and/or by facsimile, as provided in Form 120.

(B)(3) When entering an appearance pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 120, an attorney shall indicate whether service upon that attorney in the particular case will be permitted by the methods set forth in Pa.R.Crim.P. 114(B)(3)(a)(iv), relating to service in a designated courthouse mailbox, and/or Pa.R.Crim.P. 114(B)(3)(a)(vi), relating to service by facsimile, as provided in Form 120 of these rules.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Supplemental pre trial information

A party who first learns after the pre-trial conference, despite reasonable diligence, that it may need a witness, exhibit, plot, or plan must promptly provide the court and other counsel the corresponding pre-trial-statement information.

If a party, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, first becomes aware after the pre-trial conference, of the necessity or desirability of using a witness, an exhibit, plot or plan, he shall forthwith provide the court and other counsel with the same information with respect to such witness, exhibit, plot or plan as is required on the pre-trial statement set forth in PA.R.C.P. 212.2.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing containing confidential information

Persons filing documents containing confidential information must use and file a Confidential Information Form.

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, persons who file documents that contain confidential information as defined by the Policy shall use and file a Confidential Information Form in order to comply with the Policy.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Report

The mediator must report to the court when psychological evaluations or home studies appear necessary to resolve the matter.

If it appears to the mediator that psychological evaluations and/or home studies are needed for ultimate resolution of the matter, he/she shall report that decision to the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proof of requalification

Court reporters must provide proof of requalification every three years, based on 30 hours of properly certified or accredited continuing education.

and shall provide to the District Court Administrator proof of their requalification every three years by completion of thirty (30) hours of continuing professional education properly certified or accredited by the National Court Reporters Association.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Request for exception to central preliminary hearing

The president judge may grant an exception to this general rule in cases where there are multiple defendants or where there are serious charges, at the request of the magisterial district judge in whose district the crimes allegedly occurred. The magisterial district judge shall provide the president judge with information to support the request, including the nature of the charges, the number of potential witnesses, the expected length of the hearing, any security concerns, and any other relevant factors.

The president judge may grant an exception to this general rule in cases where there are multiple defendants or where there are serious charges, at the request of the magisterial district judge in whose district the crimes allegedly occurred. The magisterial district judge shall provide the president judge with information to support the request, including the nature of the charges, the number of potential witnesses, the expected length of the hearing, any security concerns, and any other relevant factors.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Criminal conference form

At the end of the conference, counsel must complete and sign the Criminal Conference Form, with the original submitted for filing and copies retained by counsel.

(2) At the end of the conference, a Criminal Conference Form, in a form set forth by the court administrator, shall be filled out and signed by the attorney for the Commonwealth and defense counsel. The original Criminal Conference Form shall be submitted to the court administrator by the district attorney’s office. A copy of the form shall be retained by the attorney for the Commonwealth and by defense counsel. After recording the necessary information from the forms, the court administrator shall deliver the original form to the clerk of courts office so that it may be filed in the official court file.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Court order

When the court administrator is directed to serve an order, the server must mark the service date and recipient on the order and initial it.

When the court directs the court administrator to make service, the person serving the order shall mark clearly on the order the date and upon whom it was served and shall place his or her initials on the order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Consent order

If the parties settle, the attorneys and parties must immediately dictate a consent order, and the parties must sign and present it to court staff before leaving; court staff will be available to prepare it.

Upon reaching a settlement, the attorneys and parties shall immediately dictate a consent order. The court will make a member of its staff available to prepare the order. The parties shall sign the order and present it to the court staff before leaving the court facility.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Case tracking schedule

The court administrator must publish a schedule by December 1 each year listing the specified dates for criminal cases.

Annually, by the first day of December, the court administrator shall publish a case tracking schedule for the succeeding year setting forth the following pertinent dates that affect each criminal case, with the appropriate schedule to be set in motion by the date the defendant either waives his or her preliminary hearing or is bound over following the preliminary hearing: (1) The date of the court arraignment, which shall be the first available arraignment date at least 40 days after the preliminary hearing is held or waived. (2) The date for the criminal conferences as required by L.R.Crim.P L590.1. (3) The date of the pretrial conference, which shall follow the final criminal conference and precede jury selection. (4) The date representing Defendant’s last day to enter a negotiated plea, as set forth in L.R.Crim.P L590.2; (5) The date of jury selection.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediator report

Must include

proposed order

If no party appears, the mediator must submit a report and proposed dismissal order to the court.

If no party appears either personally or through an attorney, the mediator shall submit a report to the court, together with a proposed order to dismiss the action, in which event costs shall be assessed and collected.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Additional voir dire questions

Counsel's additional voir dire questions must be submitted in writing and approved by the court to be included.

(b) Initial voir dire examination shall be conducted by the court and will include, in addition to the court's general questions on voir dire, such additional questions appropriate to the case at hand as counsel shall submit in writing and as are approved by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Amended pleading

An amended pleading that changes more than one paragraph must be complete, identify itself as amended, and renumber its paragraphs.

Whenever a pleading is filed amending more than one paragraph of the original pleading, such pleading shall be a complete pleading and not merely set forth the amendments to the former pleading. The amended pleading shall clearly indicate that it is an amended pleading and the paragraphs shall be renumbered.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Application for supervised bail

At the preliminary hearing, the District Attorney must deliver the application to Adult Probation to obtain the defendant’s signed consent to all recommended conditions.

b. At the time of the preliminary hearing, the District Attorney shall deliver the Application to a representative of the Adult Probation Office to obtain the signed consent of the defendant to all of the conditions recommended by the Probation Office and District Attorney.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

An exhibit containing confidential information or information equivalent to a category in Pa. Access Policy § 8.0 must include a Confidential Document Form for sealing by the records office.

(c) Any exhibit containing confidential information or equivalent to any of the categories enumerated in Pa. Access Policy § 8.0 shall include a Confidential Document Form so that the document can be properly sealed by the records office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Non documentary exhibits

The proponent must photograph non-documentary exhibits and produce the converted, appropriately marked documents to the custodian during the proceeding.

Non-documentary exhibits must be photographed by the proponent, converted to 8 ½ x 11 sized documents, and appropriately marked and produced to the custodian during the court proceeding.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Application for supervised bail

Upon receiving a supervised-bail application, the District Attorney must complete the recommendation part of the form.

a. Upon receipt of an Application for Supervised Bail, the District Attorney shall complete the District Attorney’s Recommendation part of the form.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Application for Bail Supervision

To qualify for supervised bail, the defendant must complete and sign the application, acknowledging understanding and consent to its conditions.

(d.) In order to be eligible for supervised bail, the defendant must complete and sign an Application for Bail Supervision, which includes an acknowledgment that he or she understands and consents to the conditions of supervised bail, including conditions relating to rescission, revocation and modification of such bail.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Arbitration report

The arbitration report must state the hearing date, counsel present, and witnesses heard; include a jury-verdict-form award; be signed by the board or a majority; and be transmitted to the prothonotary.

The report shall state when the hearing was held, what counsel were present, the names of the witnesses heard, shall contain an award, either for the plaintiff or for the defendant, in a form similar to the verdict of a jury, shall be signed by the board of arbitrators, or a majority of them, and shall be transmitted to the prothonotary.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of proposed dismissal

A proposed-dismissal notice must state the proposed termination date and how to avoid termination.

The notice shall contain the date of proposed termination and the procedure to avoid termination.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Transcript requests must use the standardized Request for Transcript form, available online or from the listed court offices.

All requests for transcripts shall be set forth on the standardized “Request for Transcript” form which may be downloaded from http://www.co.clarion.pa.us/government/courts.html, which is Clarion County’s website, or which can be obtained from the District Court Administrator or the following filing offices: Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, and Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans’ Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Transcript requests must use the standardized Request for Transcript form, which is available online or from the listed court offices.

All requests for transcripts shall be set forth on the standardized “Request for Transcript” form which may be downloaded from http://www.co.clarion.pa.us/government/courts.html, which is Clarion County’s website, or which can be obtained from the District Court Administrator or the following filing offices: Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, and Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans’ Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint form

Complete the complaint form and return to the ADA Coordinator (See information above.)

Complete the complaint form and return to the ADA Coordinator (See information above.)

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Transcript request

A transcript request must be presented to the court by motion and order identifying the requested record portion and, for a partial transcript, the requested dates and witnesses.

(c) In all cases where a transcript is requested, the party requesting the transcript must present a motion and order to the court specifically identifying that portion of the record that is requested, and in the event that less than all of the trial is to be transcribed, the date and witnesses that are requested.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Record request

A party requesting a hearing record must file a written request with the chairman 15 days before the hearing.

If any party shall, by writing filed with the chairman fifteen days before the hearing, request a record, the arbitrators shall provide a reporter and cause a record to be made.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for transcript

Litigants claiming economic hardship must attach a completed In Forma Pauperis affidavit to the Request for Transcript form.

Litigants claiming economic hardship must attach a completed In Forma Pauperis affidavit, pursuant to PA Rule of Civil Procedure 240, to the Request for Transcript form.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pre trial statement

Each party must submit a pre-trial statement to the court and other counsel three days before the conference, including the PA.R.C.P. 212.2 items and an estimate of the time needed for its case in chief.

Three days prior to the date scheduled for the pre-trial conference each party shall submit to the court and to other counsel of record a pre-trial statement containing those items set forth by PA.R.C.P. 212.2. In addition, the pre trial statement shall set forth an estimate of the length of time which will be required to present the party’s case in chief.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits and index

The custodian must file all submitted exhibits and the exhibit index with the appropriate records office within five business days after the proceeding concludes.

The custodian serving at the conclusion of the proceeding shall file with the appropriate records office all submitted exhibits and index of exhibits within 5 business days of the conclusion of the proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Certificate of readiness

The Certificate of Readiness includes a certification about discovery, availability, settlement negotiations, trial readiness, and service of a copy.

I certify that all discovery in the case has been completed; all necessary parties and witnesses are available, serious settlement negotiations have been conducted, the case is ready in all respects for trial, and a copy of this Certificate has been served upon all counsel of record and upon all parties of record who are not represented by counsel

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Omnibus pretrial motion

A defendant filing an omnibus pretrial motion more than 30 days after arraignment must state the specific reasons for the delay, and the court may dismiss the motion solely for failure to state them.

If an omnibus pretrial motion is not filed within thirty (30) days after arraignment, the defendant shall set forth in the motion the specific reasons it was not timely filed. (C) If the reasons are not stated within the motion, the court may dismiss the motion for that reason alone.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Real estate bail submission

The real-estate bail materials must include a list of all unpaid taxes due and owing.

(4) A list of all unpaid taxes due and owing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Praecipe for argument

Must include

certificate of service

A praecipe for argument must substantially follow the stated form, including the matter and moving party, oral-argument and transcript requests, and certification that notice was given.

A praecipe for argument shall be in substantially the following form: [Caption of Case] PRAECIPE FOR ARGUMENT TO THE PROTHONOTARY: KINDLY SUBMIT THIS MATTER TO THE COURT FOR ARGUMENT ONLY. 1. The matter to be submitted for argument is __________________________ _______________________________________________________________ (Title of Motion, Preliminary Objection, etc.) which has been filed by the ______________________________________________________. (Name of moving party.) 2. Oral argument is/is not requested. 3. A transcript is/is not required for disposition of this argument. The transcript which is required is of the hearing of ________________________________________________________________ (Date of hearing if transcript required.) 4. I certify that notice has been given to all counsel of record and to all unrepresented parties of record of the filing of this Praecipe.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for transcript

Litigants claiming economic hardship must supply proof of income, including documents from the past three months.

Proof of income must be supplied including documents for the past three months, such as pay stubs, social security benefit statements, Domestic Relations child support information, and/or unemployment benefit statements.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion involving disputed issues of fact

Must include

proposed order

For matters involving disputed issues of fact, the moving party must attach an order in the form prescribed by Pa.R.C.P. 208.4(b)(2).

Whenever a matter at issue involves disputed issues of fact, the matter shall be disposed of in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 208.4. The moving party shall attach an order in the form prescribed by Pa.R.C.P. 208.4(b)(2).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Subsequent motion for continuance

An attorney's later motion for continuance must include the attorney's certification that the client consented.

(c) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) above, any motion for continuance made by an attorney subsequent to that attorney's first motion for continuance shall contain a certification by that attorney that their client has consented to the requested continuance.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Application for supervised bail

The Adult Probation Office must complete its part of the application, list the required supervised-bail conditions, and forward the completed application to the District Attorney.

a. complete the Adult Probation part of the form and list all appropriate conditions of supervised bail program which the defendant will be required to meet, ii. forward the completed Application to the District Attorney for consideration,

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document containing confidential information

Persons filing documents containing confidential information must use and file a Confidential Information Form, which is available at filing offices and on the county website.

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, persons who file documents that contain confidential information as defined by the Policy shall use and file a Confidential Information Form in order to comply with the Policy. The form shall be available in each filing office as well as on the Court section of the Clarion County website at http://www.co.clarion.pa.us/government/courts.html

CRITICAL

Applies to

Distribution list

When distributing the designated form, Children & Youth Services must provide the Court Administrator both a list of form recipients and a complete list of persons who should receive the completed form, with their addresses.

they shall provide to the Clarion County Court Administrator a list of those parties to whom the form was distributed as well as a complete list of those persons who should receive the completed form along with their addresses.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Continuance motion

When appropriate, a motion for continuance shall have attached thereto a waiver of Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 signed by the defendant.

When appropriate, a motion for continuance shall have attached thereto a waiver of Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 signed by the defendant.

WARNING

Applies to

Grievance form

If the grievant answers yes, they must complete the following agency or court information.

If You Answered “Yes” to the Previous Question, Complete the Following

WARNING

Applies to

Local rule

One copy of the local rule must be filed in the appropriate filing offices for public inspection and copying.

File one copy of the local rule in the appropriate filing offices for public inspection and copying.

WARNING

Applies to

Annual continuing professional education documentation

Each court reporter must provide the District Court Administrator, before January 31 each year, documentation of continuing professional education hours completed in the preceding calendar year.

Every court reporter utilized by the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County shall provide to the District Court Administrator before January 31 each year, documentation indicating the number of continuing professional education hours that the Court Reporter successfully completed for the preceding calendar year

WARNING

Applies to

Rule 509 request form

Identify each requested document and describe it as specifically as possible.

Please identify each of the documents that are requested. It is important that your request be as specific as possible so that we may determine whether we have these documents.

WARNING

Applies to

Requalification proof

Each court reporter must provide proof of requalification every three years by completing 30 hours of continuing professional education certified or accredited by the National Court Reporters Association.

and shall provide to the District Court Administrator proof of their requalification every three years by completion of thirty (30) hours of continuing professional education properly certified or accredited by the National Court Reporters Association.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Written stipulation

The mediator may dictate a consent order based on a written stipulation executed by the attorneys and/or parties.

The child custody mediator may further, in his/her discretion, dictate a consent order based upon the submission of a written stipulation executed by the attorneys and/or the parties.