Penn. 46 J.D.R.C.P. 251

Current through April 27, 2017
Rule 251 - Court Records
(a) Filing.
(1) All documents filed in any office of the Court shall be endorsed with the day and exact time of filing, which endorsement, in the absence of fraud, accident or mistake shall be conclusive evidence of such date and time of filing.
(2) All pleadings shall be endorsed with the name of the party filing the pleading, the party's complete address, telephone number, fax number and email address. In the case of a pleading filed by an attorney said pleading shall be endorsed with the full name of the attorney, the name of the firm, the complete address of the firm, telephone number, fax number and email address.
(3) No -pleadings, papers, affidavits or other documents may be filed in any office of the Court on paper other than 8-1/2" x 11" in size.
(4) No paper shall be filed in any office of the Court unless it is written in ink, clearly legible, printed or typewritten in print no smaller than pica, and double spaced; and contains the caption of the proceeding, including the name and division of the Court, identifying case number, the names of the parties, the title of the proceeding and the name of the paper. All papers filed shall be endorsed with the name, address and I.D. number of the attorney filing it or the name and address of the party if there is no attorney. The caption of any paper filed subsequent to a Complaint need only state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate indication of the other parties.
(b) Removal of Court Records.
(1) Except as hereinafter provided, no record or document shall be taken from the Office of the Prothonotary or Clerk without a written order signed by the Court requiring the return of such record or document within a specified time; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall a bond or recognizance be removed while the same continues in force or effect. In cases where the Court authorizes the removal of records or documents, the Prothonotary or Clerk, as the case may be, shall take a written receipt for the records or documents removed and shall cause the same to be noted in a book maintained for such purpose and filed with the record papers in the case, which receipt shall be cancelled upon return of the records or documents removed.
(2) In cases pending in this Court or in proceedings held before duly appointed officers of the Court, the Prothonotary or Clerk may deliver record papers or dockets to the appointed officer of the Court, accepting in return such officer's written receipt which shall be noted and filed as hereinbefore set forth.
(3) The provisions of this Rule do not apply to the delivery of records to Judge's chambers or courtrooms.

Penn. 46 J.D.R.C.P. 251