Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

A legal paper submitted without the required filing fee is deemed accepted for filing as of the date payment is received.

if a legal paper is submitted without the requisite filing fee, the legal paper shall be deemed to have been accepted for filing as of the date payment is received pursuant to 42 P.S. Section 21073(b).

CRITICALCivil cases

An accepted legal paper is deemed filed on the date and time the CountySuite Portal received it.

If a legal paper is accepted, it shall be deemed to have been filed as of the date and time it was received by the CountySuite Portal;

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The CountySuite Portal is to be available at all times except during routine maintenance.

access to the CountySuite Portal shall be available at all times, except for routine maintenance

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Prothonotary staff review legal documents only during normal office hours.

legal documents can only be reviewed by Prothonotary staff during normal office hours.

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Filers are cautioned to submit required legal papers well before their deadlines so there is time to correct and resubmit unacceptable papers.

Therefore, filers are cautioned to file required legal papers well in advance of any filing deadlines to enable timely correction and resubmission in the event a legal paper is not acceptable for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The respondent must file a brief no later than five days before the date identified in the truncated text.

The respondent shall file a brief no later than five (5) days prior to the date of

CRITICALCivil cases

The respondent must file its brief no later than 5 days before argument.

The respondent shall file a brief no later than five (5) days prior to the date of argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must file its brief no later than 10 days before argument on preliminary objections.

The moving party shall file a brief no later than ten (10) days prior to the date of argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the parties reach a complete or partial resolution, the mediator must prepare and transmit a Memorandum of Understanding to the parties within ten days.

If the parties reach a complete or partial resolution, the Child Custody Mediator shall, within ten (10) days, prepare and transmit to the parties a Memorandum of Understanding.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must file its brief no later than 10 days before argument.

The moving party shall file a brief no later than ten (10) days prior to the date of argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

After determining that the parties have fully agreed, the mediator must prepare a Memorandum of Understanding within ten days following mediation.

When the Child Custody Mediator determines that the parties have reached full agreement concerning the matter, he/she shall prepare a Memorandum of Understanding within ten (10) days following the mediation.

CRITICALCivil cases

After the initial filing, the filing party must present the complaint or petition during Motions Court on a Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

(b) After the initial filing, the filing party shall present the complaint or petition to the Court of Common Pleas during Motions Court on any Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

CRITICALCivil cases

If no resolution is reached during mediation, the Child Custody Mediator shall, within ten (10) days, report this in writing to the Court, without further explanation, unless the parties agree to additional disclosure and the Child Custody Mediator finds that additional disclosure will be beneficial.

If no resolution is reached during mediation, the Child Custody Mediator shall, within ten (10) days, report this in writing to the Court, without further explanation, unless the parties agree to additional disclosure and the Child Custody Mediator finds that additional disclosure will be beneficial.

CRITICALCivil cases

In an inactive matter listed for general call, action must be taken or a written objection docketed before the call begins to avoid striking and dismissal with prejudice.

If no action is taken or no written objection is docketed in such a matter prior to the commencement of the general call, the Prothonotary shall strike the matter from the list and enter an order as of course dismissing the matter with prejudice for failure to prosecute, under the provisions of this rule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The defendant, through counsel, must notify the court of a plea agreement at least three days before jury selection, unless good cause is shown.

Except for good cause shown, notification to the court of the existence of a plea agreement shall be given by the defendant, through counsel, at least three (3) days prior to the date and time set for jury selection.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Court Administrator must schedule a custody conference within 45 days after the complaint or petition is presented.

Once presented, the Court Administrator shall schedule a custody conference within forty-five (45) days.

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If no amended pleading is filed within 20 days in response to preliminary objections, the District Court Administrator will schedule the objections as the court schedule permits.

If, in response to preliminary objections, no amended pleading has been filed within twenty (20) days, preliminary objections shall be scheduled by the District Court Administrator as the current court schedule permits.

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A party may praecipe a trial-ready civil case for the trial list, with the listing at least 60 days after the praecipe is filed.

Any party may, by praecipe filed in the Office of the Prothonotary, cause a civil case which is ready for trial to be placed on the trial list not less than sixty (60) days from the date the praecipe is filed.

WARNINGCivil cases

Submitting preliminary objections on briefs only does not change the previously indicated brief deadline unless the Court directs otherwise.

However, briefs are still due on the date previously indicated by the Court, unless otherwise directed.

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If no trial-list praecipe is filed within 240 days of service of the complaint, the Court will list the case for trial on its own motion.

If no praecipe for trial listing is filed within two hundred forty (240) days of service of the complaint, the Court shall list the case for trial on its own motion.