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

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion for a continuance must be submitted in writing to the Central Court Administrator using a form approved and provided by Central Court.

Motions for continuances shall be submitted in writing to the central Court Administrator on forms approved and provided by Central Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal paper

Format

PDF

Legal papers presented for filing must be in PDF format.

6) Legal papers shall be presented for filing in portable document format (".pdf").

CRITICAL

The motion for appointment of a conciliator must substantially follow the form provided in the rule.

(a) The motion for appointment of a conciliator shall be substantially in the following form:

CRITICAL

Original transcript requests must use the standardized Request for Transcript form, available on the county website or at a filing office.

(A) All original requests for transcripts shall be set forth on the standardized "Request for Transcript" form which may be downloaded from the Venango County website at www.co.venango.pa.us or a copy of which can be obtained at any filing office (Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans' Court and/or Domestic Relations).

CRITICAL

The motion to appoint a conciliator and the appointment order submitted with it must substantially follow the form prescribed by Local Rule 1920.74.

The motion for the appointment of a conciliator and the appointment order to be submitted with the motion shall be substantially in the form prescribed by Local Rule 1920.74.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Format

PDF

A motion averring facts not of record that requires a sworn affidavit must be created on paper, physically signed, and converted to PDF before electronic filing.

3) Any motion that, pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 575(A)(2)(g), avers facts not of record and requiring a sworn affidavit must be created in a physical paper form, have a physical signature placed on it, and then be converted into a .pdf before it may be electronically filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Legal papers not permitted for electronic filing

Format

PAPER

Legal papers that cannot be electronically filed under the rule must be maintained in physical paper format only.

4) Those legal papers that are not permitted to be electronically filed pursuant to this rule shall be maintained in a physical paper format only.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A motion for continuance must be filed on a form provided by the Central Court Administrator.

(B) A motion for continuance shall be filed on a form as provided by the Central Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions in limine must be written and filed with the Prothonotary no later than the pre-trial conference.

Motions in limine must be in writing and shall be filed with the Prothonotary no later than the pre-trial conference.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The affidavit and surety information page must use the form prescribed by the Clerk of Courts.

The affidavit and the surety information page shall be in such form as the Clerk of Courts may prescribe from time to time.

CRITICAL

Motions in limine must be submitted in writing.

Motions in limine must be in writing

WARNING

An order appointing a conciliator should substantially follow the provided form.

The order appointing a conciliator shall be substantially in the following form:

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic filing

An electronic filer signature is permitted in the form “/s/ John L. Doe,” except as provided for in paragraph (G)(3).

1) Except as provided in paragraph (G)(3), an electronic signature of the filer as provided for in the system is permitted on electronic filings in the following form: /s/ John L. Doe.