WESTMORELAND COUNTY Adoption of Rule of Judicial Administration WJ507A; No. 3 of 1999 [29 Pa.B. 4168] Order And Now This 12th day of July, 1999, It Is Hereby Ordered that Westmoreland County Rule of Judicial Administration WJ507A is adopted effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
CHARLES H. LOUGHRAN,
President JudgeRule WJ507A. Retention of Court Exhibits Civil Cases.
A. Subject to the provisions of subsection B, the Prothonotary shall have the authority to purge, dispose or destroy all civil court exhibits after a case has been finalized. In determining whether a case has been finalized, the Prothonotary shall consider:
1. whether the appeal period has run without an appeal being perfected,
2. whether the appellate court has ruled on the appeal and no further appeal has been perfected, and
3. whether the case is settled, discontinued, satisfied, and ended on the record.
B. Prior to disposing of a civil court exhibit, the Prothonotary shall notify by first class mail any self represented party and all counsel of record of the following:
1. the exhibit will be disposed of if no claim is made within 30 days and
2. the exhibit will be returned to the party claiming the exhibit at the expiration of the 30 days unless another party files an objection.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1275. Filed for public inspection August 6, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
