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Title 252—ALLEGHENY
COUNTY RULES

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Civil Division; Local Rules of the Court of Common Pleas; No.: AD-2024-370-PJ Rules Doc.

[55 Pa.B. 20]
[Saturday, January 4, 2025]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 18th day of December 2024, it is hereby Ordered that the following local rule of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Civil Division, adopted by the Board of Judges, shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 234.2

By the Court

SUSAN EVASHAVIK DiLUCENTE, 
President Judge

Local Rule 234.2. Issuance of Subpoena Based on Foreign Subpoena.

 (1) To obtain an Allegheny County subpoena, based on a subpoena issued from a foreign jurisdiction, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5331 et seq., a person shall submit the following to the Department of Court Records:

 (a) The foreign subpoena,

 (b) The filing fee as set by the Department of Court Records, and

 (c) A Request for Issuance of Subpoena Based on Foreign Subpoena, substantially in the form of FORM 234.2 (see subsection (5) of this Local Rule) containing the following:

 (1) The jurisdiction from which the foreign subpoena was issued,

 (2) The names, addresses, phone numbers and identification of represented parties for each attorney for the matter in the foreign jurisdiction, and

 (3) The names, addresses and phone numbers of all unrepresented parties.

 (2) The Allegheny County subpoena must incorporate all terms of the foreign subpoena and contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, phone numbers of counsel for all represented parties and the names, addresses and phone numbers of all unrepresented parties.

 (3) The Allegheny County subpoena, accompanied by the foreign subpoena, must be served in compliance with the applicable Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure for subpoenas, including Rules 234.2, 234.3, 234.4, 4009.21, 4009.22, 4009.23, 4009.24, 4009.25, and 4009.27.

 (4) FORM 234.2

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

,
Plaintiff
	ALLEGHENY COUNTY NO.:
vs.
,
Defendant.

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA BASED ON FOREIGN SUBPOENA

 1. Attached is a subpoena issued under the authority of the Court of _________________ (foreign court), ______ (foreign county), ______ (foreign state).

 2. The Court of ______  ______  ______ is a court of record.

 3. Counsel representing Plaintiff(s), _________________ (name of party) in the foreign proceeding is  _________________ (name), _________________ , (address), _________________ (phone). 

 4. Counsel representing Defendant(s), _________________ (name of party) in the foreign proceeding is _________________ (name), _________________ , (address), _________________ (phone).

 5. The unrepresented party(ies) in the foreign proceeding is(are) _________________ (name), _________________ , (address), _________________ (phone).

 6. The requestor represents that prior to service, the Allegheny County subpoena to be issued will incorporate the terms of the foreign subpoena and will contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the foreign proceeding and of any party not represented by counsel.

 7. _________________ requests the issuance of an Allegheny County subpoena based on the attached foreign subpoena.

Dated: _________________        By: __________
                     [Identification of requestor]
                     [Address of requestor]
                     [Phone number of requestor]

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 25-2. Filed for public inspection January 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m.]

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