706 Order amending Rule 1925 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure; no. 241 appellate procedural rules doc.
PART I. RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE [ 210 PA. CODE CH. 19 ] Order Amending Rule 1925 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure; No. 241 Appellate Procedural Rules Doc. [44 Pa.B. 2053]
[Saturday, April 5, 2014]Order Per Curiam
And Now, this 18th day of March, 2014, the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3) in the interests of justice:
It Is Ordered, pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925 is amended in the following form.
This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective April 18, 2014.
Annex A TITLE 210. APPELLATE PROCEDURE PART I. RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ARTICLE II. APPELLATE PROCEDURE CHAPTER 19. PREPARATION AND TRANSMISSION OF RECORD AND RELATED MATTERS RECORD ON APPEAL FROM LOWER COURT Rule 1925. Opinion in Support of Order.
* * * * * (b) Direction to file statement of errors complained of on appeal; instructions to the appellant and the trial court.—If the judge entering the order giving rise to the notice of appeal (''judge'') desires clarification of the errors complained of on appeal, the judge may enter an order directing the appellant to file of record in the trial court and serve on the judge a concise statement of the errors complained of on appeal (''Statement'').
(1) Filing and service.—Appellant shall file of record the Statement and concurrently shall serve the judge. Filing of record and service on the judge shall be in person or by mail as provided in Pa.R.A.P. 121(a) and shall be complete on mailing if appellant obtains a United States Postal Service Form 3817, Certificate of Mailing, or other similar United States Postal Service form from which the date of deposit can be verified[,] in compliance with the requirements set forth in Pa.R.A.P. 1112(c). Service on parties shall be concurrent with filing and shall be by any means of service specified under Pa.R.A.P. 121(c).
(2) Time for filing and service.—The judge shall allow the appellant at least 21 days from the date of the order's entry on the docket for the filing and service of the Statement. Upon application of the appellant and for good cause shown, the judge may enlarge the time period initially specified or permit an amended or supplemental Statement to be filed. Good cause includes, but is not limited to, delay in the production of a transcript necessary to develop the Statement so long as the delay is not attributable to a lack of diligence in ordering or paying for such transcript by the party or counsel on appeal. In extraordinary circumstances, the judge may allow for the filing of a Statement or amended or supplemental Statement [nunc pro tunc] nunc pro tunc.
* * * * * [Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-706. Filed for public inspection April 4, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
