Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WJ 507A

CIVIL CASES

A. Subject to the provisions of subsection B, the Prothonotary shall have the authority

to purge, dispose or destroy all civil court exhibits after a case has been finalized. In

determining whether a case has been finalized, the Prothonotary shall consider:

1. whether the appeal period has run without an appeal being perfected,

2. whether the appellate court has ruled on the appeal and no further appeal

has been perfected, and

3. whether the case is settled, discontinued, satisfied, and ended on the record.

B. Prior to disposing of a civil court exhibit, the Prothonotary shall notify by first class

mail any self represented party and all counsel of record of the following:

1. the exhibit will be disposed of if no claim is made within 30 days and

2. the exhibit will be returned to the party claiming the exhibit at the

expiration of the 30 days unless another party files an objection.

Adopted July 12, 1999, effective September 6, 1999.

Rule WJ507 is rescinded effective September 18, 2017.

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