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

CRITICAL

A copy of media or video presented at a proceeding must be submitted on a portable USB flash drive.

Any media or videos presented at a Court Proceeding shall be retained by the proponent. The proponent shall submit a copy of the media or video on a portable Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive and it shall be entered into the record.

CRITICAL

Motions must be in writing.

All motions shall be written

CRITICAL

Filed papers must be written in ink, clearly legible, printed or typewritten no smaller than typewriting, and use at least typewriting double spacing except for quotations.

No paper shall be filed in any the office of the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts or Clerk of the Orphans 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;

CRITICAL

The proponent must photograph the dangerous-item exhibit in color and present it in a letter-sized document for the record before the proceeding ends.

The weapon, contraband hazardous material or dangerous items exhibit must be photographed in color by the Proponent and presented in a letter-sized form (8 1/2 by 11 inches) document for inclusion in the record prior to the end of the proceeding.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

The Clerk must convert eligible paper-format legal papers to PDF, which is treated as the original; the Clerk and Court need not retain a physical copy of electronically filed papers.

E. The Office of the Clerk of Courts shall convert legal papers in paper format to an electronic PDF version, except for those filings excluded in subsection (B) of this rule. Once converted to PDF, the PDF version shall be deemed to be the original legal paper and shall be used as such for all purposes. Neither the Clerk of Courts nor the Court is required to maintain a physical hard copy of any legal paper filed electronically.

CRITICAL

The proponent must photograph each non-documentary exhibit in color and present it in a letter-sized document.

The non-documentary exhibit must be photographed in color by the Proponent and presented in a letter-sized form (8 1/2 by 11 inches) document for inclusion in the record prior to the end of the proceeding.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

The proponent must convert the exhibit to PDF, place it on a USB flash drive, and enter it into the record.

proponent shall cause the exhibit to be transformed into a portable document file (“pdf”) and placed onto a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive and it shall be entered into the record.

CRITICAL

Plea agreements must be written on Pike County guilty plea colloquy forms.

All plea agreements are to be in writing, on Pike County guilty plea colloquy forms.

CRITICAL

Exhibits, papers, and other documents attached to original pleadings must be securely affixed at the top.

All exhibits, papers and other documents attached to original pleadings shall be securely affixed at the top.

CRITICAL

Pleadings and other documents must be double-spaced, printed single-sided on white letter-size paper, fastened with an appropriate metal fastener, and have attached exhibits tabbed and labeled; gummed or taped fasteners are prohibited.

All pleading, legal papers, affidavits, or other documents shall be printed in double space on single sided white paper size 8 1/2 X 11 inches and secured by an appropriate metal fastener. The use of a gummed or taped substance is not permitted. All exhibits attached shall be tabbed and labeled.

WARNING

Electronic transcripts are not presently available.

(4) Electronic transcripts are not presently available

WARNING

Format

PDF

The Clerk of Courts must convert eligible paper legal papers to PDF, which becomes the original, and the Clerk and Court need not retain a hard copy of electronically filed papers.

G. The Office of the Clerk of Courts shall convert legal papers in paper format to an electronic PDF version, except for those filings excluded in subsection (B) of this rule. Once converted to PDF, the PDF version shall be deemed to be the original legal paper and shall be used as such for all purposes. Neither the Clerk of Courts nor the Court is required to maintain a physical hard copy of any legal paper filed electronically.

INFO

Backers are not required but are 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.