Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

New civil action

New civil actions must be filed on paper at the specified Office of the Clerk of Judicial Records.

All new civil actions are to be filed on 8 1/2 " x 11" paper in the Office of the Clerk of Judicial Records, Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper

(B) Legal Papers Defined. The legal papers which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers and any notices or documents for which filings are required or permitted, including orders, exhibits and attachments except for the following: - 1. Legal papers filed or authorized to be filed under seal; - 2. Applications for a search warrant; - 3. Applications for an arrest warrant; - 4. Grand jury materials - 5. Subpoenas; - 6. Wiretap Act, cell phone, tracker and Internet petitions.

(B) Legal Papers Defined. The legal papers which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers and any notices or documents for which filings are required or permitted, including orders, exhibits and attachments except for the following: - 1. Legal papers filed or authorized to be filed under seal; - 2. Applications for a search warrant; - 3. Applications for an arrest warrant; - 4. Grand jury materials - 5. Subpoenas; - 6. Wiretap Act, cell phone, tracker and Internet petitions.

CRITICAL

(C) All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx and participation is permissive.

(C) All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx and participation is permissive.

CRITICAL

All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx and participation is permissive. Parties who are proceeding without counsel are not required to establish a PACFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PACFile system.

All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx and participation is permissive. Parties who are proceeding without counsel are not required to establish a PACFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PACFile system.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper

The Clerk of Courts must accept a legal paper submitted in paper or hard-copy format.

Any legal paper submitted for filing to the Clerk of Courts in a paper (or "hard-copy") format shall be accepted by the Clerk of Courts in that format and

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper

The Clerk of Courts must accept and retain any legal paper submitted in paper or hard-copy format.

(F) Legal Papers Filed in a Paper Format. Any legal paper submitted for filing to the Clerk of Courts in a paper (or "hard-copy") format shall be accepted by the Clerk of Courts in that format and shall be retained by the Clerk of Courts as may be required by rules of Court and record retention policies.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Orphans court motion

Orphans Court motions must be sent by email to the stated address on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays.

Orphans Court motions shall be sent to the email address: orphanmotion@lackawannacounty.org on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal papers

The rule identifies written motions, answers, notices, and other required or permitted filings for electronic filing, with listed exceptions.

The legal Papers which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers, and any notices or documents for which filings are required or permitted, including orders, copies of exhibits, and attachments except for the following: - 1. Applications for search warrants; - 2. Applications for arrest warrants; - 3. Exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceedings; and - 4. Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law.

CRITICAL

Traditional filing must be accepted when an electronic filing cannot be submitted through no fault of the filing party.

Where an electronic filing cannot be submitted to no fault of the filing party, traditional filing shall be accepted.

CRITICAL

All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx

All attorneys shall establish a PACFile account using the United Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/MyServices.aspx

WARNING

Applies to

Legal papers

Attorneys and self-represented parties unable or unwilling to participate electronically may file and serve papers in physical paper format.

Attorney or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.

WARNING

The Clerk must accept paper-format legal papers, retain them, convert them to PDF for the system, and treat the PDF as the original, subject to the stated exception.

Any legal paper submitted for filing to the Clerk of Courts in a paper (or "hard-copy") format shall be accepted by the Clerk of Courts in that format and shall be retained by the Clerk of Courts as may be required by rules of Court and record retention policies. The Clerk of Courts shall convert such hard-copy legal paper to PDF and add it to the system, except those legal papers excluded from electronic filing pursuant to Pa.R.J.C.P. 1205(C). Once converted to PDF, the PDF version of the legal paper shall be deemed and treated as the original legal paper and may be used by the parties and the Court for all purposes, including but not limited to, court hearings and trials.

WARNING

Self-represented parties are not required to establish a PACFile account or file legal papers electronically through PACFile.

Parties who are proceeding without counsel are not required to establish a PACFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PACFile system.

WARNING

Participation in electronic filing is permissive.

participation is permissive.

INFO

Electronic filing is authorized, and applicable general court rules and policies continue to govern filings regardless of filing method.

In agreement with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the electronic filing of legal papers in Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th Judicial District, is hereby authorized in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1 and this Rule. The applicable general rules of court and court policies that implement the rules shall continue to apply to all filings regardless of the method of filing.

INFO

Attorneys and self-represented parties unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing may file legal papers in physical paper format.

3. Attorneys or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.

INFO

Parties proceeding without counsel are not required to establish a PACFile account or file through the electronic PACFile system.

Parties who are proceeding without counsel are not required to establish a PACFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PACFile system.

INFO

Electronic filing of legal papers is authorized in Lackawanna County under this rule.

In agreement with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the electronic filing of legal papers in Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th Judicial District, is hereby authorized in accordance with Pa.R.J.C.P. 1205 and this Rule.

INFO

Applies to

Legal papers

Electronic filing of legal papers is authorized in Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas.

In agreement with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the electronic filing of legal papers in Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th Judicial District , is hereby authorized in accordance with Pa.R.J.C.P. 205 and this Rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal papers

The legal Papers which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers, and any notices or documents for which filings are required or permitted, including orders, copies of exhibits, and attachments except for the following: - 1. Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law; and - 2. Exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceedings.

The legal Papers which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers, and any notices or documents for which filings are required or permitted, including orders, copies of exhibits, and attachments except for the following: - 1. Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law; and - 2. Exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceedings.