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.
Preliminary Objections. Of the three grounds available to challenge venue, only improper venue may be raised by preliminary objection as provided by Rule 1006(e). Forum non conveniens and inability to hold a fair and impartial trial are raised by petition as provided by Rule 1006(d)(1) and (2).
Rule 1301.1 - Discovery in Compulsory Arbitration Proceedings (Except Small Claims) (1) For any personal injury claim filed in Compulsory Arbitration, the plaintiff may serve arbitration discovery requests (see FORM 1301.1A) (see subsection (8)(a) below) either together with the copy of the Complaint served on the ...
Rule 1301 - Scope (1) The following civil actions shall first be submitted to and heard by a Board of Arbitrators: (a) Civil actions, proceedings and appeals or issues therein where the demand is for $50,000 or less (exclusive of interest and costs); (b) Replevin without bond and replevin with bond once bond has been ...
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; ...
File a Complaint If not filed online, completed complaint forms may be emailed to IPRB@alleghenycounty, mailed to IPRB, 102 County Office Building Mezzanine, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, or delivered to the same address by hand.
If a supporting brief is not filed within ten days of the filing of the preliminary objections, the preliminary objections shall be deemed withdrawn upon praecipe of the respondent. In that event, the objecting party shall file an answer to the complaint within twenty days of the date the praecipe is filed.
Rule 212.2 - Pre-Trial Statement (a) Each party shall file and serve upon all other parties a written pre-trial statement in conformity with the requirements of Pa.
The Allegheny County False Claims Act allows whistleblowers who know of violations of the law to submit a proposed civil complaint to the county solicitor. If the county solicitor elects not to proceed, the whistleblower may file and conduct the action.