1816 Amended civil rules of procedure; S-1776-2005

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Amended Civil Rules of Procedure; S-1776-2005

[35 Pa.B. 5378]

Order of Court

   And Now, this 9th day of September, 2005, at 2:15 p.m., Schuylkill County Civil Rule of Procedure No. 1920.51(n)(1) and (2) is amended for use in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Twenty-First Judicial District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, effective thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   The Prothonotary of Schuylkill County is Ordered and Directed to do the following:

   1)  File ten (10) certified copies of this Order and Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   2)  File two (2) certified copies of this Order and Rule with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin together with a diskette reflecting the text in the hard copy version.

   3)  File one (1) certified copy of this Order and Rule with the Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee.

   4)  Forward one (1) copy to the Schuylkill County Law Library for publication in the Schuylkill Legal Record.

   5)  Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this Order and Rule.

   It is further Ordered that said rule as it existed prior to the amendment is hereby repealed and annulled on the effective date of said rule as amended, but no right acquired thereunder shall be disturbed.

By the Court

WILLIAM E. BALDWIN,   
President Judge

Rule 1920.51 Appointment of Master.

   (n)(1)  In complex contested matters which require the hearing to be continued in progress, the Master may assess additional Master's fees of $75.00 per each additional hour. Each additional conference, beyond the first, shall be considered for these purposes as a hearing.

   (2)  Where additional Master's fees are assessed, the moving party shall deposit the fee with the Prothonotary and concurrently file a Praecipe substantially in the following form:

(CAPTION)

PRAECIPE FOR DEPOSIT OF ADDITIONAL
MASTER'S FEE

To the Prothonotary:

   As directed by the Master in the above-captioned case, deposit the sum of $ _____ .00 for _____ additional Master's Hearing days at the rate of $75.00 per hour in compliance with Sch.R.C.P. 1920.51(n).

_________________
Attorney for (Plaintiff/Defendant)

   RECEIVED this day the sum of $ _____ .00, additional Master's fee in the above-captioned case.

_________________
     Prothonotary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1816. Filed for public inspection September 30, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]