Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Requests for new, previously untranscribed transcripts must be submitted through FTR Justice Cloud and include all elements required by the state court administrator’s form.

All requests for new, previously untranscribed transcripts shall be submitted to the district court administrator’s office, utilizing the FTR Justice Cloud platform, available through the Court Website, which shall include all elements required in the form provided by the state court administrator.

CRITICAL

Attorneys and self-represented parties who file legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account through the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

Attorneys or self-represented parties who file legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account using the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Juvenile court legal paper

Ex parte submissions, exhibits offered into evidence, and Notices of Appeal may not be filed electronically.

The following documents are excluded from the definition of ''legal paper'' and are therefore prohibited from being filed electronically: (i) Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law; (ii) exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceeding. (iii) Notices of Appeal, which must be filed directly with the Clerk of Courts in physical paper format.

CRITICAL

PACFile is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

''the system,'' the PACFile electronic filing system, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Transcripts and associated documents

Transcripts and associated documents must be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts in digital format instead of as physical paper.

Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 547, all transcripts and any associated documents shall be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts within 5 business days, in digital format in lieu of transmitting the physical paper transcript and associated documents.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Local rule

The District Court Administrator must email one copy of the local rule to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

File one (1) copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to admin.rules@pacourts.us.

CRITICAL

Counsel and unrepresented parties must register with the Prothonotary’s Office for a username and password before accessing the Electronic Filing System.

To obtain access to the Electronic Filing System, counsel or any unrepresented party must first register with the Prothonotary’s Office for a Username and Password.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Certified copy of administrative order

The Court Administrator must email one certified copy of the Order to the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.

(a) File one (1) certified copy of this Order with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts via email to admin.rules@pacourts.us;

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of appeal

Notices of Appeal must be filed directly with the Clerk of Courts in physical paper format, not electronically.

Notices of Appeal, which must be filed directly with the Clerk of Courts in physical paper format.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcripts and associated documents

Transcripts and associated documents must be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts in digital format rather than transmitted as physical paper.

Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 460, upon the filing of a Notice of Appeal, the Clerk of Courts shall assign a Common Pleas docket number and notify the Magisterial District Court that all transcripts and any associated documents shall be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts within 5 business days, in digital format in lieu of transmitting the physical paper transcript and associated documents.

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel and unrepresented parties must register with the Prothonotary's Office before accessing the Electronic Filing System.

To obtain access to the Electronic Filing System, counsel or any unrepresented party must first register with the Prothonotary's Office for a Username and Password.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper

The Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas requires mandatory electronic filing of all legal papers with the Prothonotary through its Electronic Filing System, as well as the electronic service of such papers, under terms more specifically provided in Pa.R.C.P. 205.4.

The Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas requires mandatory electronic filing of all legal papers with the Prothonotary through its Electronic Filing System, as well as the electronic service of such papers, under terms more specifically provided in Pa.R.C.P. 205.4.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Local rule

The District Court Administrator must submit two paper copies and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format only to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication.

File two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Transcripts and associated documents

Transcripts and associated documents must be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts in digital format within five business days, instead of being sent as physical paper.

Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 460, upon the filing of a Notice of Appeal, the Clerk of Courts shall assign a Common Pleas docket number and notify the Magisterial District Court that all transcripts and any associated documents shall be electronically scanned and transmitted to the Clerk of Courts within 5 business days, in digital format in lieu of transmitting the physical paper transcript and associated documents.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Legal paper

All legal papers must be filed electronically with the Prothonotary through the Electronic Filing System.

The Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas requires mandatory electronic filing of all legal papers with the Prothonotary through its Electronic Filing System, as well as the electronic service of such papers, under terms more specifically provided in Pa.R.C.P. 205.4.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document erroneously filed to wrong docket

A document electronically filed to the wrong docket must be noted as an error, hidden from public access, and filed to the correct electronic docket.

If a document is erroneously electronically filed to the wrong docket, the docket note shall summarize the error and the document shall be hidden from public access. The document shall then be filed to the correct electronic docket.

CRITICAL

Search-warrant and arrest-warrant applications, most grand-jury materials, authorized ex parte submissions, sealed submissions, and exhibits offered into evidence may not be filed electronically, subject to the stated grand-jury exceptions.

The following documents are excluded from the definition of “legal paper” and are therefore prohibited from being filed electronically: (i) applications for search warrants, (ii) applications for arrest warrants, (iii) any grand jury materials, except the indicting grand jury indictment or the investigating grand jury presentment, (iv) submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law, (v) submissions filed or authorized to be filed under seal, and (vi) exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceeding;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Copies of administrative order

The Court Administrator must email two certified copies and one electronic Microsoft Word copy of the Order to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication.

(b) File two (2) certified copies and (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format of this Order with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin via bulletin@palrb.us;

CRITICAL

PACFile is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

the PACFile electronic filing system, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Administrative order

The Court Administrator must file one certified copy of the Order with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts by email.

(a) File one (1) certified copy of this Order with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts via email to admin.rules@pacourts.us;

WARNINGCivil cases

Filing delays, disruptions, interruptions, and refusals must be resolved using the process in Pa.R.C.P. 205.4(e).

Filing delays, disruptions, interruptions, or refusals of filings shall be resolved by the process outlined in Pa.R.C.P. 205.4(e).

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript cost waiver application

(2) Such application should be prepared in the form of a Petition to Waive All or a Portion of the Transcript Costs and filed in the appropriate filing office.

(2) Such application should be prepared in the form of a Petition to Waive All or a Portion of the Transcript Costs and filed in the appropriate filing office.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Administrative order

The Court Administrator must file two certified copies and one electronic Microsoft Word copy of the Order with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, via the stated email address.

(b) File two (2) certified copies and (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format of this Order with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin via bulletin@palrb.us;

WARNING

The Electronic Filing System must be accessible through the Prothonotary website except during required maintenance.

The Prothonotary shall always provide access to its Electronic Filing System, except during periods of required maintenance, through the Cumberland County Prothonotary website.

INFO

Electronic filing of legal papers through PACFile is permitted but not mandatory.

Legal papers may be filed electronically using the PACFile electronic filing system pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1. Electronic filing is permissive and not mandatory.

INFO

Applies to

Juvenile court legal paper

Juvenile Court legal papers may, but are not required to, be filed electronically using PACFile.

Legal papers may be filed electronically using the PACFile electronic filing system pursuant to Pa.R.J.P. 1205. Electronic filing is permissive and not mandatory.

INFO

Attorneys and self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to e-file may file their legal papers in physical paper format.

Attorneys or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.

INFO

Applies to

Juvenile court legal paper

Attorneys and self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to e-file may file and serve papers physically and may receive physical copies of papers filed electronically.

Attorneys or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format and be served legal papers in a physical format which were electronically filed.