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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-2144

THE COURTS

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Adopted Civil Rule of Procedure No. 1915.4-2; S2818-07

[37 Pa.B. 6263]
[Saturday, December 1, 2007]

Order of Court

   And Now, this 13th day of November, 2007 at 3:20 p.m., the Court hereby adopts Schuylkill County Civil Rule of Procedure No. 1915.4-2. This rule is adopted for use in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (21st Judicial District) and shall be effective immediately.

   The Prothonotary of Schuylkill County is Ordered and Directed to do the following:

   1)  File ten (10) certified copies of this Order and Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   2)  File two (2) certified copies of this Order and Rule with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin together with a CD-ROM reflecting the text in the hard copy version.

   3)  File one (1) certified copy of this Order and Rule with the Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee.

   4)  Forward one (1) copy to the Schuylkill County Law Library for publication in the Schuylkill Legal Record.

   5)  Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this Order and Rule.

   It is further Ordered that said rules as they existed prior to the adoption are hereby repealed and annulled on the effective date of said rules as adopted, but no right acquired thereunder shall be disturbed.

By the Court

WILLIAM E. BALDWIN,   
President Judge

CUSTODY PROCEDURE

Rule 1915.4-2, Office Conference. Hearing. Record. Exceptions. Order.

   (g)  A party who files exceptions to the hearing officer's report pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1915.4-2(g) shall contemporaneously file a supporting brief and serve a copy of the exceptions and brief on all other parties. Any party opposing exceptions to the hearing officer's report shall, within twenty (20) days after being served with exceptions, file a brief in opposition thereto and serve the opposing parties with a copy thereof.

   When exceptions are filed to a hearing officer's report, the Custody Office shall immediately notify the stenographer, who shall complete and file the transcript of the proceedings before the hearing officer within thirty (30) days. Unless granted leave by the Court to proceed in forma pauperis, the party filing exceptions shall pay the cost of transcription. If exceptions are filed by more than one party, the transcription costs shall be shared by the excepting parties on a pro rata basis. The transcription costs shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of filing exceptions. If the costs are not timely paid, the stenographer shall so notify the Court after which the exceptions of the non-paying party may be dismissed.

   (i)  The exceptions to the hearing officer's report shall be decided on the briefs of the parties unless oral argument is requested by praecipe of one or more parties.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-2144. Filed for public inspection November 30, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]

   


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