Local Rules

 

If you file legal actions in Franklin or Fulton County,  it is important that  you file these actions in accordance with the local court rules.

 

You will find all the local court rules of the 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania (the Court of Common Pleas covering Franklin and Fulton Counties) on this page. 

 

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LOCAL RULES OF COURT OF THE 39TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

 

 

PREFACE

 

Local Rules of Civil Procedure

Local Rules of Criminal Procedure

Local Orphans' Court Rules

Local Rules of Judicial Administration

 

LOCAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

 

Rule 39-51     Title and Citation of Rules

Rule 39-105  Bonds

39-205.1   Filing of Legal Papers

39-205.1.2    Font Requirements for Filed Papers

39- 205.1.3.   Filing of TeleFaxed Pleadings and Papers

39-206   Petitions and Motions

39-206.1.   Petitions

39-206.4(c).   Petitions - Procedures for Rule to Show Cause

39-208.    Motions

39-210.   Form of Briefs

39-211.   Oral Arguments

39-212.   Pre-Trial Conference

39-214.   Preferences on Trial List

39-216.   Grounds for Continuance

39-225.   Summing Up

39-226.   Points for Charge

39-227.1.   Post Trial Relief

39-227.4.   Entry of Judgment upon a Praecipe of a Party

39-233.   Service. Legal Papers other than Writs and Pleadings

39-249.   Judicial Assignment in Civil Actions

39-251.   Appeal as Supersedeas

39-410.   Real Property Actions

39-1018.1.   Notice to Defend.  Form.

39-1027.   Service of Copies

39-1028(c).   Preliminary Objections; Disposition

39-1033.   Amendment

39-1034(a).   Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings; Disposition

39-1035.2(a).   Motions for Summary Judgment; Disposition

39-1054.   Specific Averments.  Abstract of Title

39-1066.   Form of Judgment or Order

39-1301.   Compulsory Arbitration. Scope

39-1302.   List of Arbitrators. Appointment to Board. Oath

39-1303.   Hearing.  Notice

39-1306.   Award

39-1308.   Appeal. Arbitrators' Compensation and Notice.

39-1501.   Conformity to Civil Action

39-1524.   Security for Costs

39-1534.   Accounting by Fiduciaries

39-1910.1.   Scope

39-1910.4.   Commencement of Action

39-1910.10.   Hearing Procedures

39-1910.11.  Office Conference.  Subsequent Proceedings.  Order

39-1915.1.   Scope

39-1915.3.  Commencement of the Action. Complaint. Order.

39-1920.3.   Commencement of the Action.

39-1920.51.   Hearing by the Court. Appointment of Master. Notice of Hearing.

39-1920.53.   Hearings by Master.  Report

39-2039.   Procedure for Approval of Compromises in Cases in which a Minor is Plaintiff

39-2064.   Procedure for Approval of Compromise in Cases in Which an

                     Incapacitated    Person is Plaintiff

39-2205.   Wrongful Death Actions

39-2206.   Procedures for Approval of Settlements of Death Cases

39-3123.   Debtor's Exemption

39-3252.   Writ of Execution - Money Judgments

39-4005.   Written Interrogatories to a Party

 

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LOCAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

 

39-1.   Scope of Rules

39-2.   Purpose and Construction

39-3.   Definitions

39-86.   Appeals from Summary Convictions

39-117. Continuous Coverage: Issuing Warrants; Preliminary Arraignments and Summary Trials; Setting and Accepting Bail; 

                 Emergency Orders Under Protection from Abuse Act

39-120. Franklin County Jail Courtroom Facilities

39-130.   Procedure in Court Cases Initiated by Arrest Without Warrant

39-300.   Business of the Court

39-311.   Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences

39-319.   Pleas and Plea Agreements

39-703(d)  Dist. of Pre-Sentence Reports on Offenders Participating in the             

                        Day Reporting Program

39-708   Rules and Special Conditions for Probation and Parole and Parole 

                   Supervision and Procedures for Adding Special Conditions by the 

                   Probation Department Subsequent to Sentencing

39-1107.   Juror Information Questionnaires

39-1401.   Sentencing Judge

39-4106.   Breach of Bail and Forfeiture of Bond; Process and Bail Pieces;   

                      Exoneration of Surety.

 

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LOCAL ORPHANS' COURT RULES

 

39-1.2.   Title and Citation of Rules

39-3.6.   Depositions, Discovery, Production of Documents and Perpetuation of Testimony

39-6.    Accounts and Distributions

39-7.   Exceptions

39-8.   Auditors and Masters

39-10.   Register of Wills

39-12.   Special Petitions

39-14.   Incompetents'  Estates

39-15.   Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

39-16. Forms

 

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LOCAL RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

 

39-101.   Title and Citation of Rules

39-507.   Record Retention Schedule

39-1901.  Prompt Disposition of Matters: Termination of Inactive Cases

39-1905.   Media Access

39-5000.1.   Rules Governing Court Reporting and Transcripts

39-5000.5.  Requests and Orders for Transcripts

39-5000.6.   Deposit of Partial Transcript Fee

39-5000.14.   Lodging

39-5000.15.   Certification and Notification

39-5000.16.   Objections

39-5000.17.   Certification and Filing

39-5000.18.   Transcripts to be Available to the Court

39-7001.   Costs

39-7002.   Legal Advertisements

39-7003.   Money Paid Into Court

39-7004.   Records

 

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