Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Filing Rules

A praecipe to terminate a supersedeas must be filed together with a certificate that a copy of the praecipe was mailed to each party who appeared in the action.

A defendant's preliminary objections to personal jurisdiction, venue, or service must be filed within 90 days after service of the complaint or they are deemed waived.

Counsel for a party requesting transfer must serve notice of the hearing date upon all counsel of record and any unrepresented parties within 48 hours after receipt of the order scheduling the arbitration hearing and shall file an Affidavit of Service with the Office of Judicial Records.

For all accounts, counsel must electronically file, contemporaneously with the account, a specified set of papers including the filing checklist, petition, settlement and compensation agreements, income accounting waiver, tax receipt, and notice statement.

For transfers from arbitration to the major case program, the deadlines for demanding a jury and paying the jury listing fee match those for arbitration appeals.

PDF pages must be exactly 8.5 inches; other sizes may be incompatible with electronic filing.

Continuances are granted only for good cause; party agreements alone are insufficient.

All hearing evidence in the guardianship matter is sealed and unavailable except upon further court decree.

Explanatory Note: Counsel are cautioned not to call or write the Arbitration Center for status of the Application, or to request “reconsideration” in the event the Continuance Application is denied.

Leave to take depositions or obtain discovery or document production requires a petition showing cause, unless all counsel agree.