Court of Common Pleas of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Attorneys must establish a PacFile account through the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

All attorneys shall establish a PacFile account using the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal. Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1(D)(2), the establishment of PACFile account constitutes electronically of any document filed using PACFile.

CRITICAL

Attorneys must electronically file legal papers through PacFile, except for the listed categories; self-represented parties are exempt from the electronic-filing requirement.

Parties shall electronically file documents using the PacFile electronic filing system developed by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts. The “legal papers” which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers and any notices or documents for which filing is required or permitted, including orders, exhibits and attachments, except the following: - 1. Applications for a search warrant; - 2. Applications for an arrest warrant; - 3. Legal papers filed or authorized to be filed under seal; - 4. Grand jury materials; and - 5. Submission filed by ex parte as authorized by law. All attorneys shall establish a PacFile account using the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal. Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1(D)(2), the establishment of PACFile account constitutes electronically of any document filed using PACFile. Self-represented parties are not required to establish a PacFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PacFile system.

CRITICAL

To file the papers, hand them to the Clerk, who will handle the remaining filing steps.

To file, you need to hand the Clerk the papers. They will do the rest.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion petition or similar pleading

The court will accept motions or petitions by mail. All motions, petitions or similar pleadings shall be mailed to the Prothonotary for filing, including one copy for the Court.

The court will accept motions or petitions by mail. All motions, petitions or similar pleadings shall be mailed to the Prothonotary for filing, including one copy for the Court.

WARNING

Self-represented parties are not required to use PacFile and may file and serve legal papers in physical paper format.

Self-represented parties are not required to establish a PacFile account and are not required to file legal papers using the electronic PacFile system. Self-represented parties are permitted to file and serve legal papers in a physical paper format.