Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania Page & Word Limits
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
Civil cases
- Limit
- 3 pages
- Applies to
- Narrative
The required narrative explaining the delay in prosecuting the case may not exceed three pages.
(1) In any case where a party files a timely statement of intention to proceed in response to a notice of proposed termination, the party seeking to proceed, within 14 days from the filing of the notice of intention to proceed, shall file with the Prothonotary a brief narrative, not to exceed three pages, explaining the reason(s) for the delay in prosecuting the case.
Civil cases
- Limit
- 3 pages
- Applies to
- Case summary
A case summary may not exceed three pages.
At least 7 days prior to the case management conference, each party shall file with the Prothonotary a brief summary of the case, not to exceed three pages, and mail or deliver a copy to the assigned judge.
Civil cases
- Limit
- 3 pages
- Applies to
- Brief narrative
After reinstatement, the petitioning party must file a narrative explaining the delay within 14 days; the narrative may not exceed three pages.
In any case reinstated after termination pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 230.2(d), the petitioning party, within 14 days from the granting of the petition for reinstatement, shall file with the Prothonotary a brief narrative, not to exceed three pages, explaining the reason(s) for the delay in prosecuting the case.
Civil cases
- Limit
- 25 pages
- Applies to
- Brief
- Spacing
- Double
Briefs are limited to 25 pages of double-spaced conventional typographical printing, excluding the listed supplementary matter, unless the Court gives prior permission; the limit does not apply to post-trial-motion briefs.
Except by prior permission of the Court, briefs (exclusive of pages containing the table of contents, table of citations and any addendum containing opinions, etc., or other similar supplementary matter) shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages of double-spaced conventional typographical printing. This Rule shall not apply to briefs on post-trial motions.
What page or word limits apply to narrative in Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania's rule states these limits: 3 pages. The required narrative explaining the delay in prosecuting the case may not exceed three pages.
What page or word limits apply to case summary in Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania's rule states these limits: 3 pages. A case summary may not exceed three pages.
What page or word limits apply to brief narrative in Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania's rule states these limits: 3 pages. After reinstatement, the petitioning party must file a narrative explaining the delay within 14 days; the narrative may not exceed three pages.
What page or word limits apply to brief in Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania?
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania's rule states these limits: 25 pages. Excludes table of contents, table of authorities, and appendices. Briefs are limited to 25 pages of double-spaced conventional typographical printing, excluding the listed supplementary matter, unless the Court gives prior permission; the limit does not apply to post-trial-motion briefs.
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