Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Praecipe

The filing party must serve a copy of the trial-list praecipe on the District Court Administrator.

The filing party shall serve a copy of the praecipe on the District Court Administrator who shall cause the case to be listed for trial.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The attorney for the Commonwealth must give the defendant notice of the date and time set for tendering the plea.

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall give notice thereof to the defendant.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Brief

Parties must serve copies of their briefs on the District Court Administrator no later than five weekdays before argument.

Copies of briefs shall be served by the parties upon the District Court Administrator no later than five (5) weekdays prior to the date set for argument.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The attorney for the Commonwealth must set the arraignment date and time and give notice to the defendant.

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall fix the date and time of arraignment and give notice thereof to the defendant.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail to all parties

The District Court Administrator must send the parties or their attorneys written hearing notice by ordinary mail at least 30 days before the hearing.

(b) The District Court Administrator shall promptly fix the date, time and place of hearing and shall by court order give written notice thereof sent by ordinary mail to the parties or their attorneys of record not less than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion for judgment on the pleadings

Motions for judgment on the pleadings must be filed with the Susquehanna County Prothonotary's Office, and notice of filing must be served on the District Court Administrator.

All Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings shall be filed with the Susquehanna County Prothonotary's Office and notice of the filing shall be served on the District Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail to all parties

A Memorandum of Understanding concerning a partial agreement must be sent to the parties by postal mail and is not binding until incorporated into the Court's Final Order.

The Memorandum of Understanding regarding the proposed partial agreement shall be sent to the parties via postal mail and shall not become binding until incorporated into the Final Order of the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail to all parties

The full-agreement Memorandum of Understanding must be sent to the parties by postal mail and is not binding until adopted by the Court.

The Memorandum of Understanding shall be sent to the parties via postal mail and will not become a binding agreement until adopted by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Summary judgment motions must be filed with the Prothonotary, and notice of filing must be served on the District Court Administrator.

All Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed with the Susquehanna County Prothonotary's Office and notice of the filing shall be served on the District Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Court order and support contract

When the stated conditions apply, the support obligee must promptly serve the Domestic Relations Section with copies of the court order and support agreement.

Where a contract or agreement for support has been made an order of this Court and where that contract or that agreement provides that it may be enforced by an action in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, the support obligee shall promptly serve upon the Domestic Relations Section of the Court a copy of the order of court along with a copy of the contract or agreement.

CRITICALCivil cases

The mediator must transmit the Memorandum of Understanding to the parties and, if a party requests it, also send a copy to that party's counsel.

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. At the request of a party, the Child Custody Mediator shall also transmit a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding to the party's counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

Notice of a petition for review of a bond or its surety must be given to the adverse party or the party’s attorney.

(d) In all cases the form of the bond and the surety thereon shall be subject to review by the Court upon the filing of a petition stating specifically the objection thereto together with notice to the adverse party or his attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Mail

The Prothonotary must send written notice of the arbitrator appointments to each appointed board member by ordinary mail.

(a) The Prothonotary shall give notice of the appointment in writing sent by ordinary mail to each member of the board of arbitrators appointed in accordance with this section.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A person filing a motion or petition must apprise the Court of its contents by presenting it at Motions Court or serving a copy on the District Court Administrator.

Any person filing a motion or petition shall apprise the Court of its contents either by presentation at Motions Court or by service of a copy on the District Court Administrator,

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Order

The defendant must receive a copy of the parole order.

(1) The defendant shall receive a copy of the order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

At the first non-jury-trial court held on or after September 1 each year, the Clerk of Courts must list qualifying inactive criminal proceedings and notify the District Attorney, any private prosecutor, and the defendant as provided by Pa.R.J.A. No. 1901(c).

The Clerk of Courts shall list at the first non-jury-trial court held on or after September 1 of each year all criminal proceedings in which no steps or proceedings have been taken for two years or more prior thereto and shall give notice thereof to the District Attorney, any private prosecutor and the defendant as provided by Pa.R.J.A. No. 1901(c).

CRITICALCivil cases

After an E-Filing is accepted, the filing party must provide the sheriff with the required service fee and documents for original service and writs; the portal does not provide legal service.

Once an E-Filing has been accepted by the Prothonotary it shall be the responsibility of the filing party to provide to the sheriff the proper service fee and documents for original service and writs. The CountySuite Portal does not include legal service.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Post trial motion or response

The movant or respondent must serve copies of post-trial motions and responses on the District Court Administrator.

A copy of all motions for post-trial relief and responses thereto shall be served by the movant or respondent on the District Court Administrator who shall schedule the matter for argument.

WARNINGCivil cases

When these rules require service of a legal paper on the District Court Administrator, written notice that it was filed of record may satisfy the service requirement.

Whenever these rules require service of a legal paper upon the District Court Administrator, that requirement may be satisfied by written notice to the District Court Administrator that the legal paper has been filed of record.

WARNINGCivil cases

Electronic filing does not itself constitute service of documents.

Electronic filing does not include service of any documents.

WARNINGCivil cases

Any other party may serve the filing party with a notice to produce the signed hard copy for inspection.

Any other party at any time may serve upon the filing part a notice to produce for inspection the signed hard copy