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

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The complaints or petitions, notices, and orders referenced in the commencement rule must be served in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1930.4.

Service of any complaint or petition, notice and order referenced herein above shall be in accordance with Pa. R.C.P. 1930.4.

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A copy of the appeal must be transmitted immediately to Court Administration.

A copy of said Appeal shall be transmitted immediately to Court Administration.

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Service

Mail

After a public sale is allowed, the petitioner must notify each interested party at least twenty days before the proposed sale; notice may be sent by first-class mail.

After allowance of public sale of real property, the petitioner shall, in addition to such notice as required by law, give notice of the sale to each interested party. The notice may be given by first class mail and must be given at least twenty (20) day prior to the date of the proposed sale.

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Applies to

Conference summary report

The Conference Summary Report becomes part of the Court records, and a copy must be provided to the parties.

This report shall become a part of the Court records and a copy thereof shall be provided to the parties.

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The moving party must serve the motion, any proposed order, and any order scheduling argument or an evidentiary hearing on opposing counsel and all unrepresented parties.

The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion, any proposed order and any order scheduling Argument or an Evidentiary Hearing on opposing counsel and all unrepresented parties.

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A copy of a child-attendance request must be furnished to the other party no later than seven days before the scheduled conference.

and shall furnish a copy of said request to the other party no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled conference.

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Service

Mail

The auditor’s report and signed Decree Nisi must be mailed to attorneys who appeared before the auditor and to unrepresented exceptants who appeared.

A copy of said report and the signed Decree Nisi shall be mailed via regular mail to all attorneys who appeared before him and all exceptants who appeared without attorneys.

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Applies to

Divorce complaint

When serving the divorce complaint, the moving party must serve the responding party with the seminar attendance order and provide the program brochure or registration form.

The moving party shall serve the responding party with a copy of the Court Order directing attendance at the Seminar at the time a Divorce Complaint is served. A program brochure/registration form shall also be provided by the moving party to the responding party at the time of service of the complaint.

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A copy of the arbitration praecipe must be delivered immediately to Court Administration and all other counsel.

A copy of the arbitration praecipe shall immediately be delivered to Court Administration and all other counsel.

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Applies to

Continuance motion and order

The filing party must forward the motion and order to the Arbitration Panel Chairperson and serve the motion and order granting or denying the continuance on the Chairperson, counsel of record, and all pro se parties.

the denial. The Court shall forward the Order granting or denying the continuance to the Prothonotary for filing. The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion and order granting or denying the continuance to the Arbitration Panel Chairperson, counsel of record, and all pro se parties.

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After the Court issues the rule, petitioner's counsel must serve the petition and rule on all other parties or their counsel.

After the Court issues the rule, counsel for the petitioner must serve the petition and rule upon all other parties or their counsel.

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Service

Publication

Notice of the sale must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located.

In addition, notice of the sale must be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the real property is located.

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Applies to

Continuance motion and order

The moving party must serve counsel of record and all pro se parties with the motion and the order granting or denying the continuance.

The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion and order granting or denying the continuance to counsel of record, and all pro se parties.

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The moving party must serve opposing counsel and all unrepresented parties with the motion, any proposed order, and any order setting argument or a briefing schedule.

The moving party shall serve a copy of the motion, any proposed order and any order scheduling argument or setting up a briefing schedule on opposing counsel and all unrepresented parties.

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Service

Mail

Initial hearing notice must be mailed at least 20 days before the hearing to the specified attorneys, heirs, creditors, and qualifying agencies; unrepresented parties receive notice at their last known address of record.

Notice of the initial hearing shall be given by regular mail not less than twenty (20) days before the date of the schedule hearing to the counsel of record for the Estate, counsel of record for the exceptant(s), each heir at the last known address, to each unpaid creditor and to the Department of Revenue, the Department of Human Services, or other agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, if such Department or agency has, according to the information of the Clerk, a claim against the estate to be audited. If a party is unrepresented, notice shall be mailed to the last known address of record.

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The Chairman must give written notice of hearing assignments, times, and locations at least 30 days in advance, either directly or through the Prothonotary for service.

C. The Chairman shall notify each of the members of the Arbitration Board of their respective assignment(s) and each of the members of the Arbitration Board, counsel of record and all unrepresented parties of the time and location of the hearings scheduled for that Arbitration day. Such notice shall be in writing and shall provide not less than thirty (30) days notice to the parties or their attorneys of record. The Chairman may send out said notice to all indicated parties or provide the same to the Prothonotary for service.

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Applies to

Pre hearing statement

At the conference, each party must provide the conciliator and the other parties with a pre-hearing statement in the substantially prescribed form, to the extent information is available.

At the conference, each party shall provide the conciliator and each other with a pre-hearing statement substantially in the form provided in Local Rule 1915.26 insofar as said information is then available.

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Service

Mail to opposing party

The moving party must serve the continuance and order by prepaid first-class mail to counsel of record or, if unrepresented, to the parent at the last known address of record.

The moving party shall serve said continuance and order to counsel of record or the parent, if they are proceeding unrepresented, at the last known address of record via first class mail postage pre-paid.

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The Prothonotary must send notice of the scheduled Pre-trial Conference to counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

The Prothonotary shall send notice thereof to counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Scheduling order

The moving party’s counsel must serve the conciliation scheduling order on the respondent under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, and the petitioner must file an affidavit verifying service at least ten calendar days before the conference.

Counsel for the moving party shall serve a copy of the Scheduling Order for Conciliation upon the Respondent in accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. The petitioner shall file an Affidavit of Service verifying that the defendant was served at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the Conciliation Conference.

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Ten days' written notice of intent to present the petition must be given to nonjoining unpaid beneficiaries, heirs, and claimants, or to the Attorney General if the heirs are unknown.

that ten days' written notice of intention to present the petition has been given to every unpaid beneficiary, heir or claimant who has not joined in the petition, or to the Attorney General, if the decedent's heirs are unknown;

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Each party must serve the mediation statement on the other party at least ten days before mediation.

At least ten (10) days prior to the mediation, each party shall file and serve on the other party a mediation statement which must include the following: (1) a succinct explanation of the facts and relief sought; (2) significant legal issues that remain unsolved; (3) summary of medical and expert reports (if applicable); (4) itemized list of damages; and (5) settlement posture and rationale.

WARNING

If the respondent to the Petition for Emergency Relief has counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel shall, if possible, notify the respondent’s counsel of record of the intent to file the petition as early as possible. If there is no counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel shall, if possible, make a good faith effort to notify the pro se respondent of the intent to file the petition as early as possible.

If the respondent to the Petition for Emergency Relief has counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel shall, if possible, notify the respondent’s counsel of record of the intent to file the petition as early as possible. If there is no counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel shall, if possible, make a good faith effort to notify the pro se respondent of the intent to file the petition as early as possible.

WARNING

The Chairperson must forward a copy of the award for each listed case to Court Administration.

A copy of said award shall be forwarded to Court Administration by the Chairperson for each case listed.