Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

A motion for judgment on the pleadings under Pa.R.C.P. No. 1034 must be accompanied by a brief.

Once the award is indexed, written notice must be mailed immediately to the parties or their attorneys, with a copy to the Court Administrator.

An appeal must be filed within 30 days; otherwise, judgment will be taken on the award.

Attorneys and self-represented parties who are unable and unwilling to participate in electronic filing may file and serve legal papers in physical paper format.

The Prothonotary may refuse a legal paper submitted without the required filing fee.

Pleadings and other legal papers must be double-spaced, printed on white letter-size paper, and secured with appropriate metal or plastic fasteners.

A motion for continuance must be written unless exceptional circumstances prevent a written motion.

When a motion for judgment on the pleadings and supporting brief are filed, the Prothonotary must forward a copy of the brief to the judge’s chambers.

Registered users must keep delivery information current and immediately notify CountySuite Portal and the Prothonotary’s office of changes to the listed details.

Before seeking court action on a discovery matter, the moving party must confer or attempt to confer with all interested parties and be unsuccessful in resolving the matter.

Evaluations filed with the Court are not available for public inspection and must be sealed by the Prothonotary.

The Court Administrator must apportion arbitration assignments between attorneys with more than five years’ experience and those with less than five years’ experience.