Pa. PACFile Help: Proxying

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Whether filing electronically or on paper, the authority to file on a case is limited largely to the attorneys representing the case participants. After documents are prepared, however, the business practice of many law firms and government offices is to use support staff to complete the physical act of filing the paperwork with the court (i.e. via U.S. Mail, a Commercial Carrier, or in person). The court recognizes the use of this practice in the paper world and offers a similar alternative for filers in the electronic world. The PACFile system provides any person, known as a proxy, the ability to file documents electronically on behalf of another individual who has the authority to submit a filing.

In order to create a proxy relationship between two individuals, both the granting authority and the prospective proxy must have an account on the UJS Web Portal. Once rights have been granted, the proxy can perform any of the actions assigned by the granting authority. Granting authorities can delegate proxy rights to multiple individuals and any individual has the ability to proxy for multiple granting authorities.

With some start-up help from the AOPC, individuals can also be designated as a proxy for their organization (ex. state agency, district attorney, or juvenile probation) and file on its behalf.

Attorney-related Proxying

Making a Request

Learn more about the process for requesting the right to proxy for a PACFile-registered individual.

Granting/Denying a Request

Learn more about the process for assigning rights to a potential proxy or declining a proxy request.

My Proxies

Learn more about updating the status of any of your existing proxies or adding a new proxy without a request.

Person-to-Person Proxy Notification Types

Learn more about the various notifications that an attorney receives that can also be assigned to any applicable proxies.

Organizational Proxying

Organizational Proxying & Access Management Users (AMU)

Learn more about how to proxy for an organization and the role of the individual designated to manage organizational proxies.

Managing Organizations

Learn more about the processes available to AMUs for managing the proxy relationships for their organization.

Organizational Proxy Notifications

Learn more about the various notifications that an organization receives that can also be assigned to any applicable proxies.

Proxying & the PACFile Wizard

Proxy Selection screen

Learn more about the PACFile Wizard function that allows proxy users to identify their filing authority.

Watch a video on this topic:

Person-to-Person Proxying

What is Person-to-Person Proxying?

Provides an overview of this optional feature, including the most common scenarios in which it is used, that allows an individual to allocate their PACFile privileges to other individuals.

Runtime: 3m 43s

Understanding Person-to-Person Proxy Types

Learn more about the common proxy types that can designated to an individual based on the most useful combinations of proxy rights that can be delegated.

Suggested reading before viewing:

Proxy Right Definitions

Proxy Right Notifications

Runtime: 3m 44s

How to Request Proxy Rights to a Granting Authority

Demonstrates how to request the right to proxy on behalf of another PACFile-registered individual (typically an attorney).

Runtime: 1m 43s

How to Assign Person-to-Person Proxy Rights

Demonstrates how to assign your proxy rights to another PACFile-registered individual unilaterally (without a request from the prospective proxy).

Suggested reading before viewing:

Proxy Right Definitions

Proxy Right Notifications

Runtime: 1m 59s

Proxying & Case Filings

Learn more about an important step a proxy must complete if creating an electronic filing on behalf of someone else.

Runtime: 1m

Organizational Proxying

What is Organizational Proxying?

Provides an overview of this optional feature, including the most common scenarios in which it is used, that allows individuals to act on behalf of their employment entity.

Runtime: 3m 28s

Understanding Organizational Types

Learn more about the common proxy types that can designated to an individual based on the most useful combinations of proxy rights that can be delegated.

Suggested reading before viewing:

Proxy Right Definitions

Proxy Right Notifications

Runtime: 3m 35s

How to Request Proxy Rights to an Organization

Demonstrates how to request the right to proxy on behalf of an organization.

Runtime: 2m 14s

How to Assign Organizational Proxy Rights

Demonstrates how an Access Management User (AMU) can unilaterally assign proxy rights to a PACFile-registered individual (without a request from the prospective proxy).

Suggested reading before viewing:

Proxy Right Definitions

Proxy Right Notifications

Forwarding Notifications

Runtime: 2m 44s

Proxying & Case Filings

Learn more about an important step a proxy must complete if creating an electronic filing on behalf of someone else.

Runtime: 1m

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