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Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Filing Bundling Requirements

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Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the motion, proposed order, and supporting brief at the same time.

The moving party shall file a motion, proposed order and supporting brief concurrently.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the summary-judgment motion, proposed order, and supporting brief together; if the brief is missing, an opposing party may seek withdrawal by praecipe.

The moving party shall file the motion, a proposed order and a supporting brief concurrently. If a brief is not filed with the motion, the motion shall be deemed withdrawn, without prejudice, upon praecipe of an opposing party.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the motion, proposed order, and supporting brief concurrently; if the brief is omitted, an opposing party may praecipe for the motion to be deemed withdrawn without prejudice.

C. Motion and Brief. The moving party shall file the motion, a proposed order and a supporting brief concurrently. If a brief is not filed with the motion, the motion shall be deemed withdrawn, without prejudice, upon praecipe of an opposing party.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the motion, proposed order, and supporting brief concurrently; if the brief is omitted, an opposing party may praecipe for the motion to be deemed withdrawn without prejudice.

C. Motion and Brief. The moving party shall file the motion, proposed order and a supporting brief concurrently. If a brief is not filed with the motion, the motion shall be deemed withdrawn, without prejudice, upon praecipe of an opposing party.

CRITICAL

The moving party must file the motion, proposed order, and supporting brief together; if the brief is missing, an opposing party may seek withdrawal by praecipe.

The moving party shall file the motion, proposed order and a supporting brief concurrently. If a brief is not filed with the motion, the motion shall be deemed withdrawn, without prejudice, upon praecipe of an opposing party.

CRITICAL

Motions are sent for disposition after the briefing schedule is complete or upon a party’s praecipe, unless the parties agree to extend the schedule.

Motions will be sent to the assigned judge for disposition upon completion of the briefing schedule pursuant to L.C.R.C.P. 208.3(b) below or by praecipe of any party, unless the parties agree to extend the briefing schedule.

CRITICAL

Briefs and memoranda must be filed separately and may not be appended to other documents.

H. Briefs and memoranda shall be filed separately and not appended to other documents.

CRITICAL

After all briefs are filed, either party may praecipe for disposition, after which the prothonotary forwards the motion and briefs to chambers.

When all briefs have been filed, either party may file praecipe for disposition. The prothonotary shall then forward the motion, brief, responsive brief and reply brief (if any) to chambers.

CRITICAL

The motion, proposed order, and supporting brief must be filed together; an opposing party may praecipe to have a motion without its brief deemed withdrawn without prejudice.

The moving party shall file a motion, proposed order and supporting brief concurrently. If a brief is not filed with the motion, the motion shall be deemed withdrawn, without prejudice, upon praecipe of an opposing party.

WARNING

After the praecipe for disposition is filed, the prothonotary must forward the objections and filed briefs to chambers as a set.

The prothonotary shall then forward the preliminary objections, brief, responsive brief and reply brief (if any) to chambers for disposition.

Common questions about Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania filing bundling requirements

Does Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania require motion papers to be bundled?

The moving party must file the motion, proposed order, and supporting brief at the same time.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 60, section RULE 208.3(b). Briefing Schedule

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