Judge Janine Edwards
Judge • Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideCourt of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Pennsylvania publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 80 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 29- Applies to
- Motion
Motions must be in writing unless made orally during a trial or hearing.
- Applies to
- Confidential document
The listed confidential documents must be filed with the appropriate filing office under a cover sheet designated “Confidential Document Form.”
- Applies to
- Distribution list
A distribution list for parties not automatically served through PACFile must be filed with the Clerk of Courts and include the names and addresses of everyone who must receive a paper copy.
Service
All 14The defendant and surety must each be given a copy of the bail bond.
- Service
- Electronic service
Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed through PACFile.
- Service
- Electronic service
Using PACFile constitutes the filer’s certification that the filer will accept electronic notices and service through PACFile.
Fees
All 14Applicable filing fees must be accepted according to the procedures established by statute, court order, Local Rule, or fee schedule.
- Fee
- $2.5
- Applies to
- Ordinary electronic transcript
A requesting party other than the Commonwealth or its subdivision must pay $2.50 per page for an ordinary electronic transcript.
- Fee
- $0.25
- Applies to
- Bound paper transcript
A bound paper transcript incurs the applicable electronic-format cost plus a $0.25-per-page surcharge.
Formatting
All 10All filings must comply with Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System Case Records Public Access Policy.
The Clerk converts non-excluded paper legal papers to PDF, which is treated as the original, and need not retain a physical copy of electronically filed papers.
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- Exhibit index
The exhibit index must use a format approved by the President Judge.
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