Date Of Service Of Summons In Allegheny
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Proof of Service of Summons (POS-010) Tells the court that you had a summons or other legal papers delivered to (served on) the other party in a case. Lists the papers that were served and tells who they were served on, where, when, and how they were served, and who served them.
(a) Question of Jurisdiction, Venue, or Standing. (1) A party shall raise jurisdiction of the person or venue by preliminary objection. (2) A party may raise standing by preliminary objection or at a custody hearing or trial. (3) The court may raise standing sua sponte.
(The “return date” of a summons is the date to respond or face default.) Different courts have different forms and different time limits. And note that by having the summons issued, a party suddenly can invoke the full power of the civil courts to obtain relief.
Rule 236 - Notice by Prothonotary of Entry of Order or Judgment (a) The prothonotary shall immediately give written notice of the entry of (1) a judgment entered by confession to the defendant by ordinary mail together with a copy of all documents filed with the prothonotary in support of the confession of judgment.
The first is to ignore the writ of summons, but keep an eye on the docket opened in the case and see if a Complaint is filed. A complaint will not have to be served on you since you're already received the writ of summons. The second option, which is better in most cases, is to file a Praecipe to File a Complaint.
Rule 5101.4 Family Division Custody of Exhibits. Definitions. The records office for purposes of filing under this rule shall not include the automated systems of the Unified Judicial System such as the Common Pleas Case Management System or the Pennsylvania Appellate Case Court Management System, or PACFile.
Rule 1028 - Preliminary Objections (a) Preliminary objections may be filed by any party to any pleading and are limited to the following grounds: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action or the person of the defendant, improper venue or improper form or service of a writ of summons or a complaint; ...
(a) Original process shall be served within the Commonwealth within 30 days after the issuance of the writ or the filing of the complaint. See Rule 404 for the time for service outside the Commonwealth.
(A) The summons shall be served upon the defendant by both first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested. A copy of the complaint shall be served with the summons.
