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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-346

THE COURTS

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

DAUPHIN COUNTY

Promulgation of Local Rules; No. 1793 S 1989

[37 Pa.B. 1026]
[Saturday, March 3, 2007]

Order

   And Now, this 20th day of February, 2007, Dauphin County Local Rules of Civil Procedure 1301 and 1308 are amended as follows:

   Rule 1301--Arbitration.

1.  All actions at issue in which the amount in controversy is [$35,000] $50,000 or less, except those involving title to real estate, shall be submitted to and be heard by a Board of Arbitration pursuant to applicable law. The term ''amount in controversy'' shall mean the aggregate amount, exclusive of interest and costs, claimed by any one party in the complaint, counterclaim, or agreement of reference.
2. . . .

   Rule 1308--Appeal. Notice. Compensation.

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(a)(2)  When an appeal is filed to a decision of the Board of Arbitrators, any party appealing shall repay to the County the fees of the members of the Board of Arbitration, which shall not thereafter be refundable to or recoverable by the said party under any circumstances, under the following schedule:
(a)  If the amount in controversy is less than $5,000.00--$[200.00] 400.00.
(b)  If the amount in controversy is $5,000.00 or more, but less than $10,000.00--$[300.00] 500.00.
(c)  If the amount in controversy is $10,000.00 or more, but less than $20,000.00--$[400.00] 600.00.
(d)  If the amount in controversy is $20,000.00 or more, but less than $35,000.00--$[500.00] 700.00.
(e)  If the amount in controversy is $35,000.00--50,000.00--$800.00.
For purposes of determining the appeal fee, ''amount in controversy'' shall be defined as the amount of the award rendered by the Board of Arbitration, or, in cases of no award, the amount demanded in the complaint.

   These amendments shall be effective July 3, 2007.

By the Court

RICHARD A. LEWIS,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-346. Filed for public inspection March 2, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]


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