Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

The parties or their attorneys of record must receive written notice of the hearing’s date, time, and place at least 30 days before the hearing.

An applicant qualified in another Pennsylvania county within the prior 12 months is automatically certified upon submitting an affidavit and supporting documentation from that county.

A party objecting to the Recommendations must file the Objections and Petition for a Record Hearing within five days of service of the Summary and Recommendations.

Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing and to accept electronic service of PACFile documents in districts that permit electronic filing.

A party granted in forma pauperis status must not pay filing fees to the Office of Judicial Support.

A filing containing Confidential Information not required by applicable authority must be redacted and accompanied by a CIF; only the redacted version is publicly accessible.

Should the Office of Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole find on its review that a given defendant appears appropriate for the above-described re-parole release, then such a written recommendation is to be PROMPTLY provided to this court, along with a proposed re-parole order in accord with the above-detailed schedule and substantially formatted as that attached.

After a hearing date is assigned, a continuance request must use the application form available in the Court Administrator's Office and is referred for review, after which the applicant is notified of the result or a hearing date.