Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Rule 1516 - Other Pleadings Allowed(a)Appellate jurisdiction petitions for review.-No answer or other pleading to an appellate jurisdiction petition for review is authorized, unless the petition for review is filed pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 3321 (appeals from Legislative Reapportionment Commission). Where an answer is authorized, the time for filing an answer shall be as stated in Pa.R.A.P. 123(b), and the answer shall contain the certificate of compliance required by Pa.R.A.P. 127.(b)Original jurisdiction petitions for review.-Where an action is commenced by filing a petition for review addressed to the appellate court's original jurisdiction, the pleadings are limited to the petition for review, an answer thereto, a reply if the answer contains new matter or a counterclaim, a counter-reply if the reply to a counterclaim contains new matter, preliminary objections, and answers thereto. A pleading shall contain the certificate of compliance required by Pa.R.A.P. 127. Every pleading filed after an original jurisdiction petition for review shall be filed within 30 days after service of the preceding pleading, but no pleading need be filed unless the preceding pleading is endorsed with a notice to plead.The provisions of this Rule 1516 amended May 16, 1979, effective 9/30/1979, 9 Pa.B. 1740; amended February 27, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 1038, effective as set forth at 10 Pa.B. 1038; amended July 8, 2004, effective 60 days after adoption, 34 Pa.B. 3862; amended December 10, 2012, effective in 60 days, 42 Pa.B. 7813; amended June 4, 2013, effective 7/4/2013, 43 Pa.B. 3327; amended January 5, 2018, effective 1/6/2018, 48 Pa.B. 461; amended January 7, 2020, effective 8/1/2020, 50 Pa.B. 505.