Court of Common Pleas of Forest County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

The rule does not require simultaneous exchanges; the entity filing the appeal should bear the initial expense and burden of producing an appraisal.

Discovery must be requested and completed within 120 days after the requesting party receives notice of the initial application to the Board.

In the event notice cannot be given in such manner, notice shall be given by advertisement one time in the Warren Times Observer for Warren County and The Forest Press for Forest County and one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the decedent resided. The date of publication shall be at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing.

For a daily paper transcript, the initial ordering party other than the Commonwealth or a subdivision may be charged no more than $4.75 per page.

A motion for summary judgment should not be filed in duplicate or by facsimile transmission.

Contact the Court Administrator’s Office about accessible facilities or accommodations, and make arrangements at least 72 hours before the hearing or other court business.

The Court Hearing Officer has authority to grant continuances.

Attorneys and self-represented parties unable or unwilling to e-file may file and serve legal papers on paper.

A response to a motion is not required unless the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure or the Court's scheduling order requires one.

Courtesy copies are not required for preliminary objections.

Arbitrator assignments must be apportioned between attorneys with more than five years' experience and those with less than five years' experience.