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

CRITICALCriminal cases

Upon receiving a legal paper, the Clerk of Courts must acknowledge receipt to the filing party and include the date and time received by the electronic filing system.

Upon receipt of the legal paper, the Clerk of Courts shall provide the filing party with an acknowledgement, which includes the date and time the legal paper was received by the electronic filing system.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Clerk of Courts must notify the filing party when a legal paper is accepted for filing.

The Clerk of Courts shall also provide the filing party with notice that the legal paper was accepted for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon receipt, the Clerk of Courts must acknowledge the filing with its date and time of receipt and notify the filer whether it was accepted for filing.

Upon receipt of the legal paper, the Clerk of Courts shall provide the filing party with an acknowledgement, which includes the date and time the legal paper was received by the electronic filing system. The Clerk of Courts shall also provide the filing party with notice that the legal paper was accepted for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a legal paper is rejected or refused for filing, the Clerk of Courts must immediately notify the presenting party of the presentation date, the rejection or refusal, and the reason.

If a legal paper is not accepted upon presentation for filing or is refused by the electronic filing system, the Clerk of Courts shall immediately notify the party presenting the legal paper for filing of the date of presentation, the fact that the document was not accepted or was refused for filing by the system, and the reason.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may praecipe a law-only matter for argument at any time, but a motion for judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment must be accompanied by a praecipe filed simultaneously.

Whenever a matter at issue involves a question of law only, any party or counsel desiring to submit such matter to the court may praecipe the same for argument. A praecipe for argument may be filed by any party at any time, but a party filing a motion for judgment on the pleadings or motion for summary judgment must file a praecipe for argument simultaneously with the filing of such motion.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Clerk of Courts must notify the filing party when a legal paper is accepted for filing.

The Clerk of Courts shall also provide the filing party with notice that the legal paper was accepted for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Papers must be delivered to the prothonotary, who records the date and time received.

All papers to be filed with the court must first be delivered to the prothonotary and clocked in by the prothonotary as to the date and time received.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If a filing is not accepted or the system refuses it, the Clerk of Courts must immediately notify the presenting party of the presentation date, the refusal, and its reason.

If a legal paper is not accepted upon presentation for filing or is refused by the electronic filing system, the Clerk of Courts shall immediately notify the party presenting the legal paper for filing of the date of presentation, the fact that the document was not accepted or was refused for filing by the system, and the reason.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If a filing is not accepted or is refused by the electronic filing system, the Clerk of Courts must immediately tell the submitting party the presentation date, rejection or refusal, and reason.

If a legal paper is not accepted upon presentation for filing or is refused by the electronic filing system, the Clerk of Courts shall immediately notify the party presenting the legal paper for filing of the date of presentation, the fact that the document was not accepted or was refused for filing by the system, and the reason.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Upon receiving a legal paper, the Clerk of Courts must acknowledge receipt to the filing party and include the date and time the electronic filing system received it.

Upon receipt of the legal paper, the Clerk of Courts shall provide the filing party with an acknowledgement, which includes the date and time the legal paper was received by the electronic filing system.

CRITICAL

A denial by a judicial district records manager may be appealed in writing to the president judge or designee within 15 business days of the mailing date of the response.

If the records manager of a judicial district denies a written request for access, the denial may be appealed in writing within 15 business days of the mailing date of the written response by the records manager to the president judge or designee.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An omnibus pretrial motion is due within 30 days after arraignment, or within 30 days after the scheduled arraignment date if arraignment is waived.

Any omnibus pretrial motion shall be filed within thirty (30) days after arraignment, or if arraignment is waived within thirty (30) days after the date set for arraignment.

CRITICAL

The annual continuing-education documentation must be provided before January 31 each 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

CRITICAL

Deadline

15 calendar days

If the complaint response does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant may appeal within 15 calendar days after receiving the response.

If the response to the complaint does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant may appeal the decision within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the response to President Judge James G. Arner.

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel opposing a Certificate of Readiness must file their reasons within 20 days after it is served.

A party placing a case on the trial list shall forthwith serve a copy of the Certificate of Readiness upon all other counsel of record, who, if for any reason opposes such certification, shall within twenty (20) days thereafter file their reasons opposing the Certificate of Readiness for trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Pre-hearing statements must be filed at least seven days before the pre-hearing conference.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

20 business days

The president judge or designee must determine an appeal of a judicial district records manager's denial and send the determination in writing within 20 business days of receiving the appeal.

Within 20 business days of receipt of the appeal, the president judge or designee shall make a determination and forward it in writing to the requester.

CRITICALCivil cases

A request for a hearing record must be filed 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

The required information must be provided at least 48 hours before jury selection or, in a non-jury case, trial commencement; otherwise, the court may refuse its use at trial.

Failure to provide such information no less than 48 hours before selection of the jury, or commencement of trial in a non-jury case, shall not be compliance with this subsection, and may, in the discretion of the court, justify refusal by the court to permit the use of such witness, exhibit, hypothetical question, plot or plan at trial.

CRITICAL

The Court Administrator must promptly distribute the report to the hearing judge no later than one business day after receiving it.

The Court Administrator, no later than one business day following receipt of the report, shall promptly distribute said report to the Judge before whom the hearing will be held.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A defendant who has counsel of record may, prior to arraignment, waive the arraignment by filing a waiver of arraignment in the clerk of courts office in the form prescribed by the court administrator.

A defendant who has counsel of record may, prior to arraignment, waive the arraignment by filing a waiver of arraignment in the clerk of courts office in the form prescribed by the court administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

The arbitrators must make their report and render their award promptly after the hearing concludes.

The board of arbitrators shall make its report and render its award promptly upon conclusion of the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The pre-trial statement is due three days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

In cases proceeding to a pre-hearing conference, each party must file its pre-hearing statement at least seven days before the conference.

In those cases which proceed to a pre-hearing conference, a pre- hearing statement shall be filed with the court by each party at least seven (7) days before the pre-hearing conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party seeking a transcript for post-trial motions must have it transcribed before the motion is argued.

(b) A party filing post-trial motions who desires a transcript shall cause the transcript or portion thereof to be transcribed before the motion is argued.

CRITICALCriminal cases

When a written arraignment waiver is filed before the scheduled arraignment date, that scheduled date counts as the arraignment date for computing specified pretrial filing deadlines and scheduling further dates.

If a written waiver of arraignment is filed prior to the scheduled date of arraignment, the scheduled date of arraignment shall be deemed the day of arraignment for the purpose of computing time limitations for filing all pretrial motion and requests pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 572, 573, 578 and 579 and for the purpose of scheduling further dates pursuant to these rules.

CRITICAL

Deadline

30 business days

The requester must be notified in writing that the request was received and when the information is expected to be available, no later than 30 business days.

(iv) notify the requester in writing that the request has been received and the expected date that the information will be available, not to exceed 30 business days.

CRITICAL

A denial by the AOPC records manager may be appealed in writing to the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania or designee within 15 business days of the mailing date of the response.

(5) If the AOPC records manager denies a written request for access, the denial may be appealed in writing within 15 business days of the mailing date of the written response by the records manager to the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania or designee.

CRITICAL

Deadline

60 calendar days

The complaint should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the alleged violation.

The complaint should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the alleged violation.

CRITICAL

Children & Youth Services must distribute the designated form at least 21 days before the scheduled hearing.

At the time that Children & Youth Services distributes the form designated by 42 Pa.C.S.§6336.1(b), which shall be not less than twenty one days prior to the scheduled hearing,

CRITICAL

The report must be submitted to the designee at least seven days before the hearing.

The report to the herein appointed designee shall be submitted at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

20 business days

The Court Administrator or designee must determine an appeal of an AOPC records manager's denial and send the determination in writing within 20 business days of receiving the appeal.

Within 20 business days of receipt of the appeal, [T]the Court Administrator or designee shall make a determination and forward it in writing to the requester.

CRITICAL

Proof of requalification must be provided to the District Court Administrator every three years.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

The custodian must file the submitted exhibits and exhibit index 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.

INFOCriminal cases

A defendant or appearing attorney may submit an Application for Bail Supervision to the Adult Probation Office before the preliminary hearing.

Prior to a preliminary hearing, a defendant or an attorney who has entered his or her appearance on behalf of the defendant may submit an Application for Bail Supervision to the Adult Probation Office for processing.