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

CRITICALCivil cases

The Master’s case papers must be enclosed in a strong paper backer and arranged in the prescribed order.

The Master shall enclose the papers in the case in a strong paper backer arranged in the following order: (1) Recommendation as to the form and content of the final decree as to the divorce or annulment and for the disposal of related claims; (2) In an uncontested case, the Master's report in the form required by Pa.R.C.P. 1920.53(c) and in a contested matter, in the form required by Pa.R.C.P. 1920.53(b); (3) Testimony; except that in a contested matter, the transcript by the court reporter may be separate from the other papers as long as it is filed at the same time; (4) Exhibits, if any, which are not included with the transcript; (5) Docket entries; (6) Record papers in the case; and (7) A certificate of service of the Notice required by "Sch.R.C.P. 1920.55."

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Continuance application

A continuance application for a scheduled arbitration hearing must use the Application for Continuance Form available from the Prothonotary or Court Administrator’s Office.

Applications for continuances of any scheduled arbitration hearing shall be on the Application for Continuance Form available from the Prothonotary or Court Administrator’s Office.

CRITICAL

A non-documentary exhibit retained by its proponent must be photographed in color and submitted in a letter-sized document for the record before the proceeding ends.

(c) Any non-documentary exhibit which is retained by the Proponent during or after the Court, Master, or Hearing Officer proceeding 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

Digital exhibits not also presented as photographs and documentary exhibits of extraordinary size or bulk must be entered on a USB flash drive; a party may submit multiple digital exhibits on one drive.

(e) Any digital exhibit that is not also presented via photograph, and any documentary exhibits of extraordinary size or bulk shall be entered into the record on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive. Multiple digital exhibits may be submitted by a party on one USB flash drive.

CRITICALCivil cases

Filings under this provision must be submitted to the Prothonotary with an original, one copy, and a praecipe to transmit.

An original and one copy of all motions or filings pursuant to this provision, together with a praecipe to transmit as set forth in Sch.R.C.P. 205.2(b), shall be filed with the Prothonotary, which office shall transmit the pleadings to the Court Administrator for assignment to a Judge for disposition.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion to dismiss charges and expunge an arrest record must use a court-approved form available from the Adult Probation Department.

A motion for dismissal of the charges and expungement of the arrest record shall be filed on a form approved by the court and available at the office of the Adult Probation Department.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Continuance request

A continuance request for a Custody Conference or Hearing must use the Court’s Continuance Form, be filed with the Prothonotary, and be transmitted immediately to the Custody Conciliation Office.

(a.1) A request for a continuance of a Custody Conference or Hearing shall be on the Continuance Form established by the Court. The Continuance Form shall be filed in the Prothonotary’s Office and immediately transmitted to the Custody Conciliation Office. Continuance forms are available from the Prothonotary or Court Administrator’s Office.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Before jury selection, a motion to continue trial must be in writing and use a Court-approved form.

All motions for continuance of trial made before jury selection shall be in writing, on forms approved by the Court and served on the opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Papers filed with the Prothonotary or Domestic Relations Section must use letter-size paper, and required signatures must be in black or blue-black ink.

All papers, pleadings, and documents filed with the Prothonotary and Domestic Relations Section shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, and where signatures are required, such signatures shall be in black or blue-black ink.

CRITICALCivil cases

Delay damages must be separately enumerated for each party on the appropriate form and added to the principal award to calculate the total award.

The arbitrators shall separately enumerate the delay damages as to each party on the appropriate form, and then add this amount to the principal sum awarded in order to reach a total amount of award.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Report and Award must show only the total amount.

Only the total amount shall be shown on the Report and Award

CRITICALCivil cases

A consent order entered after an agreement reached before the conference must substantially follow the referenced custody stipulation form.

The order shall be substantially in the form of the custody stipulation utilized pursuant to Sch.R.C.P. 1915.4.

CRITICALCivil cases

The computation form must be appended when the Award is filed.

the computation form must be appended when the Award is filed.

CRITICAL

Guardian reports must substantially follow Clerk’s Forms G-02 and G-03.

The form of the report shall be substantially the same as the Clerk’s Form No. G - 02 and G - 03.

CRITICALCivil cases

All notices must be in writing.

(c) All notices shall be in writing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Custody pleading

For custody pleadings other than relocation pleadings, the moving party must file an original and one copy with the Prothonotary.

(a) Other than pleadings related to relocation, the moving party shall file in the office of the Prothonotary an original and one (1) copy of all pleadings involving custody issues, including complaints, petitions for modifications, special relief or contempt and preliminary objections.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion for continuance must be submitted in writing to the President Judge using a form established by the Court.

The motion for continuance shall be made in writing to the President Judge on a form established by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Points for charge must be in writing.

In writing

WARNING

Testimony at an Auditor's or Master's hearing must be stenographically recorded.

Testimony given at an Auditor's or Master's hearing shall be stenographically recorded.

WARNING

A motion seeking reconsideration of the report must be in writing.

the report of an Auditor or Master shall be transmitted to the Court for a Decree of Confirmation Nisi upon filing with the Clerk and shall become FINAL unless written motions for reconsideration thereto are filed within 20 days after the date of filing the report.

WARNINGCivil cases

Either party may submit an equity case for disposition on Prothonotary Form 205.2(b), unless an order directs factual issues to a jury.

When any equity action is at issue, either party may submit the case to the Court for disposition on Prothonotary Form 205.2(b), unless the Court, on its own motion or on motion of a party, has entered an Order directing that all or some of the issues of fact be submitted to a jury in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1513.

WARNING

Sequentially number each alternate reference on any additional pages.

If you need to attach additional pages, sequentially number each alternate reference – i.e. SSN 3, SSN 4, etc.

INFOCriminal cases

The rules may be cited using the stated citation form.

They may be cited as "Sch.R.Crim.P. No. ____".