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

CRITICAL

Petitions, motions, and other applications seeking court-ordered relief must be in writing.

A. All petitions, motions or other applications seeking relief by order of court shall be in writing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The emailed copy to bulletin@palmb.us must be in Microsoft Word format only.

And another copy e-mailed in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palmb.us.

CRITICAL

Forms used before the Clerk as Register of Wills must be approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The forms used before the Clerk in his or her capacity as the Register of Wills shall be those approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court pursuant to Pa. O.C. Rule 10.1.

CRITICAL

Permitted exceptions must be filed with the Clerk in writing as an original and one copy, consecutively numbered and signed by the exceptant or attorney.

An original and one (1) copy of exceptions permitted by these rules shall be filed with the Clerk in writing, numbered consecutively, and signed by exceptant or his attorney, and each exception shall:

CRITICAL

If a proponent's exhibits exceed 25 pages in total, the proponent must submit them to the court on a USB drive.

If the total number of pages of exhibits from a proponent is in excess of twenty-five (25), the proponent shall submit the exhibits to the court on a USB drive.

CRITICAL

When real estate is to be distributed, describe it by metes and bounds when that description is available.

When real estate is to be distributed, the description of said real estate shall be by mates and bounds when such a description is available.

CRITICAL

Non-documentary exhibits must be photographed, converted to letter-sized documents, marked, and produced during the proceeding.

A. These non-documentary exhibits must be photographed by the proponent, converted to a letter-sized (8.5 x 11 inch) document, and appropriately marked and produced during the court proceeding for inclusion in the documentary record.

CRITICAL

Each brief must be typewritten.

A. FORM - Each brief shall be typewritten

CRITICALCivil cases

Margins

left 0.75 in, right 0.25 in

All filed papers must use letter-size paper, be double-spaced and single-sided, and have left and right margins of at least 3/4 inch and 1/4 inch, respectively.

All papers filed shall be prepared on letter size paper, double spaced, margins not less than 3/4” on the left side and 1/4” on right side of paper, and single sided.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition for special relief

A party who believes a child faces immediate clear and present danger or an emergency requiring immediate court action may file a special-relief petition, which must be a separate document with the specified heading.

Where a party believes there is an immediate clear and present danger to the child(ren), or an emergency requiring immediate court action, that party may file a petition for special relief. The petition for special relief must be presented as a separate document headed “Petition for Special Relief.”

CRITICAL

A Register of Wills appeal must be filed with the original and one copy, and the Clerk must immediately forward the copy to the Court Administrator.

The original and one (1) copy shall be filed with the Clerk and the Clerk shall immediately forward the copy to the Court Administrator.

CRITICAL

Before the proceeding, documentary evidence must be suitable for filing, viewing, and storage and be on 8.5 x 11-inch paper printed on one side; the records office may request alternate storage measures for exhibits that are not easily stored.

Prior to the proceeding, the proponent (the party moving the exhibit into evidence) shall assure that documentary evidence is in a format, including size and material, that is compatible with being filed, viewed, and easily stored by the records office, namely 8.5 x 11-inch paper printed only on one side. If, due to the nature or size of the exhibit, it is not easily capable of storage by the records office, then the records office may request that alternate measures be undertaken for storage of this documentary evidence.

CRITICAL

Motions for continuance must conform to Form A.

all motions shall be in conformity with FORM A;

CRITICALCivil cases

The first page must leave a 3-inch space at the top for stamps, filing, notices, and notations.

The first page shall contain a 3” space from the top of the page for all stampings, filing, and notices and notations.

CRITICALCivil cases

The submission must include two certified paper copies and one computer diskette or CD-ROM copy that complies with 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b).

File this Order and text of the new rules with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by submitting two (2) certified paper copies and one (1) computer diskette or CD-ROM copy which complies with 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b).

CRITICAL

A digital exhibit that cannot be printed must be entered into the record on a USB flash drive unless the court expressly approves another format.

5. Any digital exhibit that cannot be printed (i.e. audio or video recording) shall be entered into the record on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive, or other format if expressly approved by the court.

WARNING

Citations to Purdon's Statutes or the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes must include the statute title and section number.

title and section number of Purdon's Statutes or the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes shall also accompany said citation.

WARNING

References to testimony must cite the supporting transcript page when a transcript is available.

Whenever testimony is abstracted or referred to, it must contain reference to the page of the transcript where the supporting evidence may be found, if a transcript is available.

WARNING

Applies to

Transportation order

A transportation order must use the format shown in Appendix A.

The transportation order shall be in the same format as found in Appendix "A".

WARNING

Transportation Orders must use the previously prescribed format.

The Transportation Order shall be in the same format as previously prescribed.

INFO

Legible ledger and printout copies may be used to state an account, but any abbreviations, code numbers, or symbols must be explained.

B. Ledgers and Printouts. Accountant's copies of ledgers and printouts may be used to state an account, if they are legible. If these contain abbreviations, code numbers or symbols, such abbreviations, code numbers and symbols shall be explained.