Court of Common Pleas of Juniata County, Pennsylvania Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

A filer must contact the Court Administrator as soon as the decision to file an emergency-relief petition is made, determine when a judge will be available, and arrange presentation according to that availability.

The attorney or pro se party filing the Petition for Emergency Relief shall contact the Court Administrator as soon as it is determined that a Petition for Emergency Relief will be filed and shall seek to determine a time when a Judge will be available to review the petition. The attorney or pro se party shall arrange to present the Petition for Emergency Relief to the Court based on the Judge’s availability.

WARNING

After filing an emergency-relief petition, the filer may deliver the time-stamped petition to the Court Administrator for presentation to an available judge, or directly to the judge if the Administrator is unavailable, through the Prothonotary’s Office, by hand, or by facsimile.

Upon filing the Petition for Emergency Relief, the attorney or pro se party may deliver the petition to the Court Administrator for presentation to the available Judge or deliver directly to the Judge if the Court Administrator is unavailable. Said delivery of the time stamped petition may be through the Prothonotary’s Office, by hand delivery or by facsimile.