Court of Common Pleas of Fulton County, Pennsylvania Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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If a hearing is scheduled within the next five business days, the new Document must be placed in the case file on the same business day it is filed.

If so, the new Document shall be placed in the case file the same business day it is filed.

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If the Filing Office lacks the case file, it must email the file holder and Court Administration within one-half hour of filing.

If the Filing Office does not have possession of the case file, the Filing Office shall within one-half hour of the filing of the Document email the case file holder and Court Administration staff alerting the holder and Court Administration to the filing of a new Document and arrange delivery of the document or a copy thereof to the file holder.

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When requested, proof of filing for a mailed document must be sent to the filing party by mail no later than the next business day as a true and attested copy.

Proof of time stamping and filing shall be mailed not later than the next business day to attorneys, staff and/or litigants by providing a true and attested copy of the document/filing to the filing party when requested and in accordance with the applicable rule(s) of procedure for the particular filing type.

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The Filing Office must timestamp a Notice of Appeal with its receipt date and note that date on the docket the same business day it is received.

Specifically, the Filing Office shall immediately timestamp the Notice of Appeal with the date of receipt the same business day it is received, and the Filing Office shall notate the docket with this receipt date.

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Specifically, all Documents received by a Fulton County Filing Office through physical delivery by an attorney, an attorney's staff, an agent, or a self-represented litigant shall be immediately time-stamped and filed in accordance with paragraph (2.a).

Specifically, all Documents received by a Fulton County Filing Office through physical delivery by an attorney, an attorney's staff, an agent, or a self-represented litigant shall be immediately time-stamped and filed in accordance with paragraph (2.a).

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A Notice of Appeal received while the Filing Office is closed must be processed the next business day.

If a Notice of Appeal is received when a Filing Office is closed, the Notice of Appeal shall be processed accordingly the next business day.

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If no Court proceeding is occurring within the next five business days, the new Document must be placed in the case file by close of business the next business day after filing.

If a Court proceeding is not occurring within the next 5 business days, the new Document shall be placed in the case file by the close of business the next business day after the Document is filed.

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By the next business day after receipt, the Filing Office must transmit the Notice of Appeal and send the appellate court the notice, its attachments, and a receipt showing any fee collected.

The Filing Office shall transmit the Notice of Appeal to the appropriate appellate court and send a copy of the Notice of Appeal, any documentary or other attachments, as well as a receipt showing the collection of any fee, not later than the next business day after the receipt date.

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A person seeking a PFA order must first seek an order from the on-call Magisterial District Judge and then file for emergency PFA relief with the Prothonotary the next business day.

Anyone seeking a protection from abuse (PFA) order, shall seek a protection order from the on call Magisterial District Judge, and proceed to file for emergency protection from abuse relief the next business day with the Fulton County Prothonotary.

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The filing office must properly notate the applicable docket by close of business on the day proof of filing is completed.

The Filing Offices of Fulton County shall properly notate the applicable docket in accordance with the rule(s) of procedure pertaining to the filing type, and the Filing Office must notate the appropriate docket by the close of business the same day proof of filing is completed.

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Newly filed documents must be added to the physical case file by close of business on the next business day, subject to exceptions.

Any new Document(s) filed shall be added to the physical case file by the close of the next business day after the Document(s) is filed subject to the following exceptions:

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Documents received by a filing office must generally be time-stamped and filed the same business day, or the next business day if received while the office is closed.

Generally, all Documents (pleadings, orders, or any other documents required to be filed of record by rule or statute) received by a Fulton County Filing Office shall be time-stamped and filed on the same business day they are received, or the next business day if received when the filing office is closed.

WARNING

The filing offices are open for receiving and filing documents from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for specified holidays and closures.

The Filing Offices of the Fulton County Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills, and Clerk of the Orphans' Court shall be open to the public and the Court for the receipt and filing of records, documents, etc., excluding annually approved holidays, judicially declared emergencies, or such other specially approved closures by the Court, from the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

WARNING

Filings that would have been accepted on the listed office-closure dates will be processed by the filing office the next business day.

For the forgoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Offices of the Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Orphans' Court, Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds located within the Fulton County Courthouse, 201 North Second Street, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 17233, shall be closed on the following days: November 20, 2025; December 11, 2025; January 15, 2026; February 19, 2026; March 19, 2026; and April 16, 2026. Any and all filings that would have been accepted on those aforementioned dates shall be processed by the filing office the next business day.

CRITICAL

Deadline

15 calendar days

If the response does not resolve the issue satisfactorily, the complainant may appeal within 15 calendar days after receiving the response.

If the response to the complaint does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant may appeal the decision within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the response to the President Judge or designee for the 39th Judicial District.

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A motion requesting a non-ordinary transcript must be filed at least 10 days before the proceeding or scheduled pretrial or scheduling conference, whichever occurs first, unless the presiding judge waives the filing time limit.

If a party wishes to request a non-ordinary transcript, the party shall file a motion with the appropriate records filing office and serve a copy of the motion upon the presiding judge and the district court administrator at least 10 days prior to the proceeding or a scheduled pre- trial/scheduling conference, whichever occurs first. The time limit for filing may be waived by the presiding judge.

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Deadline

60 calendar days

A complaint should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation.

The complaint should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the alleged violation.