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

CRITICAL

Service

Mail

Once the award is indexed, written notice must be mailed immediately to the parties or their attorneys, with a copy to the Court Administrator.

Upon the award being indexed, the Prothonotary shall give immediate written notice of the award to all the parties, or their attorneys, by regular mail and a copy to the Court Administrator.

CRITICAL

Service

Personal service

The inmate must be personally served with the report on the day it is written; if service is delayed, the Lieutenant or Prison Supervisor must determine why and provide justification.

The inmate shall be personally served with the Misconduct Report the same day the report is written. If the Misconduct Report is not served the same day the report is written, the Lieutenant or Prison Supervisor must determine why the Report was not served and supply justification.

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The charging staff member may not serve the Misconduct Report.

Someone other than the charging staff member will serve the Misconduct Report.

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Applies to

Court notices orders judgments

Court notices, orders, and judgments must be served under Rule 440, not through the CountySuite electronic filing system.

(3) Copies of all Notices, Orders or Judgments from the Court in any action shall be served according to Rule 440, not through CountySuite electronic filing system.

CRITICAL

The Court Administrator must send the nominee list to each party or the party’s attorney within 7 days after receiving the praecipe.

The list of attorneys nominated to the potential board shall be sent by the Court Administrator to each party or his or her attorney within 7 days of the receipt of the praecipe.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service is complete when the paper is sent to the recipient’s email address or the filing system sends the filer notice that the paper is filed and available on the system website.

(2) Service by electronic transmission is complete when a legal paper is sent: (i) to the recipient’s electronic mail address, or (ii) to an electronic filing system website and an e-mail message is sent to the filer by the electronic filing system that the legal paper has been filed and is available for review on the system’s website (CountySuite Portal).

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After electronic filing is accepted or original process is filed, the filing party must provide the sheriff with the proper fee and documents for original service and writs; the electronic system does not effect service to the sheriff’s department.

Note: Once the electronic filing has been accepted or the original process has been filed by the Prothonotary; it shall be the responsibility of the filing party to provide the sheriff with the proper service fee and documents for original service and writs. The electronic system does not include legal service to this department.

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Applies to

Motion and order

The party filing a motion is responsible for serving the motion and order under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

The party filing the motion shall be responsible for service of the motion and order in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

An inmate charged with listed misconduct must receive a copy of the Misconduct Report.

An inmate charged with any of the listed misconduct will receive a copy of the report.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed through PACFile.

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1 (D)(2) , the establishment of the PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing, including acceptance of service electronically of any document filed using PACFile.

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The final arbitration board must be sent to the parties’ attorneys.

A final board shall be sent to the attorneys of the parties.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Electronic service of civil legal papers 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.

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Notice of a continuance must be sent by the Court Administrator to the parties and the court.

on notice sent by the Court Administrator to the parties and the court.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to opposing party

Service on an attorney or defendant participating in PACFile must be made electronically.

Service upon an attorney or defendant participating in the system shall be done electronically.

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If the case settles, is withdrawn, or otherwise terminates after each arbitrator is notified but before the hearing date, the party who filed the praecipe must serve notice on the Court Administrator and each arbitrator.

In the event that a case shall be settled, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated by or between the parties at any time subsequent to the notification to each arbitrator, as provided for in 17CV1302.C, but prior to the date scheduled for hearing, the party filing the praecipe for appointment of a Board of Arbitrators shall be responsible for causing notice of the settlement, withdrawal, or termination to be served upon the Court Administrator and each of the arbitrators.

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The party filing preliminary objections must file an affidavit of service within five days after service of the objections.

The party filing the preliminary objections shall file an affidavit of service within five (5) days of the service of the preliminary objections;

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The party requesting a hearing or argument must serve the scheduling order on all other parties after it is entered.

Upon the entry of an order scheduling hearing and/or argument it shall be the responsibility of the party requesting hearing and/or argument to serve the order on all other parties.

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The party requesting oral argument must serve a true and correct copy of the scheduling order on all parties.

The party requesting oral argument shall be responsible for serving a true and correct copy of the scheduling order on all of the parties.

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Legal papers, including court orders and notices, must be served under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576 on attorneys or parties without a PACFile account, including the listed court offices.

Service of legal papers on any attorney or party who has not established an Account as provided in subsection (C ) of this rule shall be made in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P.576. Specially, the following offices must be served in accordance with Rule 576: Court Administration, Probation, Sheriff and Court Reporter. This applies to the service of court orders and notices.

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If the case settles, is withdrawn, or otherwise terminates after the appointment praecipe is filed but before the board is named, the party who filed the praecipe must serve notice on the Court Administrator.

In the event that a case shall be settled, withdrawn, or otherwise terminated by or between the parties at any time subsequent to the filing of a praecipe requesting the appointment of a Board of Arbitrators but prior to the naming of that board by the Court Administrator pursuant to 17CV1302, the party filing the praecipe for appointment of a Board of Arbitrators shall cause notice of the settlement, withdrawal, or termination of the action to be served upon the Court Administrator.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service to all parties

Legal papers other than original process may be served under Rule 440 or by non-fax electronic transmission to parties who previously filed electronically in the same case.

(g)(1) Copies of all legal papers other than original process filed in an action or served upon any party to an action may be served: (i) as provided by Rule 440; or (ii) by electronic transmission, other than facsimile transmission, to all parties who have previously submitted electronic filing in the same case, pursuant to the 17th Judicial District - Civil Rule 205.4 and Pa.R.C.P. 205.4 (g).

WARNING

Service

Email

With prior written agreement, court orders are served on the agreeing party by the Prothonotary only by email, not through the electronic filing system.

The party upon prior written agreement will be served court orders only via e-mail by the Prothonotary, not by the electronic filing system.

WARNING

Service

Electronic service

An email address appearing on letterhead alone does not authorize electronic service of legal papers.

An electronic mail address set forth on letterhead is not sufficient basis under this rule to permit electronic service of legal papers.