Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

Civil cases

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service is complete when the legal paper is sent to the recipient's email address.

If electronically served, service is complete when a legal paper is sent to the recipient's electronic mail address.

Civil cases

A party must file its brief with the Prothonotary and serve copies in accordance with Pa. R.C.P. No. 440.

A party shall file a brief with the Prothonotary and shall serve copies pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. No. 440.

Civil cases

Not less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, the plaintiff shall file with the Prothonotary (and simultaneously send a copy directly to the judge presiding over the pretrial conference), and serve on opposing counsel, a pretrial statement. Three (3) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, all remaining parties shall file in like manner their pretrial statements.

Not less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, the plaintiff shall file with the Prothonotary (and simultaneously send a copy directly to the judge presiding over the pretrial conference), and serve on opposing counsel, a pretrial statement. Three (3) days prior to the scheduled time of the pre-trial conference, all remaining parties shall file in like manner their pretrial statements.

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service of legal papers through PACFile is permitted in Indiana County criminal cases under this rule.

(1) The electronic filing of legal papers and the electronic service of such papers through the PACFile system with the Indiana County Clerk of Courts for criminal cases in the Indiana County Court of Common Pleas is permitted under the terms described in this Local Rule.

Civil cases

Before the specified continuance requests are presented to the Court, all parties must receive notice.

(b) Requests for continuance made less than seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing, in instances in which all parties do not concur in the request for continuance, or a request for a second or subsequent continuance, shall, after notice to all parties, be presented to the Court for disposition.

Civil cases

After an electronic filing is accepted, the filing party must provide the Sheriff the documents needed for original service and writs.

(2) Once an electronic filing has been accepted by the Prothonotary, it shall be the responsibility of the filing party to provide to the Sheriff the proper service fee and documents for original service and writs.

Electronic filings must be served under Rules 114(B) and 576(b) on attorneys or parties who lack an account or cannot access or use the electronic system.

Service of electronic filings on any attorney or party who has not established a UJS web portal account or who is unable to file or receive legal papers electronically or otherwise unable to access the system shall be made by the procedures provided under Rules 114(B) and 576(b).

Applies to

Court orders and notices

Court orders and notices must be served on the listed offices in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.

The following offices must be served in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576: Sheriff, Adult Probation, Court Reporters, Court Administration, and Judge's Chambers. This applies to the service of court orders and notices.

The requester must serve a copy of the transcript request on the court reporter, presiding judge, and opposing counsel or, if unrepresented, the opposing party.

The party requesting a transcript shall also serve a copy of the request upon the court reporter, the presiding judge, and opposing counsel, or in the event the opposing party is not represented, the opposing party.

Civil cases

A party requesting delay damages must serve the information required by Rule L1306(2) on all other parties no later than when it is presented to the chairperson.

A party requesting delay damages shall serve a copy of the information set forth in Rule L1306(2) upon all other parties at or before the time the same is presented to the chairperson of the arbitration board/panel;

Service

Electronic service

Establishing a PACFile account or obtaining authorization constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of PACFile documents.

Establishment of an account by an attorney or authorization of a defendant proceeding without counsel in the PACFile system, to the extent permitted under this Local Rule and authorized by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, shall constitute consent to participate in electronic filing, including acceptance of service electronically of any document filed in the PACFile system.

Discovery requests and depositions must be served with enough time for responses to be completed before fact discovery closes.

All interrogatories, request for the production of documents, depositions, and request for admissions shall be served within sufficient time to allow responses to be completed prior to the close of fact discovery;

Civil cases

The moving party must ensure that copies of the scheduling order are served on all parties and their counsel.

It shall be the responsibility of the moving party to see that copies of the Order of Court scheduling the Initial Custody Conference are served on all parties and their respective counsel.

Civil cases

Service

Electronic service

Service may be made under Pa.R.C.P. 440 or electronically, except by fax, if the parties agree or the recipient's electronic address appears on an appearance or prior filed paper.

served as provided by Pa.R.C.P. 440 or by electronic transmission, other than facsimile transmission, if the parties agree thereto or an electronic address is included on an appearance or a prior legal paper filed with the Court in the action.

Civil cases

Applies to

Order scheduling child custody mediation

The moving party must ensure that copies of the order scheduling mediation are served on all parties and their counsel.

It shall be the responsibility of the moving party to see that copies of the Order of Court scheduling the Child Custody Mediation are served on all parties and their respective counsel.

Civil cases

For Expedited track matters, discovery requests must be served early enough for responses to be completed before fact discovery closes.

All interrogatories, request for the production of documents, depositions, and request for admissions shall be served within sufficient time to allow responses to be completed prior to the close of fact discovery;

Civil cases

The appellant must serve all parties to the matter with the Certificate of Readiness for trial.

(e) Simultaneously with the filing of the appeal, the appellant shall also file a Certificate of Readiness for trial with the Prothonotary and shall serve all parties to the matter.

Service

Electronic service

Papers must be served electronically on attorneys and defendants participating in PACFile.

Service upon an attorney or defendant participating in the PACFile system shall be done electronically.

Civil cases

Objections to a Certificate of Readiness must be served within 20 days after service of the certificate.

Any party objecting to a Certificate of Readiness shall do so by filing and serving objections within twenty (20) days of service of the Certificate of Readiness.