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Petition Filing Fee In Philadelphia
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In Pennsylvania, a lawsuit involving a claim of $12,000.00 or less can be filed in Magisterial District Court. For claims over $12,000.00, the party filing the lawsuit, who is known as the plaintiff, must file in the Court of Common Pleas.
To ask for the fees or costs in your case to be waived, you will need to file an “In Forma Pauperis” (IFP) Petition with the court. IFP is an overly complicated way of saying that you can bring your case or defend against a lawsuit brought against you without payment of court costs.
In order to ask for IFP status, you must file a "PETITION AND AFFIDAVIT TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS" with the Court, in which you give the Judge detailed information about your financial situation. The required form is attached to these instructions, along with a form order for the Judge.
The primary means to petition the court for review is to ask it to grant a writ of certiorari. This is a request that the Supreme Court order a lower court to send up the record of the case for review.