742 Order rescinding order of March 20, 2003 and adopting amendment to Rule 2111; no. 145 appellate court rules; doc. no. 1

Title 210--APPELLATE PROCEDURE

PART I.  RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

[210 PA. CODE CH. 21]

Order Rescinding Order of March 20, 2003 and Adopting Amendment to Rule 2111; No. 145 Appellate Court Rules; Doc. No. 1

[33 Pa.B. 2044]

Order

Per Curiam:

   Now, this 14th day of April, 2003, the Order of the Court at No. 143 Appellate Court Rules Docket 1, entered March 20, 2003, is rescinded.

   It Is Further Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Pa.R.A.P. 2111 is amended in the following form.

   This Order is promulgated without prior publication in the interests of efficient administration. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 103(b) and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 210.  APPELLATE PROCEDURE

PART I.  RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE

ARTICLE II.  APPELLATE PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 21.  BRIEFS AND REPRODUCED RECORD

CONTENT OF BRIEFS

Rule 2111.  Brief of the Appellant.

   (a)  General rule. The brief of the appellant, except as otherwise prescribed by these rules, shall consist of the following matters, separately and distinctly entitled and in the following order:

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   (10)  In the Superior Court, a copy of the statement of the matters complained of on appeal filed with the trial court pursuant to Rule 1925(b), or an averment that no order requiring a Rule 1925(b) statement was entered.

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   (d)  Brief of the Appellant. In the Superior Court, there shall be appended to the brief of the appellant a copy of the statement of matters complained of on appeal, filed with the trial court pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b). If the trial court has not entered an order directing the filing of such a statement, the brief shall contain a statement that no order to file a statement pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) was entered by the trial court.

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Explanatory Comment--2003

   The 2003 amendment adding subdivision 10 to Rule 2111 is intended to replace Rule 3520 adopted by the Superior Court in 2001. The purpose of this amendment is to consolidate all requirements for briefs into Chapter 21 of the Appellate Rules. It is anticipated that following adoption of this Rule, the Superior Court will rescind Rule 3520.

   Materials attached to appellant's brief pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2111(a)(9) and (10) shall not count against the page limits set forth in Pa.R.A.P. 2135.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-742. Filed for public inspection April 25, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]