Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

A pleading or legal paper that complies with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure may not be refused based on a local electronic-filing rule, procedure, or practice.

(2) No pleading or other legal paper that complies with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure shall be refused for filing by the Prothonotary or the Electronic Filing System based upon a requirement of a local rule or local administrative procedure or practice pertaining to the electronic filing of legal papers.

CRITICAL

Counsel and unrepresented parties must register with CountySuite Portal for a username and password before accessing the electronic filing system.

(2) CIVIL legal papers can be filed electronically through CountySuite Portal, located on prothonotary’s county website. To obtain access to the Electronic Filing System, counsel or any unrepresented party must first register with the CountySuite Portal for a User Name and Password.

CRITICAL

Attorneys and self-represented parties filing legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account through the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

Attorneys or self-represented parties who file legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account using the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil legal paper

Electronic filing of civil legal papers through CountySuite Portal is permitted under Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 205.4.

(a)(1). The Snyder County Court of Common Pleas does hereby permit electronic filling of all legal papers with the Prothonotary through its electronic filing system, CountySuite Portal, as well as the electronic service of such papers, under terms more specially provided in Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 205.4.

CRITICAL

The listed warrant applications, grand jury materials subject to the stated exceptions, authorized ex parte or sealed submissions, and evidence exhibits must not be filed electronically.

The following documents are excluded from the definition of “legal paper” and are therefore prohibited from being filed electronically: (1) applications for search warrants, (2) applications for arrest warrants, (3) any grand jury materials, except the indicting grand jury indictment or the investigating grand jury presentment, (4) submission filed ex parte as authorized by law, (5) submissions filed or authorized to be filed under seal, and (6) exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceeding;

CRITICAL

PACFile is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

“the system” the PACFile electronic filing system, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, is the exclusive system for electronic filing.

WARNING

Attorneys and self-represented parties who are unable and unwilling to participate in electronic filing may file and serve legal papers in physical paper format.

Attorneys or self-represented parties who are unable and unwilling to participate electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.

WARNING

The Prothonotary must provide a printable acknowledgment through CountySuite Portal showing receipt of the legal papers and the date and time received.

The Prothonotary shall provide, through the CountySuite Portal, an acknowledgement that the legal papers have been received, including the date and time of receipt, in a form which can be printed for retention by the filing party.

WARNING

The Prothonotary must provide access to CountySuite Portal at all times except during required maintenance.

(c)(1). The Prothonotary shall provide access to CountySuite Portal (CIVIL electronic filing system) at all times, except during periods of required maintenance.

INFO

Applies to

Legal papers

Electronic filing of legal papers through PACFile under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1 is permitted but not required.

Legal papers may be filed electronically using the PACFile electronic filing system pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1. Electronic filing is permissive and not mandatory.