pa-56-34-1195: Adoption of local rules; No. CP-60-AD-8-2026

Summary

Order And Now , this 5th day of August 2026, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed , that effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin , the Union County Court of Common Pleas adopts local rule 205.4, effective October 1, 2026, as follows: Rule 205.4. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers Filed in Civil Dockets. (a)(1). The Union County Court of Common Pleas does hereby permit electronic filling of all legal papers with the Prothonotary through its electronic filing system, CountySuite Portal, as well as the electronic service of such papers, under terms more specially provided in Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 205.4. (2). As used in this rule, the following words shall have the following meanings: i. ''electronic filing,'' the electronic submission of legal papers by means other than facsimile transmission and the acceptance of the document by the clerk of courts; ii. ''filing party,'' an attorney, defendant, plaintiff, or other person who files a legal paper by means of electronic filing; iii. ''legal paper,'' shall be a pleading or other paper filed with the Prothonotary in any civil action, including attachments and exhibits, even if the legal papers are not adversarial in nature or do not require a response from the non-filing party or parties. (b). Legal papers shall be presented for filing in a PDF. As authorized by Pa.R.C.P. 205.4(b)(1), in the event a legal paper is presented for filing in a hard-copy format, the Prothonotary...

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