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HomeMy WebLinkAbout39- 205.2(a). Physical Characteristics of Pleadings and Other Legal Papers Assignment to Judge upon Filing of Complaint. Adopted by Order of Court dated October 29, 2010 Published at 40 Pa. Bull. 6643 (November 20, 2010) Amended by Order of Court dated April 14, 2011 Published at 41 Pa. Bull. 2224 (April 30, 2011) Rule 205.2(a). Physical Characteristics of Pleadings and Other Legal Papers; Assignment to Judge upon Filing of Complaint. Upon the filing of a complaint, the Prothonotary shall assign the case to a specific judge and shall indicate the name of the particular judge assigned in the caption. The name of the judge to whom the case is assigned shall be noted in the caption of each service copy of the complaint. (i) All pleadings and papers filed subsequent to the complaint shall have the name of the judge to whom the case is assigned noted in the caption. (ii) Subsequent to the filing of a complaint, motions and petitions shall be directed to the assigned judge for disposition unless such judge is unavailable. (iii) Unless required by an applicable law or rule of court or unless so directed by the court, parties or their attorneys may include in documents filed of record only (a) the last four digits of a social security number or taxpayer identification number; (b) the month and year of a person's birth; and (c) the last four digits of financial account information. Responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with the parties and documents will not be reviewed by the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts for compliance with this requirement.