Service and Proof of Service Rules

Motions in limine must be served on the opposing party five court days before the FSC.

IDC statements must be served at least 3 court days before the scheduled IDC.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference; if not, plaintiff must file a declaration five court days before the hearing explaining service efforts.

All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.

Visual aids for closing arguments must be disclosed to opposing counsel by 8:30 a.m. on the day of closing arguments.

All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.

PVP attorney must sign proposed order as to form, or proof of service on PVP must be submitted with order.

Fee declarations for compensation over five hours must be served on appearing parties.

Requests to contact dependent/delinquent children must be served at least 5 calendar days before filing via personal service, fax, mail, or email.

Objections to contact requests must be received within 15 calendar days (fax/email/personal service) or 20 calendar days (mail) after service of the request.

Research petitions must be served on agencies and interested parties 5 calendar days before filing via personal service, first class mail, or email.

All briefs must be served on opposing counsel and the trial court.

Petitioner must serve the responding agency with a request for preparation or notice of election to prepare the administrative record within ten business days after the action is filed.

Petitioner must serve the agency-preparation request on the respondent agency within ten business days.

Respondent agency must serve a preliminary notification of estimated cost on all parties within 20 calendar days after receiving petitioner's request.

Agency must provide the preliminary notification within 20 calendar days after receiving either notice, and must supplement it as additional documents are located.

Agency must serve all parties with a detailed index of the proposed record documents and a supplemental estimated cost within 40 calendar days after service of the request.

Petitioner and real parties-in-interest must serve, within seven calendar days after receiving the index, a list of documents to add to or delete from the record.

Petitioner must serve on all parties a detailed index of the proposed record documents within 20 calendar days after service of the preliminary notification.

Agency and real parties-in-interest must serve, within seven calendar days after receiving the index, a list of documents to add to or delete from the record.

Parties must file and serve a statement of issues.

Fee declarations supporting compensation requests over five hours must be served upon the appearing parties.

Petitioner must serve the research petition at least 5 calendar days before filing, by personal service, first class mail, or email.

Ex parte applications require proof of notice, affirmative factual showing of good cause, and cannot be based on emergency from procrastination.

In Song-Beverly litigation, parties must exchange specified vehicle-related documents within 30 days of case becoming at issue.

Parties must file documents with court and provide copies to temporary judge/referee.

Copy of completed LACIV 109 form must be served with summons and complaint or petition.

All briefs must be served on opposing counsel and the trial court.

Applications must be served on opposing counsel, filed in Appellate Division, and supported by declaration under penalty of perjury.

Written motions must be served on all parties and filed in Appellate Division.

Writ petition must be served on all parties and trial court before filing.

Habeas corpus petition must be served on trial judge and People before filing.

Supersedeas petitions must be served per Cal. Rules of Court 8.824, with proof of service at filing.

Motions in limine must be filed and served in compliance with C.C.P. § 1005 using the FSC date as the hearing date.

Small Claims parties must exchange trial exhibits at least 10 days before trial; confirm receipt if submitted via portal or mail.

Parties must serve discovery excerpts to be used at trial (except impeachment) 10 court days before FSC, marked as exhibits.

Return of property motions must be noticed to arresting and prosecuting agencies; proposed order must be approved by prosecutor before court signature.

Relieved attorneys must provide appearance log to substituting counsel within 5 days of relief.

Requests for record addition/correction must be served on Criminal Appeals Section of clerk's office.

Pro per motions must be served on prosecuting attorney and other parties 10 days before hearing; mail service is acceptable.

Jail condition motions/writs must be served on Office of County Counsel at specified address.

Ex parte applications require proof of service via a sworn declaration of notice to the opposing party.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference; if not, a declaration is due 5 days prior.

All defendants must be served by the CMC; otherwise, a declaration of service efforts must be filed 5 days before the hearing.

Ex parte notice must be given by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing, absent good cause, per CRC Rule 3.1204.

Parties using e-filing must accept electronic service except when personal service is required by law or any party is self-represented.

Service deadlines extended based on manner of service per CCP § 1013.

Amended pleadings require same notice as original pleading and must be filed/set for hearing as original petition.

Court-Appointed Counsel Panel attorneys must sign proposed orders to indicate approval as to form, or proof of service must be submitted if signature not obtained.

Notice of Proposed Action and proof of service must be filed with the court.

Motions to withdraw as attorney for fiduciary must be served by citation per specified Code of Civil Procedure sections.

Counsel must file notice form and proper proof of service with court when notice is required.

Known/ascertainable creditors must be notified using Judicial Council form, with proof of service filed.

Notice to Attorney General must include notice of hearing and petition copy sent to specified address.

Proof of service for Notice of Administration to Creditors must be filed if actual notice given; petition must state if no creditors.

For non-relative guardian appointments, notice of hearing and petition copy must be mailed to specified agencies at least 15 days before hearing.

Copies of filed Conservatorship Care Plans must be mailed to the Court Investigator’s Office.

Conservators must mail accountings and Inventories and Appraisals to Court Investigator; trustees of court-supervised trusts must mail trust accountings to Court Investigator.

Trustee must publish notice of intention to sell trust real property unless an exception applies.

Certified copy of Blocked Account Order must be delivered to financial institution; signed receipt must be promptly filed with court.

Commitment petitions require personal notice to respondent, notice to Public Defender’s Office, and attached proof of service.

Patients must be personally informed in writing of medication capacity hearing details on the same day the court receives notice.

ECT petitions must be served on the patient’s attorney at least 48 hours before filing, via fax or other method.

ECT petition proof of service must be filed with the clerk when the petition is filed.

Ex parte filings in mental health court require notice to the confined person’s institution and opposing counsel, plus a proof of service.

All parties must serve a copy of any filed document to counsel of record or directly to a self-represented party.

Required trial documents must be served 5 court days prior to the Final Status Conference.

Motions to relate cases must be served on all parties listed in the Notice of Related Cases with proof of service attached.

Parties requesting non-standard voir dire questions must serve a copy of proposed questions on all other parties.

Counsel must serve a list of deposition changes with page and line numbers on all other counsel.

Proof of service for orders under CCP §§ 708.110, 708.120, or 708.130 must be filed with the clerk in the assigned department by 4:00 p.m. three court days before the hearing.

Prerogative writ petitions and related documents must be served on respondents and real parties-in-interest at least five days before the hearing, with proof of service required; personal service preferred, mail permitted.

Alternative writs and supporting papers must be served on respondents and real parties-in-interest in the manner of serving summons and complaint.

Service on a board or commission in prerogative writ proceedings must be made on the presiding officer, secretary, or majority of members.

Prevailing party in prerogative writ proceedings must serve proposed judgment and writ on opposing parties for form approval, wait 10 days for objections, meet and confer, then submit with declaration of unresolved objections.

CEQA petitioners must serve responding agency with record preparation request or election notice within 10 business days of filing the action.

Public entity must notify property owner in writing of testing report availability within 20 days of report completion.

Pre-condemnation testing reports must be provided to owner upon request; public entity pays for one copy.

Condemnor must notify owner of known contamination affecting property value when making deposit for prejudgment possession.

Plaintiff must serve final offer on defendant(s), defendant must serve final demand on plaintiff at least 20 days before trial.

Arbitrator must serve award on parties within 10 court days, file award with proof of service by completion date.

Exhibits must be exchanged between opposing parties except those anticipated for impeachment use.

Petition for disclosure must be served on appropriate parties at least 5 calendar days before filing via personal service or first class mail.

Requests to interview/photograph juvenile children must be served on appropriate parties at least 5 calendar days before filing via personal, fax, mail, or email.

Research petitions must be served on appropriate agencies and interested parties at least 5 calendar days before filing via personal service, mail, or email.

Motions regarding LSMT must be served on all necessary parties per Local Rule 7.16, including attorneys, parents, guardians, caretakers, and CASA; due diligence report required if parent's whereabouts unknown.

Rehearing applications must be personally served on all counsel.

Responses to rehearing applications must be personally served and filed in the original clerk’s office within three court days of application service.

Motion must be served on all other counsel: 5 calendar days (min 3 court days) before hearing if personal/facsimile; 7 calendar days if mail.

Opposition must be served on other counsel: 1 day before hearing if personal/facsimile; 3 calendar days if mail.

Ex parte emergency motions require court-approved date and telephonic notice to all counsel at least 24 hours before hearing, comply with Cal Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq.

Supporting memorandum for demurrer must be served personally/facsimile no later than 3 court days before hearing.

Counsel scheduling mediation without court order must provide written notice to all other counsel and inform clients.

Joint trial statements must be served on all parties no later than two court days before the settlement conference.

Notice of non-emergency detention hearings must be given to all counsel by phone or fax at least 72 hours before the hearing.

Responding parties must notify all counsel of filed detention responses by phone or fax by the filing date.

Proof of service for detention application or response notices must be filed on the hearing date.

Expert opinion declarations must be presented to court and opposing counsel by Final Status Conference.

Ex parte applicants must notify all parties by 10:00 am the court day before the hearing.

IDC memoranda must be served and filed at least two court days before the conference.

Proper 24 hours' notice must be given to opposing parties for ex parte applications.

Pro se litigants must give opposing parties 24 hours' notice for ex parte applications.

Verdict forms must be submitted to the clerk via email at POMDeptEAO@LACourt.org in MS Word format.

Verification must be served with all produced discovery documents.

Motions to withdraw as counsel are effective upon filing proof of service of the conformed order on all parties and clients.

Ex parte applications must be served on the opposing party at the same time as e-filing.

Trial documents must be served on all parties at the time of filing.

Exhibits must be exchanged at least five calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

Motions in limine must be served at least 10 court days before FSC; oppositions at least 5 court days before FSC.

Trial documents must be served on all parties no later than 5 calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

All defendants must be served by the CMC; otherwise, a declaration of service efforts must be filed 5 days before the hearing.

Motions in limine must be served at least 10 court days before FSC; oppositions at least 5 court days before FSC.

All parties using e-filing must accept electronic service, with exceptions for personal service and self-represented parties.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference; if not, plaintiff must file a declaration five court days before the hearing explaining service efforts.

Ex parte notice must be given by telephone, in person, electronically if permitted, or by agreed methods, with five days mail time if time permits.

All defendants must be served by the CMC; if not, plaintiff must file a declaration 5 days before the CMC explaining service efforts.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference; if not, a declaration is due 5 days prior.

All parties must serve a copy of any filed document to counsel of record or directly to a self-represented party.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference.

Plaintiff must serve summons and complaint within 60 days of filing.

Parties must use an e-service provider (preferably Case Anywhere) for service; self-represented litigants are exempt but encouraged.

All parties must use File & ServeXpress as the designated electronic service provider for JCCP No. 5378.

FSX is for service only; original documents must still be filed with the court under applicable rules.

Attorneys must register for electronic service with FSX within 10 days of the order or entry of appearance.

All required documents must be electronically served via FSX.

All FSX-uploaded documents must include a Proof of Service.

Service of summons and complaint/cross-complaint must be made within 30 days for domestic parties and 40 days for foreign parties.

Plaintiff must serve summons and complaint within 60 days of filing.

All parties using e-filing must accept electronic service, except when personal service is required by law or any party is self-represented.

All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.

Service deadlines are extended based on the method of service per Code of Civil Procedure § 1013.

Final Status Conference documents must be served at least 5 calendar days before the FSC.

In Song-Beverly cases, parties must exchange specified documents within 60 days of service of the CMC Order.

Ex parte applications must be served by email on all parties who have appeared.

All e-filing parties must accept electronic service except when personal service required by law or any party is self-represented.

Ex parte applications must be electronically filed and served by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing.

All defendants must be served with the complaint no later than the case management conference date.

Papers required to be served must be served to reach the party by the date specified in the order; parties are encouraged to agree on service method (email, fax, overnight delivery).

All parties must use File & ServeXpress as the designated electronic service provider for JCCP No. 5378.

FSX is for service only; original documents must still be filed with the court under applicable rules.

Attorneys must register for electronic service with FSX within 10 days of the order or entry of appearance.

All required documents must be electronically served via FSX.

All FSX-uploaded documents must include a Proof of Service.

Service of summons and complaint/cross-complaint must be made within 30 days for domestic parties and 40 days for foreign parties.

All parties using e-filing must accept electronic service, with exceptions for personal service and self-represented parties.

Petition and Citation must be served on parents; publication service allowed if parent missing, with additional service on relatives and military search.

Alleged natural father must be served with petition and notice of hearing; due diligence required if location unknown.

Clerk must mail notice of hearing for agency adoption cases.

CMC statements must be served on all attorneys and self-represented parties no later than 15 calendar days before the CMC.

Summonses, complaints, and cross-complaints must be served within 60 days of filing.

Plaintiffs must serve summons and complaint on defendants within 60 days of filing the complaint, or face potential sanctions or dismissal.

Jury trial briefs must be served on all parties.

All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.

Motions in limine must be served at least 10 court days before FSC.

Parties must serve discovery excerpts to be used at trial on opponents in writing 10 court days before FSC.

Demonstrative evidence must be marked and shown/played to opposing counsel before trial.

Discovery excerpts for trial use must be served on opponents 10 court days before FSC.

Complaints must be served within 60 days of filing.

All defendants must be served with the complaint prior to the case management conference.

Special verdict forms must be submitted to the clerk via email in MS Word format.

Counsel must exchange exhibits at least 10 calendar days before the Final Status Conference (FSC).

Parties must use an e-service provider (preferably Case Anywhere) for service; self-represented litigants are exempt but encouraged.

Electronic service is required except when personal service is required by law or any party is self-represented.

All defendants must be served by the CMC; if not, plaintiff must file a declaration 5 days before the CMC explaining service efforts.

Ex parte applicants must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance per CRC 3.1203.

Proof of Electronic Service must be e-filed per California Rules of Court rule 2.251(j)(1)-(3).

E-filing constitutes consent to electronic service for attorneys; pro se/exempt parties must affirmatively consent.

Ex parte applicants and opposing parties must serve papers on the other party or their attorney at the first reasonable opportunity.

Counsel must promptly serve and file a notice of related cases per California Rules of Court rules 3.300(a) and (b).

Parties must serve specified financial, exhibit, and witness documents 7 calendar days before SC, MSC, or ADR proceedings.

Exhibits must be pre-marked and exchanged at least 5 court days before trial; non-compliant exhibits may be excluded.

Peremptory challenge to Family Court Services Specialist must be served with copy to Administrator, Family Court Services at specified address.

Evaluators must disclose significant relationships with parties/attorneys to all parties in writing within 10 days of appointment.

Evaluators on Evaluator List must provide qualification documentation to court upon request.

Evaluators on court's Evaluator List must notify Administrator of Family Court Services in writing within 14 calendar days of license revocation/suspension, misconduct accusation, or criminal charges.

Motions in limine must be written, numbered, served on all parties, and e-filed 10 calendar days before FSC.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be written, numbered, served, and e-filed 5 calendar days before FSC.

Parties must serve all discovery excerpts for trial (except impeachment) on opposing parties 10 court days before FSC, marked as exhibits.

Motions in limine must be served on opposing party 5 court days before final status conference.

Service must be calculated to reach party by the deadline; e-mail/fax encouraged.

Ex parte notice must be given by telephone, in person, electronically if permitted, or by agreed methods, with five days mail time if time permits.

All parties using e-filing must accept electronic service, except when personal service is required by law or any party is self-represented.

All defendants must be served by the case management conference.

All defendants must be served with the complaint by the date of the case management conference.

Papers must be served to reach parties by the date specified in the order; parties are encouraged to agree on e-mail, fax, or overnight delivery.

Trial Readiness Documents must be served no later than five court days before the FSC.

Petitioner may elect to prepare the record by serving the agency with a notice of election within ten business days of filing suit, or may notify the agency in writing within the same period that it is considering an election.

Petitioner may elect to prepare the record by serving a notice of election within five calendar days after receiving the preliminary notification.

Exhibits must be exchanged at the final status conference unless otherwise agreed.

Counsel must inform opposing counsel of next day's witnesses and order of testimony at the end of each court day.

Exhibits must be exchanged at the final status conference unless otherwise agreed.

Counsel must inform opposing counsel of next day's witnesses and order of testimony at the end of each court day.

Ex parte applications or communications requesting a response within 72 hours must also be emailed to the specific attorney.

Response time for documents served via FSX is extended by 2 court days.

Ex parte applications or communications requesting a response within 72 hours must also be emailed to the specific attorney.

Response time for documents served via FSX is extended by 2 court days.

Papers must be served to reach party by date in order; parties encouraged to agree on service method (email, fax, overnight).

Discovery documents may be provided to opposing parties in PDF electronic format at the producing party's option.

FSX must email registered users within 1 hour of document posting.

Self-represented parties are not required to use electronic service and may serve documents traditionally.

Discovery documents may be provided as PDF electronically at the producing party's option.

FSX must email registered users within 1 hour of document posting.

Self-represented parties are not required to use electronic service and may serve documents traditionally.

Plaintiff must serve complaint per FRCP 4 and comply with FRCP 4(l) and Local Rule 5-3 for all proofs of service.

Redlined amended pleading must be delivered to opposing counsel at least 2 hours before Local Rule 7-3 conference prior to filing motion to amend.

Proposed voir dire questions must be served on opposing counsel at least one week before trial.

Sealed documents must be served by means other than electronic service; print the NEF and serve it together with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents are not accessible through the NEF, so they must be served by other means; the filer must print the NEF and serve it along with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means because they are not accessible through the NEF; print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this Standing Order on all parties; removing defendant must serve all parties if case removed from state court.

E-filed documents must be served by mail the same day on parties not consenting to electronic service, with proof of service filed within 24 hours.

Plaintiffs must serve the summons and complaint in accordance with FRCP 4 and file proofs of service per FRCP 4(l).

Defendants not served within 90 days of case filing are dismissed unless the plaintiff obtains an extension by justifying the need in a joint report.

Plaintiff must identify and serve Doe defendants before the scheduling conference deadline.

Parties must comply with FRCP 26(a) and produce discovery promptly.

Moving party must serve ex parte papers via electronic service, serve non-moving party via fax/email/personal service, and notify of opposing paper deadline.

Non-moving party in ex parte application must be served by fax, email, or personal service.

Ex parte TRO moving party must serve opposing party via email/fax/personal service, notify of opposing paper deadline, or certify under Rule 65/Local 65-1.

Plaintiff must file proof of service within 3 days of serving the complaint.

Defendants must file proof of service within 3 days of serving responsive pleadings.

Plaintiff must file proof of service within 3 days of serving the complaint.

Defendants must file proof of service within 3 days of serving responsive pleadings.

Fictitiously named or DOE defendants must be served within 90 days of case filing to avoid dismissal.

Petitioners under 18 U.S.C. 983(f) must serve an ex parte application within 3 days of this order.

Moving party must serve opposing party and notify them of opposing paper deadline for ex parte applications.

Plaintiff's counsel or pro se plaintiff must immediately serve this Order on all parties; removing defendant must serve all parties if case is removed.

Plaintiff must file proof of service within three days after serving the operative complaint on all defendants.

Requests for admissions and related documents must be served early enough to allow motion practice on deficient responses before discovery cut-off.

Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be served on opposing counsel at the time of filing.

Counsel must show new exhibits to opposing counsel before the court session where the exhibit is mentioned.

Provide copies of the extracted interrogatory/admission document to the Court and opposing counsel.

Written discovery must be served early enough to allow motions on deficient responses before the discovery cut-off date.

Plaintiff must serve proposed jury instructions and verdict forms 14 days before Local Rule 16-2 meeting; defense must serve objections within 7 days, and all counsel must attempt to agree on instructions before/at the meeting.

Sealed documents are not accessible via NEF; filing party must serve by other means and include a certificate of service.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not through NEF); serve the NEF, sealed declaration, and unredacted document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means; print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not through NEF); print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not via NEF); print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not via NEF); print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Party served with subpoena for protected material must promptly notify designating party in writing, including a copy of the subpoena or court order.

Party served with subpoena for protected material must promptly notify issuing party in writing, including a copy of this protective order.

Parties must exchange proposed jury instructions 35 days before the final pretrial conference.

Parties must exchange objections to jury instructions 28 days before the final pretrial conference.

Party served with subpoena/order to disclose sealed material must promptly notify designator in writing with copy of the subpoena/order.

Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law must be served 21 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference.

Ex parte application to extend time to serve fictitiously named defendants must be served on all appearing parties.

Plaintiff must provide notice to all appearing parties when filing an ex parte application for substitution of a fictitiously named defendant.

Plaintiff must promptly serve complaint per FRCP 4, file proof of service, and show good cause to extend service beyond 90 days.

Plaintiff’s counsel or pro se plaintiff must immediately serve this Order on all parties; removing defendants in removed cases must serve all other parties.

Sealed documents are not accessible via NEF; filing party must serve by other means and include a certificate of service.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (print NEF and serve with sealed declaration and unredacted document) because they are not accessible through NEF.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not electronic service); print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (print and serve) because they are not accessible through the NEF.

Filers must serve conformed copies of under-seal filings via email and e-file proof of service within 24 hours of receiving conformed copies.

Plaintiff must file proof of service within 3 calendar days after serving the complaint or any amendment thereto.

Defendants must file proof of service within 3 calendar days after serving responsive pleadings.

Plaintiff must immediately serve this standing order on all parties who have not appeared.

Opposing party must serve objections on moving party concurrently with joint brief, JAF, and JAE.

Moving party must serve responses and any objections within 7 days of receiving opposing party's materials.

Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law must be served 21 calendar days before Final Pretrial Conference.

Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order must be emailed to the Court on the date lodged.

Counsel must email Microsoft Word versions of (Proposed) Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to chambers email address in addition to filing.

Ex parte applications should be served electronically if possible.

Parties enrolled for fax or mail service must be served ex parte applications by fax or personal service.

Ex parte moving party must serve opposing party by email, fax, or personal service.

Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this Standing Order on all parties and their counsel; defendants that removed the case from state court must serve the Order on all other parties.

Plaintiff must promptly serve the complaint per Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 5 and file required proofs of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.2.

Ex parte applications must be electronically served if possible; parties on e-service are deemed served upon e-filing, and parties set up for fax or mail service must be served by fax or personal service.

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be served on the opposing party.

Proofs of service must be filed within 3 days after service of summons and complaint.

Plaintiff must file proof of service within 3 days after serving the complaint.

Moving parties must deliver their Joint Brief portion, Joint Appendix of Facts, and Joint Appendix of Evidence to the opposing party via personal delivery or email within 14 days after the meet and confer.

Opposing party must serve integrated motion (including joint brief, JAF, JAE) on moving party within 14 days of receiving moving papers, without modifying moving party's portions.

Moving party must serve its portion of the joint brief and appendices on the opposing party within 14 days after the meet and confer.

Opposing party must serve the integrated joint brief and appendices on the moving party within 14 days after receiving the moving party's papers.

Plaintiff must serve complaint and file proof of service within 3 days; defendants must serve responsive pleadings and file proof of service within 3 days.

Defense counsel must affix completed exhibit tags to original exhibits, provide 1 copy to government counsel and 2 copies to CRD for each exhibit.

Defense counsel must provide 5 copies of witness list (non-defendant witnesses) to CRD before starting defense case.

Counsel must serve special voir dire questions on opposing counsel at least 4 court days before trial.

Proof of service for sentencing position statements must include the assigned U.S. Probation Officer.

Plaintiffs must serve the complaint per FRCP 4 and file proofs of service as required by Local Rules.

Failure to file timely proof of service for summons and complaint will result in case dismissal for failure to prosecute.

Defendants not timely served are dismissed from the action without prejudice.

Doe or fictitiously named defendants must be identified and served within 90 days of case filing or face dismissal per FRCP 4(m).

Motion for review of magistrate judge’s order must be served within 14 days of service of the underlying ruling.

Ex parte applications must be served by electronic mail or hand delivery, with opposing papers due within 24 business hours of service.

Fictitiously named defendants must be served before the Rule 16(b) scheduling conference.

Counsel must promptly comply with discovery and notice requirements under Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 15, and 16.

Government counsel must immediately produce Brady evidence to defense counsel upon discovery.

Government counsel must disclose to defense counsel whether electronic surveillance evidence or informant testimony exists.

Exhibits must be provided to the Court and opposing counsel before being shown to a witness.

Initial expert reports must be served by the Last Day to Serve Initial Expert Reports.

Moving parties must file and serve motion withdrawals 7 days before hearing; opposing parties must file and serve opposition withdrawals 7 days before hearing.

Rebuttal expert reports must be served by the Last Day to Serve Rebuttal Expert Reports.

Jury trial parties must notify the Court no later than the Wednesday preceding the Monday trial date.

Counsel must exchange proposed jury instructions and verdict forms 14 days before the Rule 16-2 Meeting of Counsel.

Counsel must exchange objections to proposed jury instructions and verdict forms 7 days before the Rule 16-2 Meeting.

Counsel must provide court reporter with list of unusual trial terms via email to kk_chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov at least 7 days before trial.

Plaintiff's counsel must serve the standing order immediately on all parties; in removed actions, defendant's counsel must serve it.

Plaintiff must serve the complaint per FRCP 4 and comply with Local Rule 5-3 for proofs of service.

Plaintiff must serve operative complaint on all defendants promptly if not already served, and file proofs of service within 3 calendar days of service.

Defendants must timely serve and file responsive pleadings in compliance with Local Rule 5-3.2.

Plaintiff's counsel (or defendant's counsel if plaintiff pro se) must provide this order to parties appearing after order date or known but not yet entered.

Counsel must deliver a copy of this order and the court's scheduling order to their clients.

Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this Order on all parties; if the case was removed, the removing defendant must serve it.

Plaintiff must serve the complaint within 90 days after filing and file proof of service; failure results in dismissal of unserved defendants.

Ex parte moving party must serve opposing party by email, fax, or personal service.

Motions to join parties or amend pleadings must be served within 15 calendar days of the date of this order.

Discovery motions challenging adequacy of responses must be served sufficiently in advance of the discovery cut-off date to obtain responses before the cut-off if granted.

Written discovery requests must be served sufficiently in advance of the discovery cut-off date to allow time to challenge deficient responses.

Plaintiff must serve the complaint promptly and file proof of service within 3 days.

After the court rules, the filer must serve conformed under seal documents on all parties and file a proof of service within 24 hours of receiving the conformed copies from the clerk.

Plaintiff's counsel must serve proposed jury instructions and verdict forms at least 14 calendar days before the Local Rule 16-2 counsel meeting.

Defense counsel must serve objections and alternative jury instructions/verdict forms within 7 calendar days of plaintiff's service.

Counsel must show new exhibits to opposing counsel before mentioning them in court.

Trial depositions must be provided to the CRD by the first day of trial or earlier; counsel should verify receipt.

Plaintiff’s counsel or pro se plaintiff must immediately serve this order on all parties; removing defendants in state-removed cases must serve all other parties.

Parties must exchange proposed general and special jury instructions at least 35 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference (FPTC).

Parties must exchange objections to jury instructions 28 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference (FPTC).

Counsel must email a list of unusual words/phrases to the court reporter 7 days before trial starts.

Counsel must show new exhibits to opposing counsel before the court session where the exhibit is first mentioned.

Copies of summary documents listing interrogatory or admission answers must be provided to the Court and opposing party.

Plaintiff must serve the standing order on all parties with the summons and complaint.

In removed actions, the removing defendant must serve the standing order on all other parties.

Plaintiff must serve the complaint promptly per FRCP 4 and file proof of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.

Plaintiff must serve the operative complaint on all defendants promptly and file proofs of service within three days.

Defendants must timely serve and file their responsive pleadings and file proofs of service within three days.

Ex parte applications must be served electronically if possible, with exempt defendants receiving fax or personal service, and service deemed complete upon e-filing.

Government counsel must disclose existence/non-existence of electronic surveillance evidence and government informant testimony to defense counsel.

Counsel must comply with specified Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for discovery, and the government must promptly produce Brady/Giglio evidence to the defense.

Bail review requests under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2)(b) must be served on opposing counsel and Pretrial Services.

Amended witness lists must be filed, emailed to Chambers in Word format by noon on Friday before trial.

Amended exhibit lists must be filed, emailed to Chambers in Word format by noon on Friday before trial.

Counsel must provide approved sentencing videos and transcripts to opposing counsel at least 21 days before the sentencing hearing.

Pretrial detention review requests must be served on opposing counsel and Pretrial Services.

Ex parte applications must be served electronically if possible; service is deemed upon e-filing, with exempt defendants served by fax or personal service.

Moving party must notify opposing party that ex parte oppositions are due 24 hours after service.

Amended Witness Lists must be emailed to SRM_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format by 12pm Friday before trial.

Amended Exhibit Lists must be emailed to SRM_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format by 12pm Friday before trial.

Sentencing videos and transcripts must be provided to opposing counsel at least 21 days before the hearing.

Sealed documents must be served on opposing counsel by means other than NEF, with a certificate of service and copy of NEF.

Sealed documents cannot be served via Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) and must be served by other means, including the NEF, sealed declaration, and unredacted document to opposing counsel.

All sealed documents must be served by non-electronic means, with the NEF and sealed document delivered to opposing counsel.

Sealed documents cannot be accessed via NEF, so parties must serve sealed documents and the NEF on opposing counsel using non-electronic service methods.

Sealed documents must be served by means other than NEF; serve the NEF and sealed document on opposing counsel by other means.

Ex parte applications must be served electronically if possible; exempt defendants must be served by fax or personal service. Service is complete upon e-filing.

Bail review requests based on changed circumstances must first be addressed to the Magistrate Judge and served on opposing counsel and the United States Probation and Pretrial Services Office.

Notice of collective action must be mailed to putative plaintiffs one month after the hearing.

Moving parties must provide more than the minimum 21 days' notice for summary judgment motions before filing.

Moving parties must email their portion of the joint motion in limine to the nonmoving party 9 days before the filing deadline; nonmoving parties must provide the integrated joint motion and exhibits to the moving party 2 days before the filing deadline; moving parties may only make finalizing revisions and are responsible for filing the joint motion and supporting exhibits.

Plaintiff must promptly serve the Complaint per Rule 4 and file proof of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.

Plaintiffs must promptly serve the complaint per FRCP 4 and file proofs of service per the Local Rules.

Failure to file a timely proof of service of the summons and complaint will result in dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute.

Plaintiffs must serve fictitiously named defendants before the Rule 16(b) scheduling conference.

Plaintiff's counsel or pro se plaintiff(s) must immediately serve this Order on all parties, including new parties; in removed cases, the removing defendant(s) must serve the Order on all other parties.

Plaintiff must promptly serve the complaint per FRCP 4 and file proof of service per FRCP 4(l).

Defendants not served within 90 days of filing will be dismissed unless plaintiff requests and justifies additional time in the joint report and the Court grants an extension.

Plaintiff must identify and serve Doe defendants before the deadline in the Order Setting Scheduling Conference.

Moving party must serve opposing party by email, fax, or personal service and notify them of the opposition deadline (48 hours or 3:00 PM next court day).

Plaintiff must promptly serve the complaint per FRCP 4 and file proof of service per FRCP 4(l).

Defendants not served within 90 days of filing will be dismissed automatically unless plaintiff requests an extension in the joint report.

Plaintiff must identify and serve Doe defendants before the scheduling conference deadline.

TRO applications must be served by email, fax, or personal service with notice of opposition deadline of 48 hours or 3:00 p.m. next court day, whichever is later.

Proofs of service must be filed within three days of serving the complaint or responsive pleadings.

Plaintiff's counsel must serve this standing order on all parties immediately.

In removed cases, the removing defendant must serve this standing order on all other parties.

Parties must exchange proposed jury instructions 35 days before FPTC.

Parties must exchange objections to jury instructions 28 days before FPTC.

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be served on opposing party 28 days before FPTC.

Moving party must provide electronic copies of its joint brief portion, JAF, and JAE to opposing party within 7 days after meet and confer.

Opposing party must provide electronic integrated motion (including its joint brief portion, JAF, JAE) to moving party within 14 days of receiving moving papers.

Sealed documents must be served on opposing counsel by other means (not via NEF); certificate of service required; copy of NEF should be served with sealed document.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (not e-service); print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means because they are not accessible through the NEF.

Sealed documents must be served by other means (print NEF and serve with sealed document) because they are not accessible through the NEF.

Sealed documents must be served by other means because they are not accessible through the NEF; print the NEF and serve it with the sealed document on opposing counsel.

Plaintiff must serve the complaint promptly per Rule 4 and file proof of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.

Sealed documents are not accessible via NEF; filing party must serve on opposing counsel by other means, include certificate of service, and serve copy of NEF with sealed documents.

Sealed documents are not accessible via NEF and must be served by other means on opposing counsel, along with the NEF and unredacted document.

Sealed documents are restricted from viewing; case participants receive a NEF for sealed filings but cannot access the sealed document via the NEF.

All sealed documents must be served by non-electronic means, with the NEF and sealed document served on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents must be served by other means; print and serve NEF and sealed document on opposing counsel.

Sealed documents cannot be served via NEF; they must be served by other means, with a printed NEF, to opposing counsel.

Counsel must provide this Order to newly appearing parties and known parties not yet appeared.

Court expects service of initial pleadings sooner than the 90-day limit and may require plaintiff to show cause for undue delay.

Plaintiff normally expected to serve fictitiously named defendants within 120 days of removal.

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be served on opposing counsel.

Plaintiff's counsel must promptly serve a copy of this Order on all defendants' counsel; if the case was removed, the removing defendant must serve it on all parties of record.

Plaintiff must identify and serve Doe defendants before the scheduling conference deadline.

Moving party must deliver its portion of joint brief to opposing party within 14 days after meet and confer.

Opposing party must deliver integrated motion to moving party within 14 days after receiving moving party's papers.

Plaintiff must file proof of service of the complaint within 3 days after service.

Defendants must file proof of service of responsive pleadings within 3 days after service.

The removing Defendant (or Plaintiff in non-removed cases) must promptly serve this Order on all other parties.

Counsel must deliver copies of this Order and trial order to clients.

Clerk must serve a copy of this order personally or by mail on all counsel.

Declarations of direct testimony may be served personally, by fax, or by electronic mail.

Counsel must provide a copy of this Order to newly appearing parties and known but unappeared parties.

Counsel must deliver copies of this Order and the Scheduling and Trial Order to their clients.

Plaintiff's counsel (or defendant's counsel if plaintiff is pro se) must provide this Order to newly appearing parties and known but unappeared parties.

Government must provide defense counsel a copy of witness binders; witness binders are not provided to the jury.

Service of the citation is made by the issuing law enforcement officer handing a copy to the defendant.

If a defendant fails to appear for a summary trial scheduled by first class mail, the hearing is rescheduled and the defendant is served personally or by registered mail, return receipt requested.

When a citation lacks a hearing date or the hearing is scheduled for a non-court day, the court schedules or reschedules the summary trial and sends notice by first class mail.

Notices rescheduling a summary trial must be mailed to defendant by first class mail.

Written notice of suspension, warrant, or late fee must be sent to defendant by first class mail.

Electronically filed papers are automatically served on parties who have filed in the case; the filing party must serve all others. Hard-copy filings must be served by the filing party.

For motions for alternative service, the filing party must immediately serve a copy of the petition on all counsel and unrepresented parties.

For motions for reconsideration, the filing party must serve a copy of the motion as provided in subsection (b)(3)(C).

The moving party must immediately serve the discovery motion and proposed order with notice and certificate of service, with at least 10 days' notice unless emergency or waiver.

If the court issues a decision immediately after argument, the presenting party must send a copy of the order to each attorney of record.

The moving party must immediately serve conformed copies of all filed documents on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.

Bill of costs must be served immediately on all parties.

Copy of exceptions must be served on other parties.

Each filed paper must be served on all other parties; service is complete upon mailing and proof must be attached at filing.

Notice of termination of the supersedeas must be forwarded by first class mail to attorneys of record or to unrepresented parties' last known address of record.

Eminent-domain preliminary objections must be filed with the Office of Records and served on all adverse parties within 72 hours of filing.

The summary judgment motion, exhibits, and brief must be served on the opposing party as required by Pa.R.C.P. No. 440.

After a mandatory arbitration order is issued, plaintiff must immediately serve the subrogated party and defendants with notice of the arbitration hearing date and file an Affidavit of Service with the Office of Judicial Records before the hearing.

The Continuance & Deferral Application must be served on opposing counsel and unrepresented parties at the same time it is filed with the Arbitration Center.

On transferring a case to arbitration within six months, plaintiff must serve notice of the arbitration hearing date on all counsel and unrepresented parties within 48 hours of receiving the scheduling order and file an Affidavit of Service with the Office of Judicial Records.

When transfer is by petition after six months, the requesting counsel must serve notice of the hearing date on all counsel and the parties and file a copy of the Affidavit of Service with the Office of Judicial Records within 48 hours after receiving the scheduling order.

Petitions for Approval of Settlements involving minors must be served on all parties of record before they are filed.

Petitions under Section (B)(1) must be served as provided in Phila.Civ.R. *205.4(f)(7) and Pa.R.C.P. No. 205.4(g).

Petitions under Section (B)(2) must be noticed as provided in Pa.O.C. Rule 3.5.

Parties not served through the Electronic Filing System must be served by first-class mail with notice and a copy of the petition.

Proof of service and a copy of the notice must be appended to the petition or filed after service.

Petitions for Approval of Settlements involving incapacitated persons must be served on all parties of record.

Notice of the institution of the action must be given to the identified individuals as required by Pa.R.C.P. 2205 and Phila. Civ. R. 2206(E).

A copy of the petition must be served on the intestate heirs of the plaintiff decedent as provided in 20 Pa.C.S. §2101 et seq., per Phila. Civ. R. 2206(E).

A copy of the petition must be served on parties who may have a possible interest in the action, per Phila. Civ. R. 2206(E).

A defendant who gives a Pa.R.C.P. 2232(a) notice of a pending personal-injury action must do so within 20 days after service of the complaint.

The Sheriff must advertise real property execution sales once a week for three successive weeks in The Legal Intelligencer and a daily newspaper, with the first advertisement at least 21 days before the sale.

The Sheriff must also post a handbill containing the legally required information on the real estate to be sold.

When the Sheriff returns n.e.i. or not found for a respondent, the Sheriff must serve by publishing notice once a week for two successive weeks in The Legal Intelligencer and a general circulation newspaper, with the last publication at least 15 days before the hearing.

All parties must receive fifteen days notice before the records reproduction service serves a records subpoena on a custodian.

The records custodian must be given at least ten days to produce records.

Non-represented parties whose records are requested must receive notice at the same time as counsel, including notice of copy costs.

Parties waive authenticity objections unless they serve a letter objection on all parties within thirty days of receiving the copies; admissibility objections are not waived.

A person not already subject to involuntary treatment must be served with the Petition and required notices at least three days before the scheduled hearing.

Complaints and writs of revival must be served like original process, by Municipal Court-authorized writ servers in Philadelphia or by those writ servers or Pennsylvania constables in other counties.

If certified mail is refused or unclaimed, the plaintiff may serve by ordinary first-class mail; service by ordinary mail is complete if the mail is not returned within 15 days after mailing or by the trial date, whichever is later.

Nuisance complaints must be served by Writ Servers in Philadelphia or by Pennsylvania constables outside Philadelphia; the Court may continue the matter if a defendant has not received notice.

Notice of the filing of a schedule of distribution must be sent by letter to each affected party's last known address no later than the day the schedule is filed, unless the party's consent is attached, with the attorney for the accountant certifying service and submitting the notice letter and recipient list.

The filer must serve all interested parties with the praecipe no later than filing and attach a certificate of service identifying who was served and how.

The requesting party must serve the issued order or decree per Pa. R.O.C.P. 4.3 within the order's issuance and file a certification of service within 10 days of the order.

Citations must be served on all directed parties, and the original citation with proof of service must be filed with the Clerk.

Written notice by letter and copy of the citation must be mailed to non-consenting interested parties at least 20 days before the citation return date.

If there are no known intestate heirs, notice must also be given to the Attorney General at the Eastern Regional Office in Philadelphia.

The original citation must be personally served on the alleged incapacitated person at least 20 days before the scheduled hearing date; otherwise the Court may issue an alias citation upon request.

An Alias Citation must be served on the alleged incapacitated person at least 20 days before the newly scheduled hearing date, in the same manner as the original citation.

If the alleged incapacitated person is institutionalized, service must be made on an attorney or authorized personnel of the institution, and notice of the hearing should be given to the director or other authorized official.

If the alleged incapacitated person is a veteran, notice of the hearing must be given to the Veterans' Administration.

An affidavit of service of the petition and citation on the alleged incapacitated person, with specified recitals, must be submitted on the date of the incapacity hearing.

Guardian must serve notice of any report filing on intestate heirs and the residential care provider within 10 days after filing, using the attached form.

Petitioner's counsel must serve a copy of the Decree and Statement of Rights upon the incapacitated person and read it to them.

Guardian must serve a notice of the filing of reports on persons entitled to share in the estate, the residential care provider, and others within 10 days after filing, using the attached form.

Counsel must serve and read the decree and statement of rights to Ivan Smith.

Petitioner must personally serve the Citation with Notice and Petition on the alleged incapacitated person at least 20 days before the hearing.

Notice of the hearing with a copy of the petition and citation must be given personally or by certified mail at least 20 days before the hearing to heirs and other specified parties.

Counsel must serve the District Attorney with a bail modification notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled hearing unless the judge or District Attorney waives it.

At preliminary arraignment the defendant must be given written notice of the next Court appearance (stating date, time, and place), and must be served with written notice of any subsequent Court action, though failure to receive notice does not excuse the duty to appear.

The surety must produce the defendant for all required Court appearances under penalty of forfeiture of the bail bond, and no other notice to the surety is required.

All bail motions on IGJ cases must be served on the designated Assistant District Attorney or paralegal by fax or email at least one business day before the hearing, and no ADA will appear unless prior notice is given.

If the grand jury does not indicted, the case is dismissed, the release order is sent to the custody record office, and defense counsel is notified by email, telephone, fax, or first class mail.

For attorneys or parties without an electronic-filing account, service of e-filed documents must be completed by the traditional methods required under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.

The movant must serve the Commonwealth through the District Attorney's Office and file an Affidavit of Service, unless the Commonwealth agrees to be served by the Office of Judicial Records.

Plaintiff must serve the Certification Form, Case Management Order, and Notice with the Complaint per the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and file an Affidavit of Service before the Conciliation Conference.

The petitioner must serve the Petition and Order to Show Cause on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections by March 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

The petitioner must be served the Petition and Order to Show Cause on the Candidate by March 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM, by specified personal or overnight delivery methods.

The petitioner must file or bring to the hearing an Affidavit of Service stating the date and time of service, in the attached format.

Petitioner must serve the Order to Show Cause, Petition, and attachments on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections no later than March 17, 2026 by 5:00 PM.

Petitioner must serve the Candidate within 48 hours of filing, but in no event later than March 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

The Petition to Set Aside Nomination Petition and the Order to Show Cause must be served on an employee of the County Board of Elections, either electronically or at a specified location.

The Petition to Set Aside Nomination Petition and the Order to Show Cause must be served on the Respondent, either electronically or at a specified location.

Electronic filings are automatically served on attorneys with accounts and authorized pro se parties.

Electronic filing satisfies service for account holders; traditional service required for non-account holders.

The Master's Report must be served on counsel and any unrepresented parties.

Copies of the Master's Report must be mailed to counsel of record and any unrepresented parties.

The party requesting a transcript must serve a copy of the Request on the court reporter, the presiding judge, all counsel of record, and any unrepresented parties.

Notices mailed to a defendant are sent to the most current address available to the Traffic Division.

The filing party must serve stipulations upon all counsel and unrepresented parties.

A party raising a constitutional question about a city ordinance or regulation must serve written notice with pleadings on the City Solicitor within 48 hours of filing.

Proof of service must be filed before the Court will act when a served party fails to appear.

Before filing a Miscellaneous Arbitration Application, a copy must be mailed, delivered, or faxed to opposing counsel and unrepresented parties, who may respond prior to the filing date.

Expert witness reports, fee certifications, bills, and business records may be admitted at arbitration without further proof if at least 20 days' written notice with a copy is given to any adverse party, and previously produced documents need only be identified within that time.

In subrogation cases where the defendant does not appear, a plaintiff's sworn statement is admissible in lieu of live testimony only if it was forwarded to the defendant or defendant's counsel at least 20 days before the arbitration hearing.

Assignees for the benefit of creditors and receivers must notify every known creditor and party in interest and publish notice once a week for three successive weeks.

The attorney must mail the notice to each named beneficiary and certify the mailing date on the notice.

The sheriff must give both parties at least 48 hours' notice of the time and place of an appraisement of exempt property, and the parties and their attorneys may be present.

Physical or mental examination reports must be served on the examined party's attorney within 20 days.

The examined party's attorney must deliver a copy of any report by the examined party's own physician to the other party's attorney.

The party filing a Petition for Review must forthwith serve the petition and Notice of Hearing on the Mental Health Review Officer and all other interested parties, by hand-delivery or facsimile.

A written venue objection must be properly served on all parties at least 10 days before the first trial listing, with verification of service filed, and the objecting party may omit trial that.

When a claimant obtains additional information required by the Claim Fact Sheet, they must immediately serve the defendant(s) with a supplementary Claim Fact Sheet and file a copy with the court.

Landlord-tenant rent or possession complaints may be served by posting the complaint on the leased premises and mailing a first-class copy to the tenant.

Certified-mail service of a complaint is permitted when the defendant's address is a post office box or outside Philadelphia County, or after a writ server has failed to serve the complaint.

When service is made by mail, the return of service must be by affidavit under Pa.R.C.P. 405.

Other filings, excluding writs of execution, must be served promptly on every other party by leaving or mailing a copy to the address on the last filing or attorney's record, or the party's residence, place of business, or last service address.

All Municipal Court petitions (except cases captioned “CE”) must be served like original process under Rule 111(A) and (C).

The Municipal Court Administrator must promptly mail notice of judgment entry by regular mail to parties who failed to appear at trial.

The Municipal Court Administrator must promptly mail notice of continuance, dismissal, or other orders by regular mail to all parties.

When a defendant is designated a minor, the service copy of the complaint must include a Designation of Guardian Notice, which must be filed with the Court and served on all parties.

When a guardian is designated in the initial complaint, service must be made on both the guardian and the defendant.

The Clerk must give notice of accounts and audit lists by newspaper advertising for two consecutive weeks and by posting copies of the audit lists in the Clerk's office.

Notice of a public-sale petition must be given to any interested party who has not joined in the petition or consented to the sale.

Notice of a public sale must identify the time, place, and property, and be given by legal publication at least 20 days before sale, by newspaper, by posting, and directly to interested parties at least 20 days before sale.

Any interested party who does not join a private-sale petition or consent to the sale must receive notice of the filing in accordance with Pa. O.C. Rule 3.5.

Interested parties who do not join the petition or consent to the mortgage or lease must receive notice of the filing of the petition per Pa. O.C. Rule 3.5.

If all interested parties do not voluntarily appear as petitioners or respondents, a citation will be granted that will be directed to all parties who have not yet appeared, under 20 Pa.C.S. § 8304.

Interested parties who do not join or consent must receive notice of the sale terms and the petition filing per Pa. O.C. Rule 3.5.

The motion and brief must be served on all other parties as required by Pa. O.C. Rule 4.3.

The summary judgment motion, exhibits, and brief must be served on the adverse party per Pa. O.C. Rule 4.3.

Court-appointed auditors, masters, and amici must give written notice of the appointment and first hearing to all persons who have appeared of record and to others as directed.

Auditors, masters, and amici must give 30 days' notice to parties or counsel before filing their report and provide a copy of the report with the notice.

After supplementing, the auditor files the report with the Clerk for submission to the Appointing Judge, giving interested parties or their counsel concurrent notice and a copy of the supplemental report.

Notice of a petition for allowance must be given to the guardian, all interested parties, and any other persons the Court directs.

Notice of a request for allowance must be given to the Veterans' Administration or Commonwealth agency if any portion of the estate was received from it.

Criminal defendants must maintain a current service address and update any change within 10 business days via the Office of Court Compliance.

Subpoenas directed to the First Judicial District or its employees must be served on the designated agent, the Deputy Court Administrator for Legal Services.

The Criminal Electronic Filing System automatically serves registered attorneys and authorized self-represented parties when a document is filed electronically.

Objections filing must include a Proof of Service upon all parties and the Parenting Coordinator.

Service by ordinary mail requires a court order upon good cause shown.

Good cause for service by mail is established by filing an affidavit detailing unsuccessful service efforts or a good faith investigation.

Service by registered mail or acceptance of service is not complete unless the signature requirement is met.

Self-represented parties have a continuing obligation to provide current contact information to the court, other self-represented parties, and attorneys of record.

Once the Civil Electronic Filing System is implemented, notice of termination of the supersedeas will be served on the Philadelphia Municipal Court electronically.

Final appealable orders entered on settlement petitions must be docketed and served on all interested parties by the Office of Judicial Records.

Final disposition orders in non-initiated civil matters must be docketed and served on all interested parties by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division.

The Legal Intelligencer is the designated legal periodical for publication of legal notices in Philadelphia County.

Notice to an absentee or presumed decedent must be served in the manner an Act of Assembly provides, or otherwise as the Court specially orders.

A shorter service period may be permitted for petitions to appoint an emergency guardian.

The Guardianship Tracking System is designated by the Court to provide the required notices to the Guardian.

The Philadelphia Police Department must assist in serving the petition and emergency order on the defendant.

Discovery documents and notices of filing may be served personally, by U.S. mail, or by email consistent with Supreme Court Rule 11, and a proof of service must be filed with the Clerk and serves as prima facie evidence of service.

Pleadings, motions, and other documents filed without service in compliance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12 will be stricken.

An employer moving to vacate a conditional judgment must send the Notice of Motion, answer, and motion to vacate to the judgment creditor (or its attorney) and the judgment debtor.

Notice must be served on the Guardian ad Litem for motions affecting parties, court dates, or adoptee status.

GAL pleadings must be served on all parties.

Notice of a motion for access to court files must be served on all parties with a privacy interest in the confidentiality of the record.

Documents that require personal service to confer jurisdiction cannot be served electronically and must be served in the conventional manner.

E-service by email is deemed complete on the first court day following transmission and has the same legal effect as personal service of a paper document.

A parking arrest warrant may not issue until the alleged violator has been notified by U.S. mail, given no reply or payment, been served a summons under Rule 105(b)(1)-(2), and failed to appear in court.

Plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney must provide a copy of the mediation referral order to the defendant within two business days.

A personal surety's schedules of property must be served on all opposing parties within 48 hours after the Court accepts the surety.

The Rule to Show Cause must be served on the delinquent juror by the Sheriff personally, by certified mail, or by any other statutory delivery method the Court directs.

A summons must be served upon each defendant together with a copy of the complaint.

The judgment debtor must send notice of the exemption hearing to the judgment creditor, its attorney, and the employer; the creditor's failure to appear results in dismissal of the garnishment.

Notice of motion by personal service must be served by 4:00 p.m. of the second court day before presentation; mail and fax notice are completed per Supreme Court Rule 12.

The speedy trial demand must be served on the State's Attorney using a manner permitted by Supreme Court Rules and filed with proof of service.

The written appearance must be served upon the prosecution before the attorney addresses the Court.

Documents requiring personal service for jurisdiction may not be e-served, must be served conventionally.

Petitioner must seek leave of court before serving by publication.

Financial affidavits must be served with the temporary relief motion, and the response must include them at least 2 days before the hearing.

In post-judgment financial proceedings, moving party must tender financial affidavit within 30 days of filing, and opposing party within 30 days of receipt.

Each party must tender an updated Financial Affidavit 30 days before trial.

Except for emergencies, the moving party must serve proper notice for all motions or petitions for relief per Local Rule 6.04(d).

The moving party must serve notice accompanied by a copy of the verified petition intended to be filed.

The order setting the Rule to Show Cause for hearing must be served per Illinois Supreme Court Rules for service of summons.

Pre-trial memorandum must be sent to judge and opposing counsel at least 2 business days before the conference.

Each party must tender a trial memorandum to the judge and opposing counsel at the trial status date.

Each party must submit a list of numbered exhibits and exchange copies of all exhibits among attorneys at least 3 days before trial.

A reply to the Petition for Setting Final Fees and Costs must be filed with the Clerk and delivered to the other party by mail or hand delivery within 15 days after entry of the arbitration order.

If one party is absent at the initial court date, the appearing party must deliver a copy of the arbitration order to the non-appearing party by mail or hand delivery within 3 business days.

The presenting party must personally or by mail serve the emergency order upon all interested persons and record parties not in default, then file proof of service with the Clerk within two days of the hearing.

In any proceeding for judicial review of a local electoral board decision, the petitioner must serve the DuPage County Board of Elections with written notice of the filing of the petition within 24 hours of filing.

Documents requiring personal service to confer jurisdiction must be served conventionally, not electronically.

E-service via email is deemed complete on the first court day following transmission and has the same legal effect as personal service.

Except for emergencies or personal service, a motion may not be heard or presented until at least five court days after the effective date of service of the notice.

No summary judgment motion may be heard until ten days after service of the notice of motion under Supreme Court Rule 11.

Discovery documents may be served personally, by U.S. mail, or by email, and proof of service and notice of filing must be filed with the Clerk.

Accepted personal sureties' schedules of property must be filed with the bond and served on all opposing parties under Supreme Court Rule 11 within 48 hours of court acceptance.

Each party must serve a completed Financial Affidavit on all parties entitled to notice within 30 days of the respondent's general appearance or first responsive pleading.

For early requests for temporary financial relief, the Financial Affidavit must be served with the notice and motion; the responding party must provide its affidavit with its response at least 2 days before the hearing.

In post-judgment financial proceedings, the moving party must tender a Financial Affidavit within 30 days of filing, and the opposing party within 30 days of receiving it.

The moving party must serve proper notice for all motions or petitions (except emergencies) per Local Rule 6.04(d), and the notice must state the motion will be presented on the specified date.

The order setting a Rule to Show Cause for hearing must be served in accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Rules as in service of summons.

Any reply or response to the fee petition, together with proof of service, must be filed with the clerk and served on the opposing party by mail or hand delivery within fifteen days after the arbitration order is entered.

The appearing party must serve a copy of the entered arbitration order on the non-appearing party within three business days by mail or hand delivery.

The summons must be served on each defendant together with a copy of the complaint.

DCFS must provide Significant Event Reports to all parties within three days of the occurrence.

DCFS must provide a visitation plan within 10 days.

DCFS must provide a case/service plan within 45 days of placement.

The dispositional report, service plan, and integrated assessment (if ordered) must be provided at least seven days before the dispositional hearing.

The Guardian ad Litem must be served with notice for any motion affecting parties, changing a set court date, or changing the adoptee's status under the Interim Order.

A custody order cannot be entered over an absent biological parent unless the court first obtains jurisdiction by service of summons or publication and the parent receives hearing notice.

Notice of motion served by personal service must be served by 4:00 p.m. of the second court day preceding presentation; mail and fax service are completed per Supreme Court Rule 12.

The judgment debtor or their attorney must send notice of the hearing to the judgment creditor, the creditor's attorney, and the employer; the creditor's failure to appear results in dismissal of the garnishment.

An employer moving to vacate a conditional judgment must send the Notice of Motion, answer, and motion to vacate to the judgment creditor or their attorney and the judgment debtor.

A copy of the speedy trial demand must be served on the State's Attorney and filed with the Clerk with proof of service.

Attorneys must serve the written appearance on the prosecution before addressing the Court.

The conditional discharge order's original is filed with the Clerk and copies must be delivered to the defendant and the State's Attorney.

The judgment debtor or her counsel, in his defense, must send notice of the exemption hearing to the judgment creditor, that party's attorney, and the judgment debtor 's employer.

Service providers must give the Department of Probation and Court Services written notice within 5 calendar days of any change in the client's level of care or any additional services needed.

Electronic service cannot confer jurisdiction where personal service is required by law.

All documents other than those requiring personal service may be served electronically through the e-file vendor, and the filing party or attorney is responsible for completing that service.

For parties not subscribed to the vendor, service is authorized by facsimile with the vendor recording the transmission time in the proof of service; if neither e-filing nor fax is possible, the vendor serves by mail and charges the subscriber.

If electronic service fails due to vendor system errors or erroneous exclusion from the service list, the affected party is entitled to an order extending the response deadline.

Subscribers and participants must notify other parties, the Clerk, and the vendor at least ten business days before a firm name, address, fax number, or email address change takes effect.

After a court date is assigned, the Clerk must send notice to the defendant and the officer stating the date, time, and location of the trial.

The Mediation Report must be delivered to the Court, the parties, and their respective attorneys.

A respondent minor may not be required to appear at trial or evidentiary hearings without proper notice to the GAL and DCFS legal.

In criminal proceedings, the Clerk must promptly deliver issued writs or process to the Sheriff or the person directed by law for service.

The media requester must give written notice of each filed media request to all counsel, unrepresented parties, and the court media liaison.

The objecting party must give written notice of any filed objection to the media requester, all counsel, unrepresented parties, and the court media liaison.

Failing to include the mediation notice language or brochure on or with the summons does not affect the court's jurisdiction.

A copy of the answer must be served upon the objector no later than when the answer is filed.

After the petition hearing is set, the Clerk must publish notice of the pending petition and hearing date in a county newspaper of general circulation.

The Clerk of the Court must serve the surety with notice of the rule's entry and the hearing date.

Notice of a delinquent juror’s hearing before the jury commissioners must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

If the judgment creditor waives the turnover date, the creditor must send a Notice of Motion to the judgment debtor and employer of the date for entry of the turnover order.

The employer must send the Notice of Motion, its answer, and the motion to vacate to the judgment creditor and judgment debtor.

Notice of an expungement petition must be served upon the appropriate prosecuting authority.