Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

The Pretrial Memorandum must include the specified statements and lists concerning claims, issues, counsel, witnesses, exhibits, depositions, stipulations, requests, voir dire, legal issues, and settlement negotiations.

The maximum charge for an electronically delivered transcript delivered the same day is $6.50 per page.

For specified motions seeking ex parte relief, the moving party must try to notify known opposing counsel as early as possible using the stated contact methods; the same procedure applies when the opposing party is unrepresented.

Counsel must submit Pre-Conference Statements to the Court at least seven days before the Mediation or Settlement Conference.

Transcript requests must use the District Court Administrator’s standardized form, available on the county website or at the office of court administration.

An attorney with a scheduling conflict must notify the Court Administrator at least 72 hours before the arbitration hearing.

A stay request must be presented to the duty Judge.

Before seeking permission to submit more than 40 interrogatories, counsel must promptly consult opposing counsel in good faith and attempt to agree in writing; absent agreement, the party must move for relief and show necessity.