Rule 206.4(c) - Petition. to Show CauseA. The procedure set forth in Pa.R.C.P. No. 206.6 is adopted and a rule to show cause shall issue following petition as a matter of course pursuant to that Rule with the exception that no rule will issue for a petition under Adams C.Civ.R. No. 206.1(a)(4). Petitions under Adams C.Civ.R. No. 206.1(a)(4) will be scheduled for hearing by the Civil Business Judge designated by the President Judge.B.Form Order. The petitioner shall attach to all petitions, except those filed under Adams C.Civ.R. No. 206.1(a)(4), a proposed Order in the following form: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ADAMS COUNTY
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ORDER
AND NOW, this ____day of ______, 200 __, upon consideration of the within petition, it is hereby ordered that:
(1) a rule is issued upon the respondent to show cause why the petitioner is not entitled to the relief requested;(2) the respondent shall file an answer to the petition within twenty days of service upon the respondent;(3) The petition shall be decided under Pa.R.C.P. No. 206.7;(4) An evidentiary hearing on disputed facts, if necessary, and argument shall be held on ______, 200 __, at _____, in Courtroom ____of the Adams County Courthouse; (5) The petitioner shall file a brief in support of the petition within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Any party opposing the petition shall file a responsive brief within seven (7) days of service of the petitioner's brief. The filing of briefs is not necessary.(6) Notice of the entry of this order shall be provided to all parties by the petitioner [In cases where a stay of execution has been requested] (7) The request for a stay of execution shall be heard by the Court on ______, 200 ____, at _____, in Courtroom ____of the Adams County Courthouse. BY THE COURT,
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C. The Court, in its discretion, may determine that there are extraordinary circumstances justifying immediate relief or modification of the form of the Order or time period set forth therein. Any party to a petition may move the Court to modify the procedures set forth in the rule to show cause.D. The Court may decide a request for a stay of execution by telephone or other conference with the parties or their counsel rather than the alternative set forth in the form of the Order.E. All petitions filed with the Prothonotary's Office shall be docketed and immediately forwarded by the Prothonotary to the Court Administrator's Office who, thereafter, shall forward the petition to the Civil Business Judge designated by the President Judge. Alternatively, petitions, once filed and docketed, may be hand delivered as set forth in the note to Adams C.Civ.R. No. 205.2(a).F.Service. A petition shall be served upon all of the parties to the action contemporaneously with the filing of the petition with the Prothonotary. A Certificate of Service shall be a part of, or attached to, the petition. The Court may excuse prior service in the case of an emergency petition.Amended effective 7/10/2023; amended effective 12/23/2023.