Judge Jeffrey B. Engle

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Proposed order

The proposed order must authorize the petitioner to enter a settlement and release, state the total settlement amount, and completely describe the distribution of those funds as proposed in the petition.

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Preliminary objections

A request for discovery needed to dispose of Preliminary Objections must be included in the Preliminary Objections or the answer, and the Assigned Judge must address it in the scheduling order.

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Certificate of readiness

A party filing a Certificate of Readiness must use the most current form, and failure to do so will result in rejection.

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Notice of relocation

A relocating party must send a Notice of Relocation and Counter-Affidavit to every other person with custodial rights.

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Post trial motion

Copies of civil post-trial motions must be filed with the Prothonotary, delivered to the trial judge, and served upon all adverse parties.

The filing party must serve filed documents under the applicable rules of court because the EFS does not provide a service component.

Within five business days after court proceedings conclude, the Court Crier must file all documentary exhibits and related photographs with the records office.

The external hard drive for digital exhibits must be submitted with the Exhibits and Index of Exhibits when filing with the records office.

Documents filed electronically are due by 11:59:59 p.m. EST/EDT on their deadline date.

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E-filing fees

E-filing fees may be paid by Discover, MasterCard, or Visa credit card.

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Future filing

The Prothonotary does not accept advance deposits for future filing fees.

Payment errors must be reported to the Prothonotary’s Office as soon as possible and no later than 45 days after the payment date.