THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Limited Entry of Appearance for Pro Bono Representation; No. 3 of 2020

[51 Pa.B. 2164]
[Saturday, April 17, 2021]

Administrative Order of Court

 And Now, this 17th day of March 2021, It Is Hereby Ordered that Westmoreland County Rule W1012, Limited Entry of Appearance for Pro Bono Representation is hereby adopted. This change is effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

RITA DONOVAN HATHAWAY, 
President Judge

Westmoreland County Rules of Civil Procedure

Rule W1012. Limited Entry of Appearance for Pro Bono Representation.

 (a) Attorneys who represent a client or clients pro bono through the Westmoreland County Pro Bono program may file a praecipe for entry of limited appearance which shall be in the form set forth in subparagraph (b) below and which shall be served upon all parties to the action as provided by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 440(a)(1) and which shall set forth clearly the limitation of the attorney's representation. The limited entry of appearance shall be accompanied by a Praecipe to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, including certification by the representing attorney, as is required by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 240(d)(1). The fee for filing the limited entry of appearance shall be waived.

 (b) The praecipe for entry of limited appearance shall be in the following form:

CAPTION

PRAECIPE FOR ENTRY OF LIMITED APPEARANCE

To the Prothonotary:

 Kindly enter my Limited Appearance for [Plaintiff's/Defendant's Name], in the above-captioned matter. I hereby certify that I have accepted the representation of ______ [Plaintiff's/Defendant's name] and that I am accepting no fee for my services and my appearance is limited to [providing representation on the ______ filed in the above matter—or—at the custody conference scheduled for ______ in the above matter—or other specified scope of representation as the circumstances dictate].

 Upon completion of the representation as set forth above and consisted with Westmoreland County Rule of Civil Procedure 1012(c), I may withdraw my appearance without further petition or order of court.

_________________ /s/
[Name of attorney]
Attorney for Plaintiff/Defendant
Address
Telephone number
Supreme Court ID:

 (c) Upon completion of representation, the attorney shall file a praecipe for withdrawal of limited appearance. The praecipe for withdrawal of appearance shall be served upon all parties and the assigned judge and any fee for filing such withdrawal shall be waived. The praecipe for withdrawal of appearance may be filed without leave of court and shall be in the form set forth below:

CAPTION

PRAECIPE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIMITED APPEARANCE

 To the Prothonotary: Kindly withdraw my Limited Appearance for [Plaintiff/Defendant] in the above-captioned matter. I hereby certify that I have completed all my duties as set forth in my limited entry of appearance filed on ______ .

 I further certify that I have notified all parties and the assigned judge of my withdrawal.

 Any further notices or communications shall be sent directly to the Plaintiff/Defendant at the following address:

Plaintiff/Defendant's Name
Address:
Telephone number:

By:   [Attorney signature]   
Attorney's name
Attorney for Plaintiff/Defendant
Address
Telephone number
Supreme Court ID:

DATE:

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-597. Filed for public inspection April 16, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]

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