Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Pennsylvania Document Format Requirements

Pleadings and other legal papers must be double-spaced, printed on white letter-size paper, and secured with appropriate metal or plastic fasteners.

All pleadings and other legal papers shall be printed in double space on white paper that is 8 ½ inches wide and 11 inches long, and shall be secured by appropriate metal or plastic fasteners.

All exhibits must be tabbed and labeled.

All exhibits shall be tabbed and labeled.

Exhibits must be formatted for the records office to maintain and retrieve, with specific requirements for oversized, voluminous, and digital evidence.

(c) Format of Exhibits. The custodian shall ensure that the format of an exhibit, including size and material, is compatible with the records office’s ability to maintain and retrieve it. This includes the following: (i) offering as an exhibit an 8 ½ by 11 inch copy of any oversized (larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches) documentary evidence; (ii) offering as an exhibit copies of any voluminous documentary evidence on a digital storage device; and (iii) offering any digital media (e.g., video and/or audio recordings) as an exhibit on a digital storage device in a format that uses publicly available software for retrieval, or includes any propriety software necessary for retrieval.

Briefs filed with preliminary objections must be filed in duplicate.

All briefs shall be filed in duplicate.

Format

PDF

Legal papers must be filed in PDF; the Prothonotary converts hard-copy filings to PDF and returns the hard copy to the filing party for retention.

(b). Legal papers shall be presented for filing in a PDF. As authorized by Pa.R.C.P. 205.4 (b)(1), in the event a legal paper is presented for filing in a hard-copy format, the Prothonotary shall convert said legal paper into a PDF and shall maintain it in that format. The Prothonotary shall return the hard-copy legal paper to the filing party for retention of required by PA.R.C.P. 205.4 (b) (4).

The original motion and enough copies for all parties 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.

A photograph offered as an exhibit may be no larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches.

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.

Exhibits must be formatted for the records office to maintain and retrieve, including the specified paper-copy and digital-storage formats for oversized, voluminous, and digital evidence.

The custodian shall ensure that the format of an exhibit, including size and material, is compatible with the records office’s ability to maintain and retrieve it. This includes the following: (i) offering as an exhibit an 8 ½ by 11 inch copy of any oversized (larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches) documentary evidence; (ii) offering as an exhibit copies of any voluminous documentary evidence on a digital storage device; and (iii) offering any digital media (e.g., video and/or audio recordings) as an exhibit on a digital storage device in a format that uses publicly available software for retrieval, or includes any propriety software necessary for retrieval.

Continuance requests must use forms provided by the Court Administrator on the county websites identified by the court.

All requests for continuances shall be on forms provided by the Court Administrator, under the Court section of each county’s website. Visit: www.snydercounty.org or www.unioncountypa.org.