Court of Common Pleas of Fulton County, Pennsylvania Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proof of filing

When requested, the filing office must immediately provide the submitter in person with proof of filing by giving them a true and attested copy.

In the presence of the person submitting the Document(s), proof of time stamping and filing shall be immediately supplied in-person to an attorney, an attorney's staff, an agent, or a self-represented litigant by providing a true and attested copy of the Document to the person when requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Transcript requests must use the standardized form provided by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.

(a) All requests for transcripts shall be set forth on a standardized Request for Transcript form provided by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document containing confidential information

Anyone filing a document containing confidential information must use and file the applicable Confidential Information Form or Confidential Document Form.

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, persons who file documents that contain confidential information as defined by the Policy shall use and file a Confidential Information Form (CIF) or a Confidential Document Form (CDF), as applicable, in order to comply with the Policy.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Grievance form

Complete the Grievance Form (Appendix B) and return to the District Court Administrator for 39th Judicial District (contact information is printed at bottom of Appendix B form).

Complete the Grievance Form (Appendix B) and return to the District Court Administrator for 39th Judicial District (contact information is printed at bottom of Appendix B form).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

For an ordinary transcript, the requesting party must file the original request with the district court administrator.

(b) For an ordinary transcript, the party requesting a full or partial transcript of a trial or other proceeding shall file the original request with the district court administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Daily report

The filing office must maintain a log of court filings for each Common Pleas Judge and send chambers and Court Administration a daily report with the specified filing details for the prior business day.

The Filing Office shall keep a log of all Court filings for each Common Pleas Judge, and shall issue a daily report to each Judge's Chambers and Court Administration (via email or shared electronic document) containing the Filing Description, Time and Date Received, Date Timestamped, and Distribution for each Court filing filed the prior business day.

WARNING

Applies to

Proof of filing waiver

A filing party's waiver of the in-person proof-of-filing requirement must be in writing and retained by the filing office.

Waiver of this requirement by the filing party shall be obtained in writing and maintained by the filing office.