Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Pennsylvania Document Format Requirements

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The applicant must file an original and one copy of the license petition with the Clerk of Courts.

shall file an original and one copy of a Petition for Private Detective or Security Guard License with the Clerk of Courts.

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All notices must be in writing.

(a) Form. All notices shall be in writing.

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Video files must be in .mp4 format; if a nonconvertible video is received from a third party, the Proponent must include software needed to view it on the USB.

For video, all files shall be in .mp4 format or, in the event that a Proponent receives from a third party a video file that is not convertible (e.g. Motor Vehicle Recordings (“MVRs”)), the Proponent shall include on the USB with the video file, the appropriate software required to view the video.

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For a motion for judgment on the pleadings, a request for argument must substantially follow the prescribed Form B.

If a party desires argument, that request shall be made by filing a Request for Argument substantially in the form of Monroe County Local Rule 208.3(a)(6) Form B- Request for Argument pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 211. Any responding party may file a Request for Argument using the same form within ten days of the filing of the application.

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All papers and other documents must be securely affixed at the top.

(vii) All papers and other documents shall be securely affixed at the top.

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Filed papers must be in ink, clearly legible, printed or typewritten, and use no closer than double spacing except for quotations.

No paper shall be filed in any office of the Court unless it is written in ink, clearly legible, printed or typewritten in print no smaller than typewriting with lines (except quotations) not closer than typewriting double spacing;

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The Proponent must submit each exhibit or photographic substitution to the Court Reporter/Recorder/Monitor on a USB flash drive, unless the Court expressly approves another storage device.

The Proponent of any exhibit shall ensure such exhibit, or photographic substitution thereof, is submitted to the Court Reporter/Recorder/Monitor on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive (or other storage device if expressly approved by the Court), which shall comply with all of the following:

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Each separately numbered exhibit must be saved as its own file on the Proponent’s USB flash drive.

Each separately numbered exhibit must be saved as a separate file on the Proponent’s USB flash drive.

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Audio files must be in .mp3 format.

For audio, all files shall be in .mp3 format;

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If an exhibit is split into smaller parts, each part must use the specified naming format or a substantially similar format.

If one exhibit needs to be split into multiple, smaller parts, all parts must be named in the following, or a substantially similar, format: [Case Name] [Docket Number] [Proponent Title] Exhibit [#] Part 1 of [total # parts],” and so on.

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Exhibit files must use the specified case name, docket number, proponent title, and exhibit number naming convention.

All files shall be named in accordance with the following naming convention: “[Case Name] [Docket Number] [Proponent Title] Exhibit [#]”.

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Requests for Argument must substantially follow the referenced Form B.

If a party desires argument, that request shall be made by filing a Request for Argument substantially in the form of Monroe County Local Rule 208.3(a)(6) Form B- Request for Argument pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 211. Any responding party may file a Request for Argument using the same form within ten days of the filing of the application.

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Each USB flash drive must contain an index file using the specified filename.

Each USB flash drive shall contain an additional file labeled “[Case Name] [Docket Number] [Proponent Title] Index of Exhibits”

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Files for documents and photographs must be in PDF-A format.

For documents and photographs, all files shall be in PDF-A format;

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Motions, petitions, and appeals must be in writing and filed in the Prothonotary’s office.

All motions, petitions or appeals shall be in writing and shall be filed in the Prothonotary’s office.

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Motions in limine must be submitted in writing.

Motions in limine must be in writing

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Each brief must be typewritten, printed, or otherwise duplicated and include the specified case and party-identification information.

(1) Form. Each brief shall be typewritten, printed or otherwise duplicated, endorsed with the name of the case, the Court, the term and number, and the name, address and telephone number of the attorney or the party if not represented by an attorney.

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Format

PDF

Legal papers must be filed in PDF; the Prothonotary converts non-PDF electronic filings and hard-copy papers or exhibits to PDF and returns the hard copy.

(i) Format. Legal papers shall be presented for filing in portable document format (“PDF”). A paper electronically filed in a format other than a PDF shall be converted to PDF and maintained by the Prothonotary in that format. In the event any legal paper or exhibit is presented in hard copy for filing, the Prothonotary shall convert such legal paper to, and maintain such legal paper as, a PDF and shall return the hard copy to the filing party for retention in accordance with Pa. R.C.P. No. 205.4(b)(4).

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Pleadings and other filed documents must be on paper sized 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

No pleading, papers, affidavits, or other documents may be filed in any office of the Court on paper other than 8 112" x II" in size.

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The Confidential Position Paper must follow the attached format or a format modified by the mediator or assigned judge.

Prior to the Mediation, the parties and/or their attorneys shall be required to prepare and submit a Confidential Position Paper disclosed only to the mediator in the format attached or as modified by the mediator or the assigned judge.

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Format

PDF

Legal papers must be presented in PDF; non-PDF electronic filings and most hard-copy filings are converted to PDF and maintained in that format, with hard copies returned subject to the stated exception.

Legal papers shall be presented for filing in portable document format (“PDF”). A paper electronically filed in a format other than a PDF shall be converted to PDF and maintained by the Clerk of Orphans’ Court in that format. In the event any legal paper or exhibit is presented in hard copy for filing, the Prothonotary shall immediately convert such legal paper to, and maintain such legal paper as, a PDF and shall return the hard copy to the filing party for retention in accordance with Pa.R.O.C.P. 4.7(c)(3), except where the filing party has presented a hard copy to the Clerk of Orphans’ Court in accordance with Pa.R.O.C.P. 4.7(b)(2).

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The filenames of all files associated with a required confidentiality form must include the word “CONFIDENTIAL.”

All files associated with one of these forms must include in the file name the word “CONFIDENTIAL.”

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An Applicant or Solicitor seeking appointment of school police officers must file an original and one copy of the petition with the Prothonotary.

(i) An Applicant or the Solicitor on behalf of Applicant (hereafter “Applicant/Solicitor”), seeking appointment of school police officers pursuant to the Public School Code of 1949, as amended, 24 P.S. § 7-778 (hereafter “The School Code”), shall file an original and one copy of a Petition for Appointment of School Police with the Prothonotary.

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The presiding Judge may waive a requirement under subsection (e) only upon the Proponent’s request and a showing of good cause.

Upon request of the Proponent, and for good cause shown, the presiding Judge may waive any requirement under subsection (e) of this Rule only.

WARNINGCivil cases

The completed parenting plan must be substantially in the form set forth below.

completed parenting plan, in substantially the form set forth below,

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Reproduced exhibits must be provided on a flash drive and sent by certified mail, unless the Court orders otherwise for good cause shown by the requester.

(3) All reproduced exhibits will be provided to the requestor on a flash drive, unless the Court orders otherwise for good cause shown by the requestor. All reproduced exhibits will be sent to the requestor by certified mail.

WARNINGCivil cases

Captions in domestic relations matters must substantially follow the form provided, including the specified court and party information and the PACSES case number for support actions.

The form of the caption in all domestic relations matters shall be substantially as follows:

INFO

Backers are not required, but their use is strongly encouraged to help the Court identify and review filed documents.

While the use of backers is not required, it is strongly encouraged as a means to assist the Court in readily identifying and reviewing filed documents.