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York Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 208.2(e)
Motions – Discovery Certification
(1) A moving party shall file a Certification of Good Faith for every motion relating to discovery
that the party has conferred, or attempted to confer, with all interested parties in an attempt to resolve the
matter without court action, and has been unable to reach a satisfactory resolution of the issues presented,
and shall set forth the details of the efforts made to resolve the matter.
(2) The Certification of Good Faith shall be substantially in the following form:
GOOD FAITH CERTIFICATION:
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NAME OF PLAINTIFF(S): [CASE NUMBER]
: [NAME OF PREVIOUS JUDGE]
vs. : [NAME OF ASSIGNED JUDGE]
: [NUMBERS OF RELATED CASES]
NAME OF DEFENDANT(S): [TYPE OF ACTION]
Moving Party Certification of Good Faith
Pursuant to York R.C.P. 208.2(e)(2)
The undersigned counsel for movant [or self-represented movant] hereby certifies that:
a. He or she has had the contacts described below with opposing counsel or unrepresented party
regarding discovery matter contained in the foregoing discovery motion in an effort to resolve the
specific discovery dispute(s) at issue and, further, that despite all counsel’s good faith attempts to
resolve the dispute(s), counsel have been unable to do so.
Description:
b. He or she has made good faith but unsuccessful efforts described below to contact opposing
counsel or unrepresented party in an effort to resolve the discovery dispute.
Description:
CERTIFIED TO THE COURT BY:
____________________________________________
Attorney for Movant (name party) [or self-represented movant]
Date:
Note: The Signature of Respondent’s Counsel is not Required
Provenance
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- yorkcountypa.gov
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- 2026-09-30
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- 2026-09-30
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