1295 Pilot program for Allegheny County providing for filing and service of legal papers by electronic means; no. 173; doc. no. 1

SUPREME COURT

Pilot Program for Allegheny County Providing for Filing and Service of Legal Papers by Electronic Means; No. 173; Doc. No. 1

[26 Pa.B. 3831]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 19th day of July, 1996, it is ordered that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas by administrative order may provide for a pilot program in which legal papers are filed with the prothonotary and served upon parties by electronic means. The court shall designate the cases to participate in the program with the consent of all parties. The practice and procedure shall follow, as nearly as may be, the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.

   This Order shall be effective immediately upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and shall be processed in accordance with Rule of Judicial Administration 103(b).

ROBERT N.C. NIX, Jr.,   
Chief Justice

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1295. Filed for public inspection August 9, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]