Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

A pleading or other legal paper may not be placed in the court file unless its captioned party names substantially match the parties in the case identified by its number.

After scheduling, court administration returns the preliminary-objection materials for filing and docketing and for conforming the scheduling order; the Prothonotary transmits a conformed copy to the moving party for service.

The party who filed the preliminary objections must file a brief at least 15 days before argument.

Exceptions must not include discussion of the claims made.

The court may consider sanctions when a continuance motion is presented fewer than 10 calendar days before the proceeding without sufficient cause for the late presentation.

An agreement of reference filed with the Prothonotary must be accompanied by the appropriate listing fee.

The District Court Administrator must forward two paper copies and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication.

Parents living outside Bradford County may contact the Court Administrator about possible alternative program attendance.

A trial memorandum is expected not to exceed two pages, except in unusual cases.