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

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may directly serve filed documents on opposing parties or counsel but must file a Certificate of Service; the Prothonotary serves any court-issued Order or Rule to Show Cause and files a certificate that is prima facie proof of service.

(2) By directly serving copies of all filed documents upon all opposing parties or their counsel in accordance with sub - section (B) of this rule. The party serving such documents shall be required to file a Certificate of Service in compliance with sub -section (C) above. Once the court issues any Order or Rule to Show Cause, the Prothonotary shall serve a copy of that document on all parties or their counsel by any method permitted in sub -section (B). Thereafter, the Prothonotary shall file a Certificate of Service in compliance with sub -section (C). Such certificate shall constitute prima facie proof that service was accomplished.

CRITICALCivil cases

To invoke the CDC Order’s protection, a tenant must provide the landlord with an executed copy of the specified declaration.

b. In order to invoke the protection of the CDC Order, the Tenant must provide to their Landlord an executed copy of the form Declaration for the CDC’s Temporary Halt in Evictions to Prevent Further Spread of COVID-19, a copy of which is attached hereto and available at http://www.pacourts.us/forms/for-the-public.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail to opposing party

For service by mail, a party may leave copies of all filed documents and proposed orders with stamped, addressed envelopes at the Prothonotary’s Office; the Prothonotary mails them and files a Certificate of Service that is prima facie proof of service.

(D) Service shall be accomplished by either of the following methods: (1) By leaving at the Prothonotary’s Office a copy of all filed documents and proposed Orders together with stamped envelopes addressed for each opposing counsel and/or unrepresented litigant(s). The Prothonotary shall use the envelopes provided to serve all filed documents and accompanying Orders of Court by mail. Thereafter, the Prothonotary shall complete and file a Certificate of Service in compliance with sub -section (C). Such certificate shall constitute prima facie proof that service was accomplished;

CRITICALCivil cases

Each adult listed on the lease, rental agreement, or housing contract must complete and provide a declaration to the landlord.

(1) Every adult listed on the lease, rental agreement, or housing contract shall complete and provide a Declaration to the Landlord.

CRITICALCivil cases

You must provide a copy of the declaration to your landlord, property owner, or other person with the right to evict or remove you.

Under the CDC’s order you must provide a copy of this declaration to your landlord, owner of the residential property where you live, or other person who has a right to have you evicted or removed from where you live.

CRITICALCivil cases

A copy of the Certificate of Readiness for Trial must be served on all counsel having an interest in the case at least fifteen days before filing.

that a copy of this certificate of readiness has been served on all counsel having an interest in the case no less tha n fifteen (15) days prior to the filing

CRITICALCivil cases

The board chair must set the hearing's time and place and give written notice at least 30 days beforehand to the parties, their counsel, and the other arbitrators.

The chairman of the Board of Arbitrators shall fix the time and place for a hearing and shall give at least thirty (30) days written notice to all parties, their counsel and the other arbitrators

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

Motions must be served on opposing counsel or parties and the Court Administration Office by 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

and must be served upon all opposing counsel and/or parties and the Court Administration Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding Motions Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion will not be disposed of unless the pertinent parties or counsel are present, or a certificate establishes service by 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

No Order disposing of a Motion will be made unless all pertinent parties and/or their counsel are present or unless a Certificate of Service exists establishing service of the Motion no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding Motions Court;

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

The magisterial district judge must deliver a copy of the hearing notice to all parties.

Deliver a copy of the hearing notice to all parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party filing a document is responsible for serving it on all other parties or their counsel.

It shall be the responsibility of a party filing a document to insure that the document is served upon all other parties or their counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

The person effecting service must file a Certificate of Service identifying everyone served, the service method and date, the destination, and the server’s name and signature.

(C) A Certificate of Service must be filed by the person effecting service setting forth the following: (1) the names of all persons served; (2) the method of service; (3) the date of service; (4) the address, fax number or email location to which service was made; and (5) the name and signature of the person who personally effectuated service.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion and proposed order

The moving party must serve the motion and proposed order on all other parties under Rule 52-440, with notice of the Motions Court presentation date and time.

It shall be the responsibility of the moving party to serve a copy of the Motion and proposed Order on all other parties in accordance with Leb.Co.R.Civ.P. 52 -440. (2) Service must include notice of the date and time at which the matter will be presented in Motions Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service may be made by facsimile or email to the address listed on counsel’s latest Entry of Appearance.

by facsimile transmission or email transmission, to the address set forth on counsel’s latest Entry of Appearance.

CRITICALCivil cases

The filing party must serve filed documents under the applicable court rules; CountySuite does not serve them.

The filing party is responsible for service of the filed documents in accordance with the applicable rules of court. CountySuite does not have a service component.

CRITICALCivil cases

The petitioner is responsible for serving the rule on all interested parties.

(4) petitioner shall be responsible for service of this rule upon all interested parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Publication

When publication service is appropriate, publish the notice once in the Lebanon County Legal Journal and once in a Lebanon County newspaper of general circulation, using the specified address unless the court orders otherwise.

Service by publication , when appropriate , shall be made by publishing the appropriate notice one (1) time in the Lebanon County Legal Journal and one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in Lebanon County. The address on the notice required by Pa.R.Civ.P. 430 shall be the same office designated by the Court in Leb.R.Civ.P. 1018. For purposes of this Rule , the Lebanon County Legal Journal is designated as the legal publication for the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County unless otherwise spec ified by Order of Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

For specially scheduled arbitration panels, Court Administration must set the hearing's time and place and give written notice at least 30 days beforehand to the parties, their counsel, and the arbitrators.

For specially scheduled Arbitration panels established pursuant to Rule 52 -1302(E), Court Administration shall fix the time and place for a hearing and shall give at least thirty (30) days written notice to all parties, their counsel and the arbitrators.

INFOCivil cases

Service may be made by any method permitted by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

Service under this rule may be effectuated by any method permitted by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, including

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

Petitions must be served on all opposing parties in accordance with Rule 52-440.

All petitions must be served upon all opposing parties in accordance with Rule 52-440.