Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Judge Jeffrey A. Conrad - Judge's Procedures II

Communication with the judge’s law clerk and judicial administrative assistant is

discouraged and inquiries regarding scheduling should be directed to Court

Administration (case scheduling) or to the Prothonotary.

Please do not write letters directly to the court or send or designate copies of

correspondence among and between counsel to the court, except:

(1) When letters of transmittal accompany documents required by the

court to be sent to or filed with the court;

(2) When counsel are specifically requested by the court to communicate

some information to the court by letter;

(3) When counsel are filing a joint request of the court to reschedule or

resolve a matter;

(4) When the participation of counsel in the case is expected to be

affected by a personal matter concerning counsel, a party, a witness, or

counsel’s immediate family, such as medical problems, vacation plans, or

other similar personal problems or question; or

(5) To confirm or advise the court that a case has been settled, dismissed,

or otherwise finally disposed.

All other written communications with the court concerning any case assigned to this

court calendar should be done by the filing of a pleading, motion, application, brief, legal

memorandum, rule returnable, rule to show cause or other filing provided for in the

Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure or Lancaster County Local Rules. Do not write

letters to the court that are properly the subject of these filings. The Court will not

respond to any correspondence that fails to comply with this policy.

When a written communication concerning a case cannot timely address a problem,

counsel may initiate necessary telephone communications with chambers.