Franklin County Bar Association : Local Rules by Court Classification

39th Judicial District Local Rules By Court Classification

If you file legal actions in Franklin or Fulton County, it is important that you file them in accordance with the local court rules. You will find all the local court rules of the 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania (the Court of Common Pleas covering Franklin and Fulton Counties) on this page.

*Local Rules of Civil Procedure*		(View Category)
*Local Rules of Criminal Procedure*		(View Category)
*Local Orphans' Court Rules*		(View Category)
Local Rules of Judicial Administration		(View Category)

LOCAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

39-51	Title and Citation of Rules
39-105	Bonds
39-205.1	Filing of Legal Papers
39-205.1.3.	Filing of TeleFaxed Pleadings and Papers
39-206.1.	Petitions
39-208.	Motions
39-210.	Form of Briefs
39-211.	Oral Arguments
39-212.	Pre-Trial Conference
39-212.7	Scheduling Conferences
39-214.	Preferences on Trial List
39-216.	Grounds for Continuance
39-225.	Summing Up
39-226.	Points for Charge
39-227.1.	Post Trial Relief
39-227.4.	Entry of Judgment upon a Praecipe of a Party
39-233.	Service. Legal Papers other than Writs and Pleadings
39-249.	Judicial Assignment in Civil Actions
39-251.	Appeal as Supersedeas
39-410.	Real Property Actions
39-1018.1.	Notice to Defend. Form.
39-1027.	Service of Copies
39-1028(c).	Preliminary Objections; Disposition
39-1033.	Amendment
39-1034(a).	Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings; Disposition
39-1035.2(a).	Motions for Summary Judgment; Disposition
39-1054.	Specific Averments. Abstract of Title
39-1066.	Form of Judgment or Order
39-1301.	Compulsory Arbitration. Scope
39-1302.	List of Arbitrators. Appointment to Board. Oath
39-1303.	Hearing. Notice
39-1306.	Award
39-1308.	Appeal. Arbitrators' Compensation and Notice.
39-1501.	Conformity to Civil Action
39-1524.	Security for Costs
39-1534.	Accounting by Fiduciaries
39-1910.1.	Scope
39-1910.4.	Commencement of Action
39-1910.10.	Hearing Procedures
39-1910.11.	Office Conference. Subsequent Proceedings. Order
39-1915.1.	Scope
39-1915.3.	Commencement of Action. Complaint. Order.
39-1915.3.	Sample Form A. Order of Court and Directive for Conciliation
39-1915.3.	Sample Form B. Motion and Order of Court for Continued Conciliation.
39-1915.3.	Sample Form C. Motion and Order for Pre-Trial Conference.
39-1920.3.	Commencement of the Action.
39-1920.51.	Hearing by the Court. Appointment of Master. Notice of Hearing.
39-1920.53.	Hearings by Master. Report
39-2039.	Procedure for Approval of Compromises in Cases in which a Minor is Plaintiff
39-2064.	Procedure for Approval of Compromise in Cases in Which an Incapacitated Person is Plaintiff
39-2205.	Wrongful Death Actions
39-2206.	Procedures for Approval of Settlements of Death Cases
39-3123.	Debtor's Exemption
39-3252.	Writ of Execution - Money Judgments
39-4005.	Written Interrogatories to a Party

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LOCAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

39-1.	Scope of Rules
39-2.	Purpose and Construction
39-3.	Definitions
39-86.	Appeals from Summary Convictions
39-117.	Continuous Coverage: Issuing Warrants; Preliminary Arraignments and Summary Trials; Setting and Accepting Bail; Emergency Orders Under the Protection From Abuse Act
39-120.	Franklin County Jail Courtroom Facilities
39-130.	Procedure in Court Cases Initiated by Arrest Without Warrant
39-150.	Bench Warrants
39-300.	Business of the Court
39-311.	Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences
39-319.	Pleas and Plea Agreements
39-703(d)	Dist. of Pre-Sentence Reports on Offenders Participating in Day Reporting Program
39-708	Rules and Special Conditions for Probation and Parole and Parole Supervision and Procedures for Adding Special Conditions by Probation Department Subsequent to Sentencing
39-1107.	Juror Information Questionnaires
39-1401.	Sentencing Judge
39-4016.	Breach of Bail and Forfeiture of Bond; Process and Bail Exoneration of Surety.

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LOCAL ORPHANS' COURT RULES

39-1.2.	Title and Citation of Rules
39-3.6.	Depositions, Discovery, Production of Documents and Perpetuation of Testimony
39-6.	Accounts and Distributions
39-7.	Exceptions
39-8.	Auditors and Masters
39-10.	Register of Wills
39-12.	Special Petitions
39-14.	Incompetents' Estates
39-15.	Proposed Changes to Orphan's Court Local Rules Regarding Adoptions for Franklin and Fulton County
39-16.	Forms

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LOCAL RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

39-101.	Title and Citation of Rules
39-507.	Record Retention Schedule
39-1901.	Prompt Disposition of Matters: Termination of Inactive Cases
39-1905.	Media Access
39-5000.1.	Rules Governing Court Reporting and Transcripts
39-5000.5.	Requests and Orders for Transcripts
39-5000.6.	Deposit of Partial Transcript Fee
39-5000.14.	Lodging
39-5000.15.	Certification and Notification
39-5000.16.	Objections
39-5000.17.	Certification and Filing
39-5000.18.	Transcripts to be Available to the Court
39-7001.	Costs
39-7002.	Legal Advertisements
39-7003.	Money Paid Into Court
39-7004.	Records

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