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

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of proposed termination

For divorce cases inactive for at least two years, the Prothonotary must send a Notice of Proposed Termination to counsel of record or, if a party is unrepresented, to the party.

Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. Rule 230.2(b)(1), the Prothonotary shall then send Notices of Proposed Termination to counsel of record, or to the parties if not represented, for those divorce cases having no activity for two years or more.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Answer

The plaintiff must serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney of record when the answer is filed.

and also to serve a copy of said answer upon petitioner or his attorney of record at the time of filing the same.

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Written notice of the auditor or master’s first hearing must be served on all known heirs, devisees, unpaid legatees, and distributees or their attorneys 20 days before the hearing.

Twenty (20) days notice of the time and place of the first hearing before the auditor or master shall be served, in writing, on all known heirs, devisees, unpaid legatees, and distributes, or their attorneys, and to all others by advertisement in one newspaper of

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Discovery requests

In commercial real estate tax assessment appeals, discovery requests must be propounded within 60 days after the appeal is filed, unless the Court enters a case management order.

(1) Discovery requests shall be propounded within sixty (60) days of the filing of the appeal.

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The party must serve opposing counsel with the supplemental witness information or plan when it is filed with the court.

(g) If a party, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, first becomes aware of the necessity or the desirability of using a witness or a plan or plot subsequent to the pre-trial conference, that party shall forthwith file the name, address and classification of the witness or a copy of the plan or plot with the court and serve a copy upon opposing counsel.

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After preparing a report, the auditor or master must serve the parties or their attorneys with 20 days' written notice of the date fixed for filing, and allow the parties access to the report in the meantime.

After the report is prepared, the auditor or master shall serve on the parties, or their attorneys, twenty (20) days written notice of the day fixed for filing the same and in the meantime, such parties shall be allowed access thereto.

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Applies to

Brief

A copy of every filed brief must be served on counsel of record, any unrepresented party, and the Court.

A copy of any brief filed shall be served on all counsel of record, a party if unrepresented and the Court.

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Service

Mail

The Prothonotary must serve the order on the defendants, attorneys of record, and Housing Opportunities, Inc. by First-Class Mail.

This Order is to be docketed by the Prothonotary of Mercer County and served upon the Defendant(s) at their address(es) as reflected on the Certificate of Participation, any attorney of record for any party at the address included on any pleading and/or appearance, and upon Housing Opportunities, Inc., at 2418 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA 16105, all by First-Class Mail.

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Within 90 days after filing the appeal, the Appellant must serve supporting documents and a statement of the grounds and basis on the Board and all other parties.

Within ninety (90) days of the filing of the appeal, the Appellant shall serve a copy of all documents supporting the appeal, such as comparable or other evidence, and a statement of the grounds and basis of the appeal, on the Board and all other parties.

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Service

Publication

Notice must be published in general circulation within the county and in the Mercer County Law Journal weekly for three consecutive weeks before the hearing, unless all interested parties agree to dispense with notice or the Court orders otherwise.

general circulation within the county and the Mercer County Law Journal once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of the hearing, unless notice be dispensed with by agreement of all interested parties, or by order of Court.

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The petitioner must give the notice at least 20 days before the confirmation date.

Said notice shall be given by the petitioner not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for confirmation.

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Applies to

Petition

Service

Mail

The Appellant must serve the petition by regular mail on the Board, municipality, school district, and any property owner who is not the Appellant.

(e) The Appellant shall serve copies of the Petition for Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal by regular mail upon the Mercer County Board of Assessment Appeals c/o the Mercer County Assessment Office, the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located, the board of school directors of the school district in which the property is located and the property owner if the property owner is not the Appellant.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Statement of proposed distribution notice and advertisement

Notice and advertisement of a statement of proposed distribution must be given at the same time and in the same manner as notice and advertisement of the account.

Notice and advertisement of a statement of proposed distribution shall be given at the same time and in the same manner as the account as provided in Local Rules 2.5:1 and 2.5:2.

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Proof of service of the citation must be filed with the Clerk by the citation’s return date.

Proof of service of the citation shall be filed with the Clerk on or before the return date of the citation.

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Service

Mail to all parties

The assignee must mail written notice of the account, distribution petition, and audit or confirmation call to all interested parties' last known addresses at least three weeks before presenting the account to the court.

The assignee shall give written notice of the filing of the account, the petition for distribution and of the call for the audit or confirmation thereof to all interested parties. Such notice shall be given by mailing to the last known address of such parties, at least three weeks before the presentation of the account to the court,

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If the officers are not the trustees ad litem and have not given written consent attached to the initial pleading, plaintiffs must serve them notice within ten days and file proof, or the action is automatically stayed until proof is filed.

In case the said officers do not constitute the trustees ad litem, or have not consented to the prosecution of the action by consent in writing attached to the initial pleading, the plaintiffs shall serve notice, in the manner provided in the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure of the bringing of the action upon said officers within ten (10) days thereafter and file proof thereof in the action; otherwise, the action shall be automatically stayed until such proof is filed.

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Deadline

24 hours

An attachment to compel a witness’s appearance will issue only under special circumstances and if the witness was served with a subpoena at least 24 hours before the hearing.

Attachment to compel the appearance of a witness will not be issued, except under special circumstances, and unless the witness shall have been served with a subpoena at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail

The Office of the Custody Conciliator must serve the scheduling order by first-class mail on counsel for a represented party, or on an unrepresented party at the party’s last known address.

(e) If a party is represented, the Office of the Custody Conciliator shall serve the order scheduling the Conciliator conference on the party’s counsel by first class mail. If a party is unrepresented, the Office of the Custody Conciliator shall serve the order upon the party by first class mail at the party’s last known address.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Publication

For service by publication under paragraph (c) of R.C.P. 3110, the notice must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mercer County and once in the Mercer County Law Journal, and proof of publication must be filed.

When the plaintiff seeks to serve a party by publication as provided in paragraph (c) of R.C.P. 3110, it shall be sufficient service to publish said notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mercer County and once in the Mercer County Law Journal. Proofs of publication shall be filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mortgage foreclosure complaint

The copy of the foreclosure complaint served on the defendants must have the Exhibit A URGENT NOTICE affixed to it.

Complaints in Mortgage Foreclosure presented for filing seeking foreclosure on a mortgage of a Mercer County owner-occupied residence shall be accompanied with an additional URGENT NOTICE, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. Said URGENT NOTICE shall be affixed to the Complaint when presented for filing and shall also be affixed to the copy of the Complaint served upon the Defendant(s).

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All other parties must serve their appraisal reports on the Appellant and the court within 14 days of the disposition hearing.

All other parties shall serve Appellant and the court with their appraisal report within fourteen (14) days of the disposition hearing.

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After a mental or physical examination under R.C.P. 4010, counsel must be prepared to deliver and exchange medical reports within five days after receiving any written or oral report.

When a mental or physical examination has been made pursuant to R.C.P. 4010, counsel shall be prepared to deliver and exchange medical reports, as provided therein, not more than five (5) days after any report, written or oral, has been received.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of intervention

Service

Mail

Within five days after filing the Notice of Intervention, the intervenor must file proof of regular-mail service with the Prothonotary.

(e) Within five (5) days of filing the Notice of Intervention, an intervenor shall file a proof of service with the Prothonotary reflecting that service was made by regular mail.

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The party placing a case on the Argument List must send the praecipe to opposing counsel and the Court Administrator.

A copy of the praecipe ordering the case on the Argument List shall be sent to the opposing counsel and to the Court Administrator by the party placing the case on the Argument List, which praecipe shall include the name of the opposing counsel and whether the matter listed requires the taking of testimony.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition and order

If the court grants a rule, the petition and order must be served on the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney of record within five days after the order.

If a rule is granted by the court, a copy of the petition and order made thereto, shall be served upon the plaintiff or his attorney of record within five (5) days from the date of the order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of intervention

Service

Mail

An intervenor must serve the Notice of Intervention by regular mail on the Board, municipality, school district, any property owner who is not the Appellant, and other intervenors of record.

(d) An intervenor shall serve copies of the Notice of Intervention by regular mail upon the Mercer County Board of Assessment Appeals c/o the Mercer County Assessment Office, the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located, the board of school directors of the school district in which the property is located, the property owner, if the property owner is not the Appellant, and any other intervening parties of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

When a non-moving party files the scheduling praecipe, the moving party must provide its brief to all other parties.

(2) When a non-moving party files a scheduling praecipe, the moving party shall file with the Court Administrator and with all other parties a brief within fifteen (15) days after filing of the praecipe.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Publication

When serving a garnishee by publication under R.C.P. 3112(c), publish the notice once in each specified publication and file proof of publication.

Whenever a party seeks to serve a garnishee by publication as provided in paragraph (c) of R.C.P. 3112, it shall be sufficient service to publish said notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mercer County and once in the Mercer County Law Journal. Proofs of publication shall be filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

The appellant must serve the supporting documents and grounds statement on the Board and all other parties within 75 days after the appeal is filed, unless the Court enters a case management order.

(1) Within seventy-five (75) days of the filing of the appeal, the Appellant shall serve a copy of all documents supporting the appeal, such as comparable or other evidence, and a statement of the grounds and basis of the appeal, on the Board and all other parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

The responsible person must notify opposing counsel and the Prothonotary of the hearing date and place.

responsible for the setting of the date and place of hearing, for giving notice thereof to opposing counsel and to the Prothonotary, and for the filing of the board's report and award if any.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Objections and certification

Copies of the Objections and certification must be served on the Master and all counsel of record, or on the parties if unrepresented.

Copies of the Objections and the certification shall be served on the Master and all counsel of record, or the parties if unrepresented.

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An appointed auditor must give notice of the appointment.

The auditor shall give notice of appointment.

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Service

Mail

After an appraisal or designation and before sale, the sheriff must mail notice by first-class U.S. mail to all interested parties.

The sheriff following an appraisal or designation shall immediately thereafter and before sale give notice thereof by first class United States mail to all interested parties of the appraisal or designation, which notice shall set forth the right of appeal to the Court of Common Pleas within forty-eight (48) hours thereof.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Certificate of participation

If the Defendant(s) call Housing Opportunities, Inc., and if the Defendant(s) attend a meeting with a Housing Opportunities Counselor, and if the Housing Opportunities Counselor makes a determination that the Defendant(s) is/are eligible to participate in the Mercer County Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliation Program, the Housing Opportunities Counselor shall secure the signature(s) of the Defendant(s) on a “Certificate of Participation”; file the same with the Prothonotary of Mercer County; and serve a copy thereof in the Court Administration Office of Mercer County, all within thirty (30) days following service of the Complaint and URGENT NOTICE upon the Defendant(s).

If the Defendant(s) call Housing Opportunities, Inc., and if the Defendant(s) attend a meeting with a Housing Opportunities Counselor, and if the Housing Opportunities Counselor makes a determination that the Defendant(s) is/are eligible to participate in the Mercer County Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliation Program, the Housing Opportunities Counselor shall secure the signature(s) of the Defendant(s) on a “Certificate of Participation”; file the same with the Prothonotary of Mercer County; and serve a copy thereof in the Court Administration Office of Mercer County, all within thirty (30) days following service of the Complaint and URGENT NOTICE upon the Defendant(s).

CRITICALCivil cases

When an ex parte order is made, the motion and order must be served promptly on the opponent and all other parties, who may promptly seek reconsideration.

In cases where an ex parte order is made, a copy of the motion and order shall be served promptly on the opponent and on all other parties, who may file a prompt application for reconsideration of the order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Notice of the appraisal must be given to the personal representative and next of kin, or the Attorney General if neither exists, at least 20 days before confirmation; the Court directs the manner of notice if a next-of-kin address or whereabouts is unknown.

Upon the filing of the appraisal, notice thereof shall be given to the personal representative and to the next of kin, and if there be neither personal representative nor the next of kin, to the Attorney General. The notice shall contain a copy of the petition and appraisal, and a statement that confirmation of the appraisal will occur on a stated date and the setting apart of the real estate to the individual who will be requesting the family exception and may be allowed by the Court at a stated time, and unless exceptions are filed before the date of confirmation. Said notice shall be given not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for confirmation. If the address or whereabouts of any of the next of kin is unknown, notice shall be given in such manner as the Court shall direct.

CRITICALCivil cases

Ex parte motions in adversary proceedings require prior notice to all parties and an opportunity to be heard, subject to the listed exceptions.

Ex Parte Motions to the court in an adversary proceeding will not be considered without prior notice of presentation to all parties with the opportunity to be heard, except in the following cases: (1) Motions for relief which are routinely granted as of course, on a presumption of assent, such as motions for appointment of legal counsel and guardians ad litem, and the like. (2) Motions affecting the issuance of service of initial papers upon another who is not yet subject to the jurisdiction of the court, such as applications for substituted service, extensions of time, and the like. (3) Motions for preliminary orders granting or scheduling a hearing thereon, or directing process or notice to bring the opponent before the court to answer. (4) Motions for stay orders in license suspension appeals. (5) Cases in which the adverse party has waived the opportunity to be heard or has consented to the requested action. (6) Cases in which there are special or compelling circumstances which the court finds justifies ex parte action.

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Notice must be served on the guardian by one of the specified methods, or by court-directed publication if those methods cannot be used.

Except as otherwise directed by the court, notice shall be given by personal service on such guardian, or by leaving a copy of the notice at his/her residence or place of business, or by mailing a notice by registered or certified mail. If service, as above cannot be made, then notice shall be given by such publication as the court may direct.

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After receiving the scheduling order, the moving party must notify all other counsel and self-represented parties of the hearing date and time.

After receipt of the scheduling order, the moving party shall notify all other counsel and self-represented parties of the date and time of the scheduled hearing.

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Service

Mail to all parties

A copy of the conciliator’s report must be furnished to parties through their attorneys or, if they have no attorney, by regular mail to their last known address.

The conciliator shall make a report to this Court with a proposed Order, a copy of which shall be furnished to the parties through their attorneys, or if no attorney by regular mail to the last known address of the party.

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Copies of an objection must be served on any fiduciary and on the individual requesting the family exemption or that person’s attorney within five days after filing.

Copies of the objection shall be served on the fiduciary, if any, and on the individual who will be requesting the family exemption or their attorney within five (5) days after filing.

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Notice must be given personally or by registered or certified mail to each person entitled to damages, unless the plaintiff files an affidavit after diligent search that the person’s identity or whereabouts is unknown, in which case the notice must be advertised in the specified newspaper and law journal.

The notice shall in all cases be given personally or by registered or certified mail to each person entitled by law to recover damages in the action, unless the plaintiff shall file an affidavit that the identity or whereabouts of any such person is unknown to him after diligent search therefore, in which case the plaintiff shall cause the notice to be advertised once in a newspaper of general circulation published in Mercer County and in the Mercer County Law Journal.

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An appointed surveyor must give both parties reasonable notice before surveying and must furnish a diagram describing the boundaries or conflicts.

who, upon reasonable notice to both parties, shall survey and ascertain such boundaries and conflicts and furnish a diagram thereof describing the same, and any other circumstances material to a proper investigation of the subject

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Counsel must serve a copy of the pre-trial statement on all other counsel at least five business days before the pre-trial conference.

(c) At least five (5) business days prior to the pre-trial conference, each counsel of record representing a party to the action shall present to the court, and serve a copy on all other counsel, a pre-trial statement conforming with the requirements of Pa.R.Civ.P 212.2 , and shall also include:

CRITICALCivil cases

Proof of service of notice must be presented at the hearing.

Proof of service of notice shall be presented at the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pre hearing memorandum

A copy of each Pre-Hearing Memorandum must be served on all other parties.

Each party shall file a Pre-Hearing Memorandum within fourteen (14) days of the disposition hearing, serving a copy of their Memorandum on all other parties.

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The moving party must serve its brief on opposing counsel and unrepresented parties when filing an Argument Court scheduling praecipe.

(1) When a moving party files a scheduling praecipe for Argument Court, the moving party’s brief shall be filed with the Court Administrator at the time the scheduling praecipe is presented, and the moving party shall serve copies of the brief on opposing counsel and unrepresented parties.

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The Appellant must provide the court and all other parties with the appraisal report no later than 30 days before the disposition hearing.

direct Appellant, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the dispositional hearing, present the court and all other parties with a copy of their appraisal report.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of proposed termination

Service

Publication

If a Notice of Proposed Termination cannot be mailed or is returned undelivered, the Prothonotary must publish the affected case list once in the Mercer County Law Journal, with the notice and required response statement.

Pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration Rule 1901(c)(2), the Prothonotary shall advertise one time in the Mercer County Law Journal the list of all those divorce cases where the Notice of Proposed Termination could not be given by mail or had been returned undelivered. In addition to the list of cases, said advertisement shall include a Notice of Proposed Termination and the statement: “You have thirty (30) days to respond to this Notice by filing a Statement of Intention to Proceed pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. Rule 230.2(g).”

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Conciliator report

Service

Mail to all parties

The Prothonotary must serve the report on all counsel and unrepresented parties of record by regular mail.

the Prothonotary who shall serve a copy of the report on all counsel and unrepresented parties of record by regular mail.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Bill of costs

A copy of the bill of costs must be served on opposing counsel.

A copy of the bill of costs shall be served on opposing counsel.

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Supplemental service less than 48 hours before trial opens does not comply with the rule.

Filing and service less than forty-eight hours before the opening of the trial shall not be deemed compliance with this subsection.

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Applies to

Petition

Service

Mail

Within ten days after filing the petition, the Appellant must file proof of service with the Prothonotary, including a verified statement that all parties were served by regular mail.

(f) Within ten (10) days after filing the petition, the Appellant shall file with the Prothonotary a proof of service containing a verified statement that service was made on all parties by regular mail.

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If the report is not filed at the time stated in the notice, it may be filed only after the parties or their attorneys receive five days' written notice.

If the report is not filed at the time fixed therefore in said notice, said report shall only be filed after five (5) days written notice is given to the parties, or their attorneys.

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If the appeal is not resolved at conciliation, the appellant must provide its appraisal report to the Court and all other parties no later than 30 days before the disposition hearing.

(4) In the event the appeal is not resolved at the conciliation conference, the Conciliator shall schedule a disposition hearing within sixty (60) days and direct Appellant, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the disposition hearing, present the court and all other parties with a copy of their appraisal report. All other parties shall serve Appellant and the court with their appraisal report within fourteen (14) days of the disposition hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Exceptions to master report

The party filing exceptions must serve a true copy on the listed recipients on the filing date, by prepaid first-class mail or hand delivery.

The party filing the exceptions shall serve a copy thereof on the date of filing on every other party, the appointing judge, the master, the court administrator and the court reporter by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by handing them a true and correct copy

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail

The sheriff must mail one copy of the handbill to the defendant by certified U.S. mail.

One copy of the handbill shall be mailed by certified United States mail to the defendant by the sheriff.

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Service

Mail

Notice of the claims-filing time must be sent by registered or certified mail to each known creditor listed in the petition and given to the transferors and transferees or their attorneys.

Notice of the time of filing claims shall be given to the transferors and transferees, or their attorneys, by registered or certified mail to each known creditor whose name and address is set forth in the petition.

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When the appraisal is filed, the appraisers must give notice to the personal representative and next of kin, or to the Attorney General if neither exists.

Upon the filing of the appraisal with the Clerk, the appraisers shall also give notice thereof to the personal representative and to the next of kin; and, if there be neither personal representative nor next of kin, to the Attorney General.

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Service

Mail

Before releasing support-arrearage information, the Domestic Relations Section must mail the obligor the prescribed notice.

(a) The Domestic Relations Section shall, before releasing information as to arrearage for support owing by any obligor, notify the obligor by regular mail by sending the following notice:

CRITICALCivil cases

After the court issues a scheduling order, the Prothonotary must serve it on all counsel of record and self-represented parties.

After the court issues a scheduling order, the Prothonotary shall serve a copy on all counsel of record and self-represented parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Preliminary objections brief

A party filing preliminary objections must serve a brief on adverse counsel.

party filing preliminary objections, to serve on adverse counsel a typewritten brief

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Applies to

Conciliator report and interim order

The Conciliator’s report and interim order must be served on counsel for a represented party or directly on a self-represented party.

(f) A copy of the Conciliator’s report and the interim order shall be served on counsel if a party is represented, or on a party directly if pro se, and on the

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A party may inspect at a reasonable time after giving the owner or counsel written notice at least 20 days in advance, and must notify all other parties of record.

(d) A party may inspect the property at a reasonable time(s) upon the condition that such party provides written notice of the inspection no less than twenty (20) days prior to the property owner, if unrepresented, or the counsel of record for the property owner. If the property owner objects to the inspection or the time for inspection set forth in the notice, the property owner shall file written objections to such inspection and present such objections to the assigned judge or master. Notice shall be provided to all other parties of record.

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The praecipe must be served promptly on all other counsel and self-represented parties.

The praecipe shall be served promptly on all other counsel and self-represented parties in the case.

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(a) All cases affecting real estate wherein questions of boundary or of conflicting surveys may arise, the court, on application of any party, or a judge at chambers, on proof of ten days’ notice to all the other parties or their attorneys of such intended applications, may appoint a registered civil engineer or professional land surveyor

(a) All cases affecting real estate wherein questions of boundary or of conflicting surveys may arise, the court, on application of any party, or a judge at chambers, on proof of ten days’ notice to all the other parties or their attorneys of such intended applications, may appoint a registered civil engineer or professional land surveyor

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A motion or other matter must be served on opposing counsel or the opposing party.

All motions or other matters shall contain a scheduling order, a proposed order, and a certification that the motion has been served on opposing counsel or the opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Reply brief

Counsel must serve the reply brief on opposing counsel at least five days before Argument Court.

At least five (5) days before Argument Court, counsel shall serve a copy of the reply brief upon opposing counsel

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All other parties shall file with the Court Administrator and all other parties a brief within ten (10) days of receipt of the moving party’s brief.

All other parties shall file with the Court Administrator and all other parties a brief within ten (10) days of receipt of the moving party’s brief.

WARNINGCivil cases

Auditors must notify all parties of the time and place of their hearings.

Auditors shall give all parties notice of the time and place of hearings before them

WARNINGCivil cases

When publication is required, it must be printed twice in the Mercer County Law Journal.

Where publication is required, such publication shall be twice printed in the Mercer County Law Journal.

WARNINGCivil cases

After entering security, assignees and receivers must notify every known creditor and party in interest of their appointment.

Assignees for the benefit of creditors and receivers shall, after they have entered security, give notice of their appointment, to every creditor and party in interest of whom they have knowledge

WARNINGCivil cases

A taxing authority or interested party that does not file a Notice of Intervention will not receive further notices about the assessment appeal.

(h) Any taxing authority or interested party, who does not file a Notice of Intervention, will not receive further notices regarding the assessment appeal.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Prothonotary must send proposed-termination notices to counsel of record or, for unrepresented parties, to the parties in qualifying inactive cases.

Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. Rule 230.2(b)(1), the Prothonotary shall then send Notices of Proposed Termination to counsel of record, or to the parties if not represented, for those cases having no activity of record for two years or more.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Publication to all parties

The Prothonotary must publish the specified notice for two successive weeks in a Mercer County newspaper of general circulation and the Mercer County Law Journal.

The assignee shall give written notice of the filing of the account, the petition for distribution and of the call for the audit or confirmation thereof to all interested parties. Such notice shall be given by mailing to the last known address of such parties, at least three weeks before the presentation of the account to the court, and shall also be published by the Prothonotary for two successive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation published in Mercer County and in the Mercer County Law Journal.

WARNINGCivil cases

Notice of a succeeding hearing given by the auditor or master at a hearing, or for a hearing of which prior notice has been given, constitutes sufficient notice of the succeeding hearing.

b. Subsequent Hearings – Notice of succeeding hearings given by the auditor or master, at a hearing or which prior notice has been given, shall constitute sufficient notice of such succeeding hearings.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Mail to all parties

The form certifies that the Notice of Intervention and Entry of Appearance was served on the listed recipients by regular first-class prepaid mail.

I hereby certify that a Notice of Intervention and Entry of Appearance in the above caption matter has been served upon Appellant, the Mercer County Board of Assessment Appeals c/o the Mercer County Assessment Office, the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located, the board of the school district in which the real property is located, the property owner, and any other intervening parties of record as per the official court docket reviewed on ______________, 20 __________, by regular first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court Administrator must notify counsel that a case is on the argument list, provide the argument date and matter, and publish the list before Argument Court.

The Court Administrator shall give notice to all counsel that the case has been placed on the argument list. Said notice shall contain the date upon which argument will be held, and the nature of the matter requiring argument. The argument list shall be published in the Mercer County Law Journal prior to Argument Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Publication

Assignees and receivers must publish notice of their appointment once a week for two successive weeks in the Mercer County Law Journal and a county newspaper of general circulation.

and shall also publish notice thereof once a week for two successive weeks in the Mercer County Law Journal and in one newspaper of general circulation published within the county.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Publication

The Prothonotary must publish once in the Mercer County Law Journal the list of qualifying cases whose proposed-termination notice could not be mailed or was returned undelivered.

The Prothonotary shall advertise one time in the Mercer County Law Journal the list of all those cases where the Notice of Proposed Termination could not be given by mail or had been returned undelivered.

WARNINGCivil cases

Service

Publication

Auditors must give public notice by advertising once a week for two successive weeks in the Mercer County Law Journal and a county daily newspaper of general circulation.

and give public notice by advertisement once per week for two successive weeks in the Mercer County Law Journal and in one daily newspaper of general circulation of this county

WARNINGCivil cases

If the scheduling order is expected to arrive after the hearing, the Court Administrator must attempt to notify counsel and self-represented parties of the hearing date and time by telephone or email.

If the Court Administrator anticipates that a scheduling order will not be received prior to the scheduled hearing, the Court Administrator shall attempt to notify all counsel of record and self-represented parties of the date and time of the scheduled hearing via telephone or email.

WARNINGCivil cases

Interested parties other than the Board, Appellant, and any different property owner receive no further notice until they file a Notice of Intervention.

(g) Except for the parties to the appeal (the Board, the Appellant, and the property owner if the property owner is not the Appellant), all other interested parties will not receive further notice until such interested party files a Notice of Intervention pursuant to Rule L5000.2.

INFOCivil cases

If the alleged incapacitated person is hospitalized, the physician in charge may make service.

When the alleged incapacitated person is in a hospital, service may be made by a physician in charge.

INFOCivil cases

A party seeking to extinguish a lien may move to pay the amount due into court after giving the creditor notice as the court directs.

(b) Parties wishing to extinguish liens upon real estate in which they have an interest may, on motion and such notice to the creditor as the court may direct, pay into court the amount due and have satisfaction entered upon the lien.

INFOCivil cases

A party may pay an admitted amount and any costs into court by motion after giving the adverse party notice as the court directs.

(a) A party to an action may, upon motion and such notice to the adverse party as the court may direct, pay into court the amount admitted to be due, together with costs, if any.