Pa. PACFile Help: Initiate an LTR Filing

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Appellate Courts

Initiate a Filing: Lower Tribunal Records

PACFile uses a step-by-step wizard to guide the Common Pleas Courts, and participating state agencies, through the process of submitting records to an Appellate Court. This approach is intended to simplify the filing process and ensure that all the required case information is captured.

Note: The ability to file these records electronically is limited to participating trial courts that have elected to use this method.

File Lower Tribunal Documents

Select Cases screen (not always applicable)

Learn more about how to specify the Appellate Court and case that corresponds to a request for lower tribunal documents.

Select Filing screen (not always applicable)

Learn more about the screen that is used to establish the type of document being filed.

Filing Documents tab

Learn more about the process of adding the electronic record to the filing.

Verification tab

Check the accuracy of your filing before you submit it to the Appellate Court.

File a Transcript or indicate Transcript Not Ready or No Transcript to be Filed

Select Cases screen

Learn more about how to specify the Appellate Court and case that corresponds to the transcript request.

Select Filing screen

Learn more about the screen that is used to establish the type of transcript document being filed.

Filing Documents tab

Learn more about the process of adding the electronic record to the filing.

Verification tab

Check the accuracy of your filing before you submit it to the Appellate Court.

Electronic Documents & Other Features

Document Requirements

Learn more about the format, file type, and file size requirements for all documents submitted via PACFile.

Document Naming Standard

Learn more about the naming standard applied to all new documents associated to a PACFiling.

The To Do List

Learn more about the wizard feature which tracks the progress of your filings.

For printable step-by-step assistance (with pictures), refer to the following:

How to File a Lower Tribunal Record (Appellate Courts; Limited to participating lower tribunal filers only)

How to File a Transcript (Appellate Courts; Limited to participating lower tribunal filers only)

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