THE COURTS
Title 249--PHILADELPHIA RULES
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Emergency Petitions and Motions for Preliminary Relief; Administrative Doc. No. 04 of 2005
[35 Pa.B. 3658] And Now, this 27th day of May, 2005, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the following procedures shall apply to all emergency petitions and motions for preliminary relief:
1. All initial pleadings shall be filed with the Prothonotary, utilizing the Civil Cover Sheet and, where appropriate, the Commerce Program Addendum. All Civil Cover sheets must indicate the Court Program and correct Case Type Code (see Instructions for Completing Civil Cover Sheet, the current version of which is available from the Prothonotary, or in the Forms section of the First Judicial District's Website http://courts.phila.gov).
2. All motions or petitions seeking emergency relief shall be filed with the Civil Motions Program in 296 City Hall, utilizing the Civil Motion Cover Sheet (available from the Civil Motions Program, or in the Forms section of the First Judicial District's Website http://courts.phila.gov).
3. Assignment of motions or petitions seeking emergency relief shall be made based upon the Court Program and Case Type Codes provided on the Civil Cover Sheets at the time of initial filing, or as amended by subsequent Court Order. The emergency matters shall then be assigned to the appropriate Program or Motions Court Emergency Judge, in accordance with the following Motion Assignment Matrix. This Matrix, which may be amended from time to time without the need for issuance of an Amended Administrative Order or publication, will be available on the First Judicial District's Website http://courts.phila.gov.
4. The Emergency Judge of the designated Program, or his/her designee, will then review the filing to confirm that the Program and Case Type designations are correct, prior to proceeding on the emergency motion/petition. In the event the reviewing Emergency Judge concludes that the matter has been incorrectly designated, he/she will confer with the appropriate Program Emergency Judge. Acceptance of the transfer shall be subject to the receiving Emergency Judge's approval. Any unresolved issue or issues relating to program designation shall be forwarded to the Administrative Judge of the Trial Division, or his designee, for final determination. If a transfer is appropriate, Civil Administration shall note the transfer and make the appropriate program and case type changes to the Civil Docket.
To the extent the procedures set forth in this Administrative Order are inconsistent with any prior Orders or procedures of the Court, those Orders or Procedures are hereby overruled and amended only to the extent necessary to implement this Order.
By the Court
JAMES J. FITZGERALD, III,
Administrative Judge __________This Administrative Docket is promulgated in accordance with the April 11, 1987 Order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, No. 55, Judicial Administration, Docket No. 1, Phila. Civ. *51 and Pa. R.C.P. 239, and shall become effective immediately. As required by Pa. R.C.P. 239, the original Administrative Docket shall be filed with the Prothonotary in a docket maintained for Administrative Dockets issued by the Administrative Judge of the Trial Division and copies shall be submitted to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Civil Procedural Rules Committee. Copies of the Administrative Docket shall also be submitted to American Lawyer Media, The Legal Intelligencer, Jenkins Memorial Law Library and the Law Library for the First Judicial District.
TRIAL DIVISION--CIVIL
MOTION ASSIGNMENT MATRIX
2005
The Civil Motions Filing Clerk is located in Room 296, City Hall.
All Motions/Petitions shall be assigned in accordance with the following Matrix:
PROGRAM/FILING TYPE
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT MAJOR JURY PROGRAMS
Day Forward 2001 and Back Judge Moss Day Forward 2002 Judge Tereshko Day Forward 2003 Judge Moss Day Forward 2004 Judge New Day Forward 2005 Judge Allen
PROGRAMS OTHER THAN MAJOR JURY
Commerce Program Judge Sheppard/Judge Abramson/Judge Jones Non Jury Program Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Compulsory Arbitration Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Post Arbitration & Arbitration Appeal Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Mass Tort Program Judge Ackerman Class Actions Judge Bernstein Municipal Court Appeals from Denial to Open Default Judgment Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Municipal Court Appeals (Money Judgment) Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Municipal Court Appeals (Landlord Tenant) Municipal Court Judges
SPECIFIC MOTIONS/PETITIONS
Wrongful Death & Minor's Compromise Orphans' Court Judges Motions to Consolidate Assigned in Accordance with Administrative Docket No. 3 of 1996, as amended 04/2005. Motions to Enforce Settlement Assigned to the judge who approved or was involved in effecting the settlement. Motions for Reconsideration Assigned to the judge who entered the order to be reconsidered. Preliminary Injunctions (Non-Commerce) Judge Carrafiello/Judge Dych Preliminary Injunctions (Commerce) Judge Sheppard/Judge Abramson/Judge Jones Preliminary Injunctions (Major Jury) Major Jury Team Leader
Discovery Motions Scheduled consistent with Judicial Team Leader assignments to Discovery Court.
The following Motions/Petitions shall be assigned to the Administrative Judge/Supervising Judge regardless of any program designation:
[ ] Motions for Assignment to an Individual Judge
[ ] Motions for Advancement on the Trial List
[ ] Petitions to Appoint Neutral Arbitrator
[ ] Petitions to Compel Arbitration
[ ] Motions to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1258. Filed for public inspection July 1, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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