Rule 1901.3 - Emergency Orders. Master for Emergency Relief(a) A party may seek emergency relief pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S. §6110 by filing a petition with the Emergency Hearing Master presiding at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA whenever the Court of Common Pleas is unavailable.(b) For the purposes of this Rule, the Court of Common Pleas is unavailable from the close of business at the end of each day to the resumption of business the next morning or from the end of the business week to the beginning of the next business week.(c) Emergency Protection from Abuse Unit staff shall assist the plaintiff in filling out the necessary forms.(d) The Emergency Hearing Master on duty shall review the petition for emergency relief and, when appropriate, grant an emergency order.(e) The Emergency Hearing Master shall advise the plaintiff that the emergency order will automatically be certified to the Family Division of the Court of Common Pleas for a hearing before the assigned Court of Common Pleas Judge.(f) When an emergency order is certified, the case shall be scheduled for hearing before the assigned Court of Common Pleas Judge within ten business days from the date on which the petition was filed.(g) All certified emergency orders shall continue in effect until review by the assigned Court of Common Pleas Judge on the next business day.(h) At the beginning of the next business day, all certified emergency orders and accompanying petitions shall be delivered to the Domestic Violence Unit, Family Division, which shall arrange for docketing and delivery to the assigned Court of Common Pleas Judge for prompt review. After review, the Judge shall enter temporary orders where necessary to protect the plaintiff and/or minor children until the scheduled hearing.(i) The Philadelphia Police Department shall assist the plaintiff or any other competent adult in serving the petition and emergency order on the defendant. The notice to defend which shall accompany the petition for an emergency order shall advise the parties of how they may learn whether a temporary order has been issued and if so how they may obtain a copy of that order.Amended effective 9/1/2016; amended effective 4/8/2019.