pa-56-40-1438: Adoption of Philadelphia Civil Rules *204.1, *204.2, *205.4, *205.4.1 and *205.4.2; President Judge general court regulation; No. 6 of 2026

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Order And Now , this 17th day of September, 2026, the Board of Judges of Philadelphia County having voted at the Board of Judges' meeting held on September 16, 2026, to adopt Phila.Civ.R. *204.1, *204.2, *205.4, *205.4.1 and *205.4.2 as follows to this Order, and as required by Pa.R.J.A. 103, the Supreme Court Civil Procedural Rules Committee has reviewed the following local rules, has determined that Phila.Civ.R. *204.1, *204.2, *205.4, *205.4.1 and *205.4.2 are not inconsistent with applicable statewide rules and has authorized their promulgation. Now , therefore, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed Philadelphia Civil Rules *204.1, *204.2, *205.4, *205.4.1 and *205.4.2 are adopted, as follows, effective thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . As required by Pa.R.J.A. 103(d), the local rule which follows this Order was submitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee for review, and written notification has been received from the Rules Committee certifying that the local rule is not inconsistent with any general rule of the Supreme Court. This Order and the following local rule shall be filed with the Office of Judicial Records (formerly the Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts and Clerk of Quarter Sessions) in a docket maintained for Administrative Orders issued by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. As required by Pa.R.J.A. 103(d)(5)(ii), two certified copies of this Administrative Order and the following local rule, as...

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