First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County

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1 First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Hon. C. Darnell Jones, II President Judge Court of Common Pleas Hon. D. Webster Keogh Administrative Judge Trial Division Hon. Esther R. Sylvester Supervising Judge Trial Division-Civil David C. Lawrence Court Administrator First Judicial District of Pennsylvania 5/16/07 1

2 Electronic Filing in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Trial Division Civil and Office of the Prothonotary 5/16/07 2

3 First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Steering Committee Hon. C. Darnell Jones, II, President Judge, Court of Common Pleas Hon. D. Webster Keogh, Administrative Judge, Trial Division Hon. Esther R. Sylvester, Supervising Judge, Trial Division Civil Hon. William J. Manfredi, Day Forward Team Leader Hon. Albert W. Sheppard, Jr., Team Leader, Commerce Program David C. Lawrence, Court Administrator, First Judicial District of PA Hon. Joseph H. Evers, Prothonotary Charles A. Mapp, Sr., Deputy Court Administrator, Trial Division Civil Harold J. Palmer, Project Manager Nancy H. Fullam, Esq., Philadelphia Bar Association Rudy Garcia, Esq., Philadelphia Bar Association Daniel J. Siegel, Esq., Philadelphia Bar Association Andrew J. Stern, Esq., Philadelphia Bar Association 5/16/07 3

4 First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Steering Committee cont. Cliff Baumbach, Director, MIS Stanley Chmielewski, Deputy Prothonotary Deborah Dailey,, Senior Staff Advisor, Office of the Court Administrator Kevin Daly,, Quality Assurance, Office of the Prothonotary Marc Flood,, Esq., Deputy Court Administrator, Human Resources Joseph L. Hassett,, Esq., Manager, Compulsory Arbitration Program Norma Monte,, Manager, Office of Civil Administration Bonnie O KaneO Kane,, Deputy Prothonotary Dominic J. Rossi,, Esq., Deputy Court Administrator Legal Services Donald A. Varley, Jr.,, Director, Internet Services Steven Wulko,, Quality Assurance, Trial Division-Civil 5/16/07 4

5 First Judicial District of PA Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Electronic Filing System Preview 5/16/07 5

6 Important Information Implementation Date January 2008 Discretionary for a LIMITED Time Must Obtain a User Name & Password (through an Online Application Process) Documents Must be Saved and Filed in a pdf Format SECURE Online Credit Card Payment is Preferred In-Office Payment of Filing Fees Attorneys will be Able to Access ALL of their Cases Unrepresented Parties will be Able to Access their Case Only Remote Access of pleadings by non-parties is being considered The Court will Issue Notices & Orders Electronically Pleadings (other than original process), Notices, and Orders will be Served Electronically An Electronic Filing Fee will be Charged 5/16/07 6

7 Court Rules Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No Proposed Amendments have been published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for Comment Philadelphia Local Rule No. * Will be amended to include Civil Electronic Filing provisions after the amendment of Pa.R.C.P. No /16/07 7

8 Court Rules: Definitions & Misc. Electronic Filing : the electronic transmission of legal papers by means other than facsimile transmission. Legal Paper : a pleading or other paper filed in an action... See Pa.R.C.P. No (a) The Filing Party Must Maintain a Signed Hard Copy of the Filed Document See Pa.R.C.P. No (b)(2). 5/16/07 8

9 Court Rules: Acknowledgment of Receipt of Electronically Filed Pleading The Prothonotary will provide through the EFS an Acknowledgment identifying the date & time the electronic filing was received The Prothonotary may reject the pleading/legal paper if it does not comply with rules of court consistent with current rules & case law The Prothonotary will provide through the EFS an Acknowledgment identifying the date & time the electronic filing was deemed filed 5/16/07 9

10 Court Rules: Service of Pleadings Original Process Must Be Served By The Filing Party As Required By Current Rules Subsequent Pleadings Will Be Served (Free Of Charge) Through The Electronic Filing System (EFS) On All Unrepresented Parties And Counsel Of Record Who Have Received A User Name And Password To Access The EFS As Provided In Pa.R.C.P. No (G) The Filing Party Must Serve Parties Who Are Not Served Through The EFS 5/16/07 10

11 Planned Screen Layout Functionality and Page Layout Will Be Modified As Necessary 5/16/07 11