Judge Francis J. Schultz
Judge • Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCourt of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 198 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 98- Applies to
- Daily or same day transcript request
Daily and same-day transcripts are unavailable unless ordered by the judge who presided or, if that judge is unavailable or none presided, the President Judge.
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- Transcript request
A request for delivery in fewer than 30 days, or 14 days for a case under appeal, may state the requested delivery period on an attachment to the standardized form or beneath the requestor’s signature, excluding weekends and official court holidays.
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- Transcript request
Transcript requests must use the standardized form provided by the Office of Pennsylvania Court Administration and be submitted to the District Court Administrator’s office.
Service
All 35A person eligible for PACFile who declines or cannot participate must be served legal papers under Pa.R.J.C.P. 345(B), not through PACFile.
A person or entity using paper filing must be served under Pa.R.J.C.P. 1345(B), not through PACFile.
- Service
When a criminal action is commenced by summons, the Issuing Authority must mail the prescribed notice with the summons.
Filing Timing
All 21- Deadline
- 10 business days
An expedited transcript request must generally be submitted as provided in Rule LJA4007(D)(1) at least ten business days before the proceeding.
An expedited transcript is one delivered within 72 hours of the proceeding, excluding weekends and official court holidays.
An expedited transcript request made less than ten business days before the proceeding requires court approval, subject to the option under Rule LJA4000(C)(4) to proceed without approval.
Fees
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- 0.5
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- Transcript
There shall be a $0.50 per page surcharge above the rates indicated in Rule LJA4009(1) when a transcript is delivered within the number of days requested,
- Fee
- 1
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- Transcript
A transcript delivered as requested within three days without court approval incurs a $1.00-per-page surcharge, excluding weekends and official court holidays.
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- Transcript
After being advised of the estimated transcript cost, the litigant must submit a nonrefundable check for 75% of the estimate, payable to Crawford County, to the District Court Administrator’s office.
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