Court of Common Pleas of Cameron County, Pennsylvania Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Publication

Where publication service is permitted, publish once in a daily newspaper in the county where the action is brought.

In all actions where service by publication is permitted, publication shall be made one time in a daily newspaper published in the county in which the action is brought, as no legal journal or publication exists in the 59th Judicial District.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Hearing notice

The moving party is responsible for serving the hearing notices.

Service of the hearing notices is the responsibility of the moving party.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Pretrial statement

Each party must serve its pre-trial statement on other counsel of record or a self-represented litigant.

No less than ten (10) days prior to the date scheduled for the pre-trial conference, each party shall file with the Prothonotary a pre-trial statement containing those items set forth in Pa.R.C.P. 212.2 and serve other counsel of record or self-represented litigant.

CRITICALCivil cases

The certificate of service accompanying a civil trial-list filing must show service on all other parties in interest or their counsel of record.

Cases shall be placed on the civil trial list by filing a certificate of readiness and a praecipe to list with the Prothonotary, along with a certificate of service showing service on all other parties in interest or their counsel of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must serve proposed-termination notice at least 60 days in advance; for qualifying Cameron County divorce cases, notice goes to plaintiffs’ counsel or self-represented plaintiffs.

The Prothonotary shall serve notice of proposed dismissal for each case on counsel of record, and on the parties if not represented, at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the proposed termination. The notice shall contain the date of the proposed termination and the procedure to avoid termination. a. Where it would be unduly burdensome to research the captions, parties, and mailing addresses of Cameron County divorce cases that have been inactive for two years or more, such cases shall be terminated pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 230.2, provided, however, the Cameron County Prothonotary shall serve notice of the proposed dismissal upon plaintiffs’ counsel or self-represented plaintiffs, at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the proposed termination.

CRITICALCivil cases

The permanent master must give both parties or their attorneys written notice of the hearing’s time and place at least ten days beforehand.

The permanent master shall give at least ten (10) days written notice of the time and place of the hearing to both parties or their attorneys.

CRITICALCivil cases

For an emergency motion, the moving party must notify opposing parties of the motion’s substance and its filing and presentation times.

The moving party shall make notify the opposing party(ies) of the substance of the motion and the time of filing and presentation to the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the argument’s date, time, and place.

The moving party shall notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the date, time and place for argument.

CRITICALCivil cases

The moving party must notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the hearing's date, time, and place.

The moving party shall notify opposing counsel and any unrepresented party of the date, time and place for hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Praecipe for arbitration

Service

Mail to opposing party

The party filing a praecipe must immediately mail a copy to the adverse party or counsel.

The party filing a praecipe shall immediately mail a copy of the praecipe to the adverse party or counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

The requesting party must submit the original transcript request to the District Court Administrator and serve copies on the presiding judge, reporter or recorder, and opposing counsel or unrepresented opposing party.

(1) The requesting party shall submit the original request form to the District Court Administrator and shall serve copies of the request to: a. The judge presiding over the matter; b. The court reporter or court recorder c. The opposing counsel or an opposing party if unrepresented.

CRITICALCivil cases

The chairperson must give all parties or their counsel at least 30 days' notice of the hearing.

The chairperson shall give at least thirty (30) days notice of the hearing to all parties or their counsel.

WARNINGCivil cases

The custodian may move the Court to address conversion or retention of previously entered exhibits, provided the motion is served on the appropriate parties or counsel at their last known address.

The custodian may submit a motion to the Court to address the conversion or retention of previously entered exhibits that are currently being held so long as any motion is served on the appropriate parties or counsel to their last known address.