Note: The record indicates whether a case was on a list of trials published for the trial. For file entries, go to dcr.alleghenycounty.us/ and click on Civil/Family Division, then on “Search” and enter the file number. Allegheny County`s arbitration system is mandatory and non-binding with a $35,000 cap on civil damages. The arbitration hearing rooms are located on the seventh floor of the City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. The Board of Arbitration is located in Room 702 of the City-County Building. In this county, unless there is a case-specific order to the contrary or a published list of proceedings with contrary time limits, the provisions of the Pa.R.C.P. Paragraphs 1042.26 to 1042.38 apply to civil liability actions of health professionals. Even if there is an appeal, neither party is limited to the limits of arbitration before a judge or jury. If you have any further questions about an arbitration hearing or lawsuit in Allegheny County, please email (info@pghfirm.com) or call our offices at 412.802.6666. Each county may have different arbitration boundaries. For example, while Allegheny County has boundaries of $35,000.00, Westmoreland County and Philadelphia County have arbitration boundaries of $50,000.00.
Note: The submission of preliminary objections or the scheduling of preliminary objections by the Board of Arbitration for an argument one day after the date of the arbitration hearing will not continue the arbitration hearing unless the moving party receives a continuance in accordance with Local Rule 208.3(a)(6)(a)(iii). (8) The division of the judicial file on the edge of the precipice with one of the Pa.R.C.P. The required certificate 237.1(a)(2) renders a judgment against the defendant for failing to file an urgent written statement or a copy of the letter of intent within twenty (20) days of service, the damages being assessed in the manner provided for in the regulation. One of the advantages of an arbitration hearing is that it can be more cost-effective for the parties and receive an expedited hearing date. Note: As soon as a test list is published, the test data appears as a case number in each individual case in the test list. The case lists are available online at: dcr.alleghenycounty.us/ and click on Civil/Family Division, then click on “Case Search” (in the upper right corner) and enter the file number. In addition, the published test lists are also available on the Civil Division website at www.alleghenycourts.us. By Pa.R.C.P. Requested 212.1 notices must be published in the Pittsburgh Legal Journal, and unrepresented parties and attorneys mentioned in Section 6 of the Praecipe outside the county must be notified that the disputed case (see Form 214w) will be filed. Note: Lists of arguments are placed under “Civil Division” on the Common Pleas Court (www.alleghenycourts.us) website at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled reasoning date.
The list identifies the judge who will hear the argument. The system of compulsory arbitration at the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas is the oldest of its kind in the country, and its success has made it the model for similar systems throughout the Commonwealth and other states. The arbitration system provides for simple and concise pleadings and hearing of issues within a short period of time after the filing of the claim, so that the parties can resolve the claim fairly with minimal cost and time. (iii) Requests for an extension of the arbitration shall be submitted to the scheduling judge. The party requesting the extension must submit to the scheduling judge a hearing adjournment form, which will be available from a clerk of the arbitral tribunal in the Arbitration Meeting Room, Courtroom Two, Seventh Floor, City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. Note: If the time limits set out in a published test list appear to contradict the time limits otherwise calculated in these rules, the previous time limit shall prevail. The parties may also provide certain hearsay evidence if it is exchanged with the other party 30 days before the scheduled arbitration hearing. This means that some expert opinions can be used as evidence without the parties to the proceedings having to incur significant costs for the appearance and testimony of experts live. (5) The Department of Court Records charges a commission in favor of the county of half a percent on all deposits of less than a thousand dollars and a quarter of a percent on all deposits and interest on deposits of a thousand dollars or more. (a) Initial publication of study lists. Trial dates for each semester and the cases to be heard during that quarter are published in the Pittsburgh Legal Journal approximately one hundred and twenty days before the start of each of the trial semesters.
It is the responsibility of the District Attorney to oversee the Pittsburgh Legal Journal for the first time a case is placed on a trial list. The publication of trial lists in the Pittsburgh Legal Journal is the only form of notifying the district attorney to list a case for trial. Unrepresented parties and outside-county lawyers who send their address to the Calendar Control Division of the Civil Division (see Local Rule 212.1(3)) will receive notice of the earliest trial date. The outcome of the arbitration hearing is not relevant on appeal and cannot be used by either party as evidence in the appeal. Note: For an up-to-date list of fees charged by the Ministry of Court Records, see the Ministry of Court Records website: dcr.county.allegheny.pa.us (no www and no com. or gov.). To reduce or avoid face-to-face contact, you can now choose to have your arbitration hearing conducted remotely using advanced communication technology (ACT). A remote arbitration hearing is a safe, effective and efficient way to conduct the arbitration hearing. To request a virtual hearing, follow the instructions for the remote arbitration hearing. (ii) any other district attorney in a county where the applicant has been convicted of a crime. (1) If a party fails to attend a scheduled arbitration hearing, the matter may, if all parties present so agree, be referred without delay to a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for a unilateral hearing on the merits and for the recording of a judgment without a jury that is not entitled to de novo appeal proceedings. Note: The Chief Motions Clerk will be in the Motions Judge`s courtroom.
See “Civil Division” on the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County (www.alleghenycourts.us) website for the name and courtroom of the judge sitting as the motions judge.