Court of Common Pleas of Wayne County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

Every motion must include counsel’s signed certification stating whether the motion is contested or uncontested.

Legal papers must be served under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576 on attorneys and parties without accounts, including the Sheriff, Adult Probation, Court Reporter, and Court Administration for orders and notices.

When multiple parties request or are required to file a transcript, its cost must be divided equally among them.

The photograph entered into the record in place of a non-documentary exhibit may be no larger than 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

If confidential documents are submitted without the Confidential Document Form, the court may order them sealed on motion or on its own initiative, with or without a hearing, and may impose sanctions.

The Confidential Information Form must be filed at the same time as the document.

Attorneys and self-represented individuals who e-file legal papers must establish a PACFile account through the Unified Judicial System Web Portal.

Pro bono counsel with a pre-existing scheduling conflict may request a reasonable continuance after contacting all parties to obtain their positions and proposed rescheduling dates; absent objection the request is granted without a hearing or further order, while an objection requires a motion in Motions Court.