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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1968

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

LEHIGH COUNTY

Amended Rule of Civil Procedure; No. 2022-J-0165

[52 Pa.B. 7916]
[Saturday, December 24, 2022]

Administrative Order

 And Now, this 21st day of November, 2022;

 It Is Ordered that the following Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 1303(b) is hereby Adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 It Is Further Ordered that the Court Administrator of Lehigh County shall:

 1. File one (1) copy of the Order and the Amended Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 1303(b) with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts;

 2. File two (2) copies, and other copies that comply with the requirement of 1 Pa. Code Section 13.11(b) as necessary, with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 3. File one (1) copy with the Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records—Civil Division for public inspection and copying;

 4. Publish a copy of the amended local rule on the court's website; and

 5. Compile the amended local rule within the complete set of local rules no later than thirty (30) days following publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

J. BRIAN JOHNSON, 
President Judge

Amended Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 1303(b).

 (b) The Clerk of Judicial Records—Civil Division shall notify all attorneys of record of the date, time and place of the hearing by email addressed to the attorneys' email address of record. If a party is not represented by counsel of record, that party shall be given notice by email addressed to the party's email address of record. The Clerk of Judicial Records—Civil Division shall file of record proof of such notice.

 Notice shall be given to the parties or their attorneys of record at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled arbitration. The Court Administrator shall, by email addressed to the email address on file with the Court Administrator, notify all arbitrators assigned to an arbitration panel of the dates on which the arbitration panel is assigned to hear arbitration cases and the location of the arbitration hearings. In addition, prior to the scheduled arbitration date, the Court Administrator shall, by said email, send all of the arbitrators assigned to the arbitration panel a list containing the names of the cases to be heard, the names of the parties and the names of all counsel for the parties. In the event any of the arbitrators believes that he/she has a conflict of interest in connection with hearing any particular case, the arbitrator shall immediately notify the Court Administrator in writing that the arbitrator believes there is a conflict of interest and the reasons therefore, with a copy to all counsel or unrepresented parties involved in the particular case.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1968. Filed for public inspection December 23, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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