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Fayette Cnty. C.P. Local Rules and Administrative Orders - Amended March 12,... Rule 201
CASE ASSIGNMENT
(a) All civil cases, not including family court matters, filed in the Prothonotary’s
Office shall be assigned to a Judge as set forth in FCR 201.1. The Prothonotary shall
notify the assigned Judge of the assignment upon the filing of the initial responsive
pleading of any defendant. The assigned Judge’s name shall be placed on all
subsequent pleadings by counsel under the number and term of the case. The party’s
or counsel’s facsimile number and email address, along with the party’s or counsel’s
address, phone number and counsel’s Supreme Court identification number, shall be
listed on all civil case pleadings.
(b) If pending cases which arise from the same transaction or occurrence are
assigned to different Judges, the Court, on its own motion or the motion of any party,
may order the cases consolidated before the Judge assigned to the first case filed.
NOTE: Adopted December 19, 2003, effective February 10, 2004. Amended
June 8, 2004, effective July 26, 2004. Amended November 18, 2011, effective
January 9, 2012.
Provenance
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- www.fayettecountypa.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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