1121 Administrative order requiring dismissal of all protection from abuse cases which have been inactive for more than 18 months; no. 2004-J-47 (2 documents)
LEHIGH COUNTY Administrative Order Requiring Dismissal of All Protection from Abuse Cases which Have Been Inactive for More than 18 Months; No. 2004-J-47 [34 Pa.B. 3249] Order Now, this 20th day of April, 2004, It Is Ordered, that pursuant to the Pennsylvania Protection from Abuse Act1 all protection from abuse cases which have had no activity on their docket for more than 18 months shall be closed by the Lehigh County Clerk of Courts--Civil Division.
It Is Further Ordered that the prior Order of this Court dated November 25, 1998, requiring the dismissal of all protection from abuse cases which have been inactive for more than one year is hereby Vacated.
It Is Further Ordered that the application of this Order shall not relieve any party from liability for costs, fines, and/or restitution imposed in a protection from abuse case which is closed pursuant to this Order.
It Is Further Ordered that this Order shall apply with equal effect to all protection from abuse cases presently on the docket in Lehigh County and to those filed subsequent to this Order.
It Is Further Ordered that this Order shall remain in full force and effect until vacated by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County.
By the Court
WILLIAM H. PLATT,
President Judge______
1 23 Pa.C.S. § 6108(d).
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1121. Filed for public inspection June 25, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
