Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania Document Filing Requirements
74 rules from official source documents
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
A motion alleging facts not of record must be verified.
All motions averring facts not of records shall be verified.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Emergency petition for custody
The Emergency Petition for Custody must be a separate document from the Custody Complaint.
The Emergency Petition for Custody must be a separate document apart from the Custody Complaint.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Exhibit index
For evidence retained by the custodian under the stated conditions, a photograph no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches must be offered as an exhibit and included in the exhibit index.
In such cases, the custodian shall ensure that a photograph (no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches) of such evidence is offered as an exhibit and included in the index of exhibits.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Petition for rule to show cause
A request for evaluations made after the initial conference must be brought by Petition for Rule to Show Cause alleging specific facts and reasons, unless it is made at the pre-trial conference or by stipulation.
Any request by the parties for evaluations made after the initial conference and not made at the pre-trial conference or entered into by stipulation must be made by Petition for Rule to Show Cause alleging specific facts and reasons for the request.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Divorce complaint or custody petition
Divorce complaints and petitions concerning custody, partial custody, or visitation must include a form order referring the matter to mediation.
All counts in a divorce complaint and all petitions relating to custody, partial custody, or visitation of minor children shall include a form order referring the matter to mediation.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Oral argument scheduling order
Argument on the said Motion and any response thereto shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) minutes, unless, at the time of the filing of the proposed scheduling order the party requesting argument certifies that additional time is necessary. If additional time is necessary the party submitting the proposed scheduling order shall make a good faith estimate as to the total amount of time needed for argument by all parties.
Argument on the said Motion and any response thereto shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) minutes, unless, at the time of the filing of the proposed scheduling order the party requesting argument certifies that additional time is necessary. If additional time is necessary the party submitting the proposed scheduling order shall make a good faith estimate as to the total amount of time needed for argument by all parties.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
If appropriate, a motion must include a certification signed by moving counsel or the pro se movant stating that the requested relief is uncontested; without it, the court will treat the motion as contested.
A motion shall, if appropriate, include a certification signed by counsel for the moving party or by a pro se moving party that the relief requested in the motion is uncontested. Absent such certification the Court will consider a motion to be contested by one or more of the parties to the litigation.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Reasonable accommodation request form
To request a reasonable accommodation, please complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form (Appendix A) and return it to:
To request a reasonable accommodation, please complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form (Appendix A) and return it to:
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Misconduct report
Every misconduct must be reported on a Misconduct Report.
Every misconduct is to be reported on a Misconduct Report.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Motion for continuance
The continuance request form includes a certification promising to serve the order on all parties and notify the moving party’s witnesses if the continuance is granted.
8. I hereby certify that if a continuance is granted I will serve a copy of the order granting the continuance on all parties forthwith and that I will notify all witnesses who would be appearing at my request.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Order
If the parties resolve all issues by agreement, the Custody Conference Officer must forward an order stating the agreement’s terms to the Court for approval.
If the parties reach an agreement resolving all of the issues raised, the Custody Conference O fficer shall forward an Order to the C o u r t for approval setting forth the terms of such agreement.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
The original motion and enough copies for all parties to the proceeding must be filed with the Prothonotary.
The original and a sufficient number of copies for all parties to the proceeding shall be filed with the Prothonotary.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
A party filing a motion must include a brief statement identifying the authority that empowers the court to grant the requested relief.
Any party filing a motion shall include a brief statement of the applicable authority empowering the court to grant the relief requested.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Ordinary transcript request
For an ordinary transcript, the requesting party must file the original request with the appropriate court filing office.
For an ordinary transcript, the party requesting the full or partial transcript of a trial or other proceeding shall file the original request with the appropriate filing office of the court (Clerk of Courts, Prothonotary, or Orphans’ Court).
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Discovery motion
- Must include
- certificate of conference
A discovery motion must include a signed certification that the moving party conferred or attempted to confer with all interested parties and was unsuccessful in resolving the matter without court action.
All motions relating to discovery shall include a certification signed by counsel for the moving party or by a pro se moving party that they have conferred or attempted to confer with all interested parties in order to resolve the matter without court action and that counsel or the pro se party has been unsuccessful in resolving the matter without court action.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Oral argument scheduling order
A party seeking oral argument must file a scheduling order in the referenced form with its motion or response, including an original and sufficient copies.
Any party seeking oral argument shall, at the time of the filing of their motion or response, file an original and a sufficient number of copies of a scheduling order substantially in the form provided for in 17CV1028(c)(4).
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Juvenile post dispositional form
If the juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, the juvenile and counsel must review and sign the form; the juvenile must initial its first page, sign its last page, and present it to the Court immediately after disposition.
All juveniles and their counsel must review and sign this form if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent. The form must be reviewed, the juvenile must initial the first page and sign the last page, and the form must be presented to the Court immediately after disposition by the Court.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Settlement agreement and court order
A custody case will be removed from the conference schedule or trial list only upon filing the settlement agreement and Court Order.
A custody case will be removed from the initial conference or pre-trial schedule and/ or the custody trial list only upon the filing of the settlement agreement and Court Order.
CRITICAL
The custodian must offer a photograph of the specified evidence as an exhibit and include it in the index of exhibits.
clothing, weapons, cash or other items of value, drugs, and dangerous or biohazardous materials); or (ii) evidence that is bulky, oversized or otherwise impractical for the records office to store/maintain. In such cases, the custodian shall ensure that a photograph (no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches) of such evidence is offered as an exhibit and included in the index of exhibits.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
- Must include
- certificate of conference
Each motion must include a certification by counsel or an unrepresented movant stating that concurrence was sought from every party and whether it was given or denied.
All motions filed with the Court must be written, shall contain a certification by counsel for the movant, or by the movant if not represented by counsel, that he or she has sought concurrence in the motion from each party, and that it has been either given or denied. No motion shall be filed without a certification of concurrence or non-concurrence.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Exhibit list
The custodian must submit a numbered exhibit list identifying each exhibit and stating whether the Court admitted or rejected it.
The custodian shall submit to the Court a numbered list of exhibits offered into evidence that includes the following: (i) a textual description or identification of each exhibit; and (ii) whether the exhibit was admitted into or rejected from evidence by the Court.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Continuance motion
The continuance motion form states that a copy of the order scheduling the proceeding is attached as Exhibit A.
A copy of said Order is attached hereto and marked as “Exhibit A.”
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Local rule
One copy of the local rule must be filed in the appropriate filing office for public inspection and copying.
File one (1) copy of the local rule in the appropriate filing office for public inspection and copying.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Motion for continuance
The motion form calls for a copy of the scheduling order to be attached as Exhibit A.
A copy of the said Order is attached hereto and marked as “Exhibit A.”
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
- Must include
- proposed order
A motion concurred in by all parties must be accompanied by a proposed order granting the requested relief if approved by the Court.
Every motion which has been concurred with by all parties shall be accompanied by a form of order which, if approved by the Court, would grant the relief sought in the motion.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Preliminary objections answer or responsive brief
A party seeking an evidentiary hearing or oral argument must submit a scheduling order with its preliminary objections, answer, or responsive brief.
If a party wishes to have an evidentiary hearing or oral argument that party, at the time of the filing of their preliminary objections or their answer or responsive brief, shall submit a scheduling order substantially in the following form:
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Petition for emergency special relief
A Petition for Emergency Special Relief is to be filed when the child faces an immediate threat to health, safety, or welfare.
Petition for Emergency Special Relief shall be filed when there is an immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion for judgment on the pleadings
A motion for judgment on the pleadings under Pa.R.C.P. No. 1034 must be accompanied by a brief.
A motion for judgment on the pleadings filed pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No. 1034 shall be accompanied by a brief.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Continuance motion
The continuance motion form includes the defendant’s acknowledgment of the speedy-trial time frame and waiver of that right for the period of the continuance.
THE DEFENDANT ADMITS THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A SPEEDY TRIAL RIGHT TO HAVE THIS CASE TRIED WITHIN 365 DAYS (180 DAYS IF THE DEFENDANT IS INCARCERATED) FROM THE DATE THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM WAS FILED WITH THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT COURT AND THAT THEY HEREBY GIVE UP THAT RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR CASE TRIED WITHIN THE ABOVE TIME FRAME FOR THE PERIOD OF THIS CONTINUANCE.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Motion for continuance
If a continuance is requested because of a conflicting court matter, the scheduling order for that matter must be attached as Exhibit B.
If the continuance is requested because of a conflicting court matter, a copy of the Order scheduling the conflicting court matter is attached hereto and marked as “Exhibit B.”
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
An objection seeking delay in appointing arbitrators must identify the matters requiring preliminary resolution and propose a timetable for resolving them.
The objection shall specifically indicate the matters that must be preliminarily resolved and shall propose a timetable for their completion.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Recommended interim order
A recommended Interim Order must be submitted to the Court for approval and becomes an Interim Order upon approval.
Any recommended Interim Order of the Custody Conference Officer shall be submitted to the Court for approval and upon court approval shall have the effect of an Interim Order.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
- Must include
- proposed order
A motion not concurred in by all parties must include a form of order with alternatives for a rule returnable for answer only or a scheduled hearing and argument.
Every motion that is not concurred with by all parties shall be accompanied by a form of order which includes alternative provisions for either a rule returnable for answer only or to schedule a date for hearing and argument before the court.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Emergency petition for special relief
The Emergency Petition for Special Relief must be a separate document from the Petition for Modification or Petition for Contempt.
The Emergency Petition for Special Relief must be a separate document apart from the Petition for Modification or Petition for Contempt.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion response
A party opposing relief in a motion not certified as uncontested must file a response and a short statement citing authority; the provided text cuts off before completing the requirement.
When a motion is filed that has not been certified as uncontested any party opposing the relief requested in the said motion shall file a response to the motion and a short statement citing
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Oral argument or hearing request
A request for oral argument or a hearing must include all parties’ availability on dates 20 to 60 days after filing, or the court will decline to consider the request.
A request for oral argument or a hearing shall be accompanied by a list of dates when counsel for the requesting party, or the requesting party if pro se, counsel for the opposing party or parties, and any pro se opposing party are available for argument and/or hearing. The list shall be for dates not less than twenty (20) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the filing of the request. Failure to provide the said list shall cause the court to decline to consider the request.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Preliminary objections
Preliminary objections must be accompanied by a supporting brief.
All preliminary objections shall be accompanied by a brief in support of the preliminary objections.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Ordinary transcript cost waiver application
An application to waive all or part of ordinary-transcript costs must include an affidavit substantially in the form required by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 240(h).
The application for waiver of all or a portion of costs for ordinary transcripts shall be supported by an affidavit substantially in the form required by Rule 240(h) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Post sentence motion
A post-sentence motion must state its grounds for relief with specificity and particularity.
A post sentence motion must state “with specificity and particularity” the ground for the relief requested which could include a motion challenging the validity of a guilty or nolo contendere plea, a motion challenging the denial of a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, a motion to modify sentence, a motion challenging the legality of the sentence, a motion challenging the jurisdiction of court.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- De novo appeal
A de novo appeal requires filing an affidavit of appeal and recognizance.
A de novo appeal shall be allowed as a matter of course upon the filing of the affidavit of appeal and recognizance, and upon the aforesaid repayment of the arbitrators’ fees.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Original transcript
After the balance is paid, the court reporter(s) must obtain the presiding judge’s signature on the original transcript and deliver it to the appropriate filing office.
Upon payment of the balance owed, the court reporter(s) shall obtain the signature of the presiding judge on the original transcript and shall deliver the original transcript to the appropriate filing office.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Pleading
A pleading seeking both scheduling and a temporary custody order pending mediation or the initial conference must specifically state the supporting facts.
Any pleading which requests the scheduling of a proceeding and also requests entry of a temporary order to maintain de facto custody provisions pending m e d i a t i o n o r the initial conference shall set forth with specificity those facts supporting the request for the temporary custody order pending mediation or the initial conference.
CRITICAL
A complete distribution ledger listing the names and addresses of parties requiring paper copies must be filed with the Clerk of Courts for court orders or notices not automatically served through PACFile.
Distribution to those parties not automatically served via PACFile with a court order or notice must be filed with the Clerk of Courts office with a complete distribution ledger listing the names and addresses of all parties required to be served with a paper copy.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Notice to defend
A Notice to Defend in a case filed in Snyder County must name the Office of the Court Administrator at the listed address and phone number as the office where legal help may be obtained.
As provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1018.1(c) the following offices are designated as the office to be named in the Notice to Defend where legal help may be obtained: For cases filed in Snyder County: Office of the Court Administrator Snyder County Courthouse P.O. Box 217 Middleburg, PA 17842 (570) 837-4359
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Continuance motion
A motion seeking a continuance because of a conflicting court matter must attach the scheduling order as Exhibit B.
If the continuance is requested because of a conflicting court matter, a copy of the Order scheduling the conflicting court matter is attached hereto and marked as “Exhibit B.”
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Summary judgment motion
- Must include
- certificate of service
The summary-judgment movant must file a certificate of service within five days after serving the motion and brief on the other parties.
Within five (5) days after service of the motion and brief upon the other parties the party filing the motion shall file a certificate of service.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Petition for emergency special relief
A Petition for Emergency Special Relief must be a separate document titled “Petition for Emergency Special Relief.”
The Petition for E m e r g e n c y Special Relief must be presented as a separate document titled "Petition for Emergency Special Relief."
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- General report form
At the end of the meeting, the Lieutenant and Prison Supervisor must select an action and record it on a General Report form.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Lieutenant and Prison Supervisor shall take one of the following actions and note the action taken on a General Report form:
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Proposed preliminary objection or responsive brief
Argument is limited to 15 minutes total unless the requesting party certifies that more time is necessary when filing the proposed preliminary objection or responsive brief.
Argument by the objecting and any answering parties shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) minutes unless, at the time of the filing of the proposed preliminary objection or responsive brief, the party requesting argument certifies to the court that additional time is necessary.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Transcript request
Legal Aid Services litigants need not prove economic hardship but must provide their attorney’s letter stating the transcript’s litigation-related purpose.
6. Litigants who have been approved for representation by Legal Aid Services are not required to prove economic hardship. Litigants represented by Legal Aid Services must provide the Court with a letter from their Legal Aid attorney stating that the matter is under appeal or that the transcript being requested is necessary to advance the current litigation.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Proposed scheduling order
A party seeking more than one-half hour for oral argument must certify the need for additional time in its proposed scheduling order and provide a good-faith estimate of the total argument time needed.
Oral argument shall be limited to a total of one-half (1/2) hour unless a party at the time of the filing of their proposed scheduling order certifies that additional time will be necessary. That party will be responsible for making a good faith estimate as to the total amount of time the parties will need for argument.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Notice to defend
A Notice to Defend in a case filed in Union County must name the Office of the Court Administrator at the listed address and phone number as the office where legal help may be obtained.
As provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 1018.1(c) the following offices are designated as the office to be named in the Notice to Defend where legal help may be obtained: For cases filed in Union County: Office of the Court Administrator Union County Courthouse 103 S. Second Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-8736
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Verification or client or third party executed document
Required pleading verifications and other client- or third-party-executed documents must be scanned and attached as PDFs when the legal paper is electronically submitted.
Verification of pleadings, as required by Pa.R.C.P. 206, and 1024, as well as any other documents executed by the client or third parties, such as Affidavits or Certifications of Service, shall be scanned and attached to the electronic filing in a PDF at the time the legal paper is submitted for electronic filing.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Petition for special relief
A Petition for Special Relief is to be filed for a specific circumstance that neither requires modification of an existing Custody Order nor involves its violation.
Petitions for Special Relief shall be filed to address a specific circumstance that does not necessitate the modification of an existing Custody Order and does not involve the violation of the existing Custody Order.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Pleading or other legal paper
- Must include
- caption
Each pleading or other legal paper filed must have a cover sheet containing the specified party, attorney, caption, and document information.
(2) All pleadings and other legal papers to be filed shall be accompanied by a cover sheet which shall include: (i) in the upper left-hand corner the name of the filing party, the name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the filing party, or if the party is not represented by counsel, the address and telephone number of the filing party; (ii) the full caption of the litigation; (iii) the title of the pleading or other legal paper; and the name and address of the attorney of record for any party, including the name of the attorney’s firm, or a designation that a party without an attorney is pro se, and the pro se party’s address.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Proposed order
A party requesting a hearing must complete the proposed order with a good-faith estimate of the time needed for the hearing and argument.
Any party requesting a hearing shall be responsible for completing the proposed order with a good faith estimate as to the amount of time that party believes will be necessary for a complete hearing and argument on the pending preliminary objections;
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Transcript request
In courts where daily, expedited, same-day or rough draft transcripts are available, requests for transcripts shall be filed in writing in the appropriate filing office at least 10 days prior to the proceeding.
In courts where daily, expedited, same-day or rough draft transcripts are available, requests for transcripts shall be filed in writing in the appropriate filing office at least 10 days prior to the proceeding.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Praecipe
The plaintiff’s attorney must present a praecipe in proper form before the Prothonotary may mark or certify a case settled or discontinued.
The Prothonotary shall not mark or certify a case settled or discontinued until the attorney for the plaintiff has presented his or her praecipe in proper form.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Post dispositional motion
Each request for relief in a post-dispositional motion must be stated with specificity and particularity.
All requests for relief from the Court shall be stated with specificity and particularity
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Pre trial statement
At the time set for the pre-trial conference, both parties shall submit a pre-trial statement in the form prescribed by the Court.
At the time set for the pre-trial conference, both parties shall submit a pre-trial statement in the form prescribed by the Court.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Electronic filing
Filing with an authorized username and password constitutes the filing party’s signature and, for an attorney, a certification of authorization to file.
The electronic filing of legal papers using an authorized User Names and Password shall constitute the filing party’s signature on electronic documents as provided by Pa.R.C.P 1023.1. and, if the filing party is an attorney, shall constitute a certification of authorization to file it as provided in Pa.R.C.P. 202.5.1.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Motion
- Must include
- proposed order
A motion that is not uncontested must be submitted with an order substantially in the form provided by Pa.R.C.P. No. 208.4(b)(2).
In the event that a party files a motion that is not uncontested the motion shall be submitted accompanied by an order substantially in the form provided for in Pa.R.C.P. No. 208.4(b)(2).
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Civil filing containing personal identifiers
Personal identifiers in civil matters must comply with the Pennsylvania Case Records Public Access Policy safeguards, and a Confidential Information Form is required.
Personal Identifiers in civil matters, such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, financial account numbers and names of minor children, must comply with the safeguards of the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. The Confidential Information Form is required.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Petition for special relief or emergency petition for custody
The Petition for Special Relief or Emergency Petition for Custody must be filed with the Prothonotary.
The Petition for Special Relief or Emergency Petition for Custody shall be filed with the Prothonotary.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Court order or notice distribution
For court orders or notices not automatically served through PACFile, a complete distribution ledger listing the names and addresses of all parties requiring paper service must be filed with the Clerk of Courts office.
Distribution to those parties not automatically served via PACFile with a court order or notice must be filed with the Clerk of Courts office with a complete distribution ledger listing the names and addresses of all parties required to be served with a paper copy.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Motion for continuance
- Must include
- proposed order
Each written motion requesting a continuance must include a proposed order.
B. All written motions requesting a continuance shall include a proposed Order, which shall be placed on top of the Motion for Continuance.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Misconduct report
A Misconduct Report submitted after the specified deadline must include a justification for the delay.
If not, the Report must include a justification for the delay.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Agreement of reference
An agreement of reference for a matter not in litigation must be signed by counsel for all sides, filed with the Prothonotary and of record, define the issue for determination, and include factual stipulations when agreeable.
Matters not in litigation may be referred to a board of arbitrators by an agreement of reference, signed by counsel for all sides in the case. Such agreement shall be filed with the Prothonotary, who will forward a copy to the court administrator. Said agreement shall define the issue involved for determination by the board and, when agreeable, shall also contain stipulations with respect of facts. In such cases, the agreement shall take the place of the pleadings in the case and be filed of record.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Acknowledgment form
Defendants who entered a guilty or nolo contendere plea and their counsel must review and sign the form, initial each page, and present it at sentencing with the last page signed.
All defendants with their counsel must review and sign this form if they have entered a plea of guilty/nolo contendere. The form must be reviewed, each page initialed, and the last page signed and presented at the time of sentencing.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Court official verification
The verifying official must keep a copy in the court case file and provide the original to the service provider for submission with billing.
VERIFYING OFFICIAL SHALL MAINTAIN A COPY IN THE COURT’S CASE FILE AND PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SUBMISSION WITH BILLING.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Oral argument request
A party waives oral argument by failing to request it in accordance with the rule.
Failure to request oral argument in accordance with this rule shall constitute a waiver of oral argument.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Ada accommodation request form
After completing the ADA accommodation request form, send it to the Court ADA Coordinator at the Snyder County Courthouse address provided.
AFTER COMPLETING THE FORM, PLEASE SEND TO: COURT ADA COORDINATOR, SNYDER COUNTY COURTHOUSE 9 W. MARKET ST. MIDDLEBURG, PA 17842
WARNING
- Applies to
- Petition for special relief
If the stated change-in-circumstances conditions are met, either party may file a Petition for Special Relief of the Interim Order, setting forth supporting facts or verified by the filing party.
Should a significant change in circumstances arise after entry of an Interim Order and before the pre-trial conference necessitating a modification of the Interim Order, which modification cannot be amicably agreed upon pending the pretrial conference, either party may file a Petition for S p e c i a l R e l i e f of the Interim Order, setting forth all pertinent facts in support thereof or verified by the filing party.
INFO
- Applies to
- Transcript request
In an emergency, a party may request a daily, expedited, same-day, or rough-draft transcript by oral motion.
In the event of an emergency, a party may request by oral motion a daily, expedited, same-day or rough draft transcript.
What must be included with motion filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
A motion alleging facts not of record must be verified.
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What must be included with emergency petition for custody filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
The Emergency Petition for Custody must be a separate document from the Custody Complaint.
What must be included with exhibit index filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
The rule requires exhibit list. For evidence retained by the custodian under the stated conditions, a photograph no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches must be offered as an exhibit and included in the exhibit index.
What must be included with petition for rule to show cause filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
A request for evaluations made after the initial conference must be brought by Petition for Rule to Show Cause alleging specific facts and reasons, unless it is made at the pre-trial conference or by stipulation.
What must be included with divorce complaint or custody petition filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
Divorce complaints and petitions concerning custody, partial custody, or visitation must include a form order referring the matter to mediation.
What must be included with oral argument scheduling order filings in Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?
Argument on the said Motion and any response thereto shall be limited to a total of fifteen (15) minutes, unless, at the time of the filing of the proposed scheduling order the party requesting argument certifies that additional time is necessary. If additional time is necessary the party submitting the proposed scheduling order shall make a good faith estimate as to the total amount of time needed for argument by all parties.
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