Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Promulgation of Local Rules; No. 1793 S 1989
Order And Now, this 11th day of February, 2008, Dauphin County Local Rule of Civil Procedure 1018.1 is amended as follows:
Rule 1018.1. Notice to Defend. Form.
(a) Every complaint filed by a plaintiff and every complaint filed by a defendant against an additional defendant shall begin with a Notice to Defend, followed by a Notice Concerning Mediation.
(b)--(c) Reserved.
(d) The required Notice to Defend and the Notice Concerning Mediation shall be set forth in both English and Spanish and shall be in substantially the following form:
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Plaintiff : DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA : vs. : NO. : Defendant : CIVIL ACTION --
NOTICE YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
DAUPHIN COUNTY LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
213 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-7536
NOTICE
CONCERNING MEDIATION OF ACTIONS PENDING BEFORE
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
DAUPHIN COUNTYThe Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County believe that mediation of lawsuits is a very important component of dispute resolution. Virtually all lawsuits can benefit in some manner from mediation.The Court has adopted Dauphin County Local Rule l001 to encourage the use of mediation. This early alert enables litigants to determine the best time during the life of their lawsuit for a mediation session. The intent of this early alert is to help the parties act upon the requirement to consider good faith mediation at the optimal time.The Dauphin County Bar Association provides mediation services and can be reached at (717) 232-7536. Free mediation sessions for pro bono cases referred by MidPenn Legal Services are available through the DCBA.
AVISO USTED HA SIDO DEMANDADO/A EN CORTE. Si usted desea defenderse de las demandas que se presentan mas adelante en las siguientes paginas, debe tomaraccion dentro de los proximos veinte (20) dias despues de la notificacion de esta Demanda y Aviso radicando personalmente o por medio de un abogado una comparecencia escrita y radicando en la Corte por escrito sus defensas de, y objecciones a, las demandas presentadas aqui en contra suya. Se le advierte de que si usted falla de tomar accion como se describe anteriormente, el caso puede proceder sin usted y un fallo por cualquier suma de dinero reclamada en la demanda o cualquier otra reclamacion o remedio solicitado por el demandante puede ser dictado en contra suya por la Corte sin mas aviso adicional. Usted puede perder dinero o propiedad u otros derechos importantes para usted.USTED DEBE LLEVAR ESTE DOCUMENTO A SU ABOGADO INMEDIATAMENTE. SI USTED NO TIENE UN ABOGADO, LLAME 0 VAYA A LA SIGUIENTE OFICINA. ESTA OFICINA PUEDE PROVEERLE INFORMACION A CERCA DE COMO CONSEGUIR UN ABOGADO.SI USTED NO PUEDE PAGAR POR LOS SERVICIOS DE UN ABOGADO, ES POSIBLE QUE ESTA OFICINA LE PUEDA PROVEER INFORMA- CION SOBRE AGENCIAS QUE OFREZCAN SERVICIOS LEGALES SIN CARGO O BAJO COSTO A PERSONAS QUE CUALIFICAN.
DAUPHIN COUNTY LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
213 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-7536
AVISO
REFERENCES A LA MEDIACION DE LAS ACCIONES PENDIENTES ANTES LA CORTE DE SOPLICAS COMUNES DEL CONDADO DE DAUPHIN Los jueces de la corte de suplicas comunes del condado de Dauphin creen que la mediacion de pleitos es un componente muy importante de la resolucion del conflicto. Virtualmente todos los pleitos pueden beneficiar de cierta manera de la mediacion.La code ha adoptado la regla local de condado de Dauphin 1001 para animar el use de la mediacion. Esta alarma temprana permite a litigantes determiner la mejor epoca durante la vida de su pleito para una sesion de la mediacion. El intento de esta alarma temprana es actuar sobre la mediacion de la buena fe en el tiempo optimo.La asociacion de la barra del condado de Dauphin proporciona servicios de la mediacion y se puede alcanzar en (717) 232-7536. La sesion libre de la mediacion para los favorables casos del bono se refinio por MidPenn que los servicios juridicos estan disponibles con el DCBA.An adequate supply of forms containing the bilingual notices required by these Rules shall be furnished by the Dauphin County Bar Association to the Office of the Prothonotary and shall be available for use by litigants and their attorneys.This amendment shall be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
RICHARD A. LEWIS,
President Judge
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-347. Filed for public inspection February 29, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
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