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Pike Cnty. C.P. Local Rules Local Rule 205.2(a)
Filing Pleadings and Other Legal Papers with the
Prothonotary.
1. Filing of Documents:
(i) All documents filed in the office of the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts or Clerk of the
Orphans Court shall be endorsed with the day and exact time of filing, which endorsement, in
the absence of fraud, accident, or mistake shall be conclusive evidence of such date and time
of filing.
(ii) A proposed order shall accompany all motions or other requests for relief requiring action
from a Judge.
(iii) No original documents shall be faxed to the office of the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts
or Clerk of the Orphans Court. Facsimiles will not be accepted as original filings, absent
specific permission of the Court Administrator’s Office.
2. Form:
(i) All pleading, legal papers, affidavits, or other documents shall be printed in double space
on single sided white paper size 8 1/2 X 11 inches and secured by an appropriate metal
fastener. The use of a gummed or taped substance is not permitted. All exhibits attached shall
be tabbed and labeled.
(ii) No paper shall be filed in any the office of the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts or Clerk of
the Orphans Court unless it is written in ink, clearly legible, printed or typewritten in print no
smaller than typewriting with lines (except quotations) not closer than typewriting double
spacing; contains the caption of the proceeding, including the name and division of the Court,
identifying case number, the names of the parties, the title of the proceeding, and the name of
the paper.
(iii) All papers filed shall be endorsed with the name, address, telephone number, original
signature and I.D. number of the attorney filing it or the name, address, original signature and
telephone number of the party if there is no attorney.
(iv) While the use of backers is not required, it is strongly encouraged as a means to assist the
Court in readily identifying and reviewing filed documents.
(v) All exhibits, papers and other documents attached to original pleadings shall be securely
affixed at the top.
Provenance
- Source
- court.pikepa.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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