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

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The filing time and date for an electronically filed legal paper are those registered by the Electronic Filing System.

(3) The time and date of filing a legal paper and any receipt of the legal paper filed electronically shall be that registered by the Electronic Filing System.

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A legal paper submitted without the required filing fee is deemed filed only on the date the Prothonotary receives the fee payment.

such legal paper shall only be deemed to have been filed on the date that said filing fee payment was received by the Prothonotary.

WARNING

The filing party is responsible for delays, disruptions, interruptions, or legibility problems with electronic filing unless they are caused by CountySuite Portal failure.

(e)(1) A filing party shall be responsible for any delay, disruption or interruption of the electronic signals and legibility of the document electronically filed, except when caused by the failure of the CountySuite Portal.

WARNING

If a pleading or legal paper is not accepted when presented for filing, the Electronic Filing System must immediately notify the filing party.

(3) If a pleading or other legal paper is not accepted upon presentation for filing the Electronic Filing System will immediately notify the party presenting the legal paper for filing.

WARNING

The Court may order nunc pro tunc filing if a good-faith electronic filing attempt fails and the party shows reasonable efforts to present and file the paper timely.

(ii) If a party makes a good faith effort to electronically file a legal paper but it is not received, accepted or filed by the Electronic Filing System, the Court may order that the paper be accepted and file nunc pro tunc upon a showing that reasonable efforts were made to timely present and file the paper.

CRITICAL

An appeal must be filed within 30 days; otherwise, judgment will be taken on the award.

If no appeal is filed within 30 days, judgment shall be taken on the award.

CRITICAL

A party opposing the motion must file its response and supporting brief within 20 days after service of the motion.

All parties opposing the said motion shall file a response and a brief in support of their response within twenty (20) days of the service of the motion.

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The Petition for Emergency Special Relief shall be filed with the Prothonotary simultaneously with the Petition for Modification or Petition for Contempt.

The Petition for Emergency Special Relief shall be filed with the Prothonotary simultaneously with the Petition for Modification or Petition for Contempt.

CRITICAL

A party objecting to the Praecipe must file a motion for delay within 20 days.

If the other party objects to the filing, that party shall, within the (20) days, file a motion requesting delay in the appointment of arbitrators pending completion of the pre-trial discovery and filings.

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Deadline

7 working days

The Lieutenant and Prison Supervisor must meet with the inmate to dispose of the misconduct charges within seven working days.

The Lieutenant and Prison Supervisor will meet with the inmate for disposition of the misconduct charge(s) within seven working days.

CRITICAL

The report must be written and submitted before the end of the same day or shift the violation becomes known; if delayed, it must include a justification.

The Misconduct Report will be written and submitted to the Lieutenant, Prison Supervisor or OIC before the tour of duty concludes on the same day/shift that the charging staff member or contract personnel have knowledge of the violation. If not, the Report must include a justification for the delay.

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The Petition for Emergency Special Relief shall be filed with the Prothonotary simultaneously with the Custody Complaint.

The Petition for Emergency Special Relief shall be filed with the Prothonotary simultaneously with the Custody Complaint.

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Authority supporting opposition to the motion is due within 20 days after service; without a response and opposition brief, the motion will be considered uncontested by a non-responding party.

appropriate authority in support of opposition to the said motion within twenty (20) days after service of the motion. Absent the filing of a response and brief in opposition to the motion the Court will consider the motion to be uncontested by any non-responding party.

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The arbitration award must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing or the last adjournment.

An award must be submitted within 10 days after the day of the hearing or the last adjournment thereof.

CRITICAL

For an inactive civil matter, action must be taken or a written objection docketed before the general call begins to avoid 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.

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An appeal must be taken no later than 30 days after entry of the award; the source text ends mid-sentence.

Said appeal shall be taken not later then 30 days after the date of the entry of the award of

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Unless the presiding judge instructs otherwise, the custodian must submit exhibits at the conclusion of the proceeding so they can be docketed within the next five business days.

Unless instructed otherwise by the presiding judge, the custodian shall submit any exhibits to the Court at the conclusion of the court proceeding in order to ensure that the exhibits are filed with the records office for incorporation into the docket within the next five business days.

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The certificate of service must be filed within five days after service of 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.

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Unless an amended pleading is filed, the party whose pleading is challenged must file an opposition brief within 20 days after service of the preliminary objection.

Absent the filing of an amended pleading, the party whose pleading is the subject of the preliminary objections shall file a brief in opposition to the preliminary objection within twenty (20) days of service of the preliminary objection.

WARNING

If a timely response and supporting brief are not filed, the Court will consider the motion unopposed.

Absent the filing timely of a response and brief in support of the response the Court will consider the motion to be unopposed.

WARNING

If the opposition brief is not filed on time, the preliminary objections will be considered unopposed by the non-responding party.

Absent the filing timely of the said brief the Court will consider the preliminary objections to be unopposed by the non-responding party;

WARNING

A civil action is referred to arbitration 20 days after the required Praecipe is filed.

A civil action will be referred to arbitration (20) days after the filing with the Prothonotary and the Court Administrator of a Praecipe signed by either party or its counsel indicating the matter is ready for arbitration.