In Re: Order Amending Rules 209, 503, 504, 506-508, 512-521, 1007, 1008, and 1013 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Actions and Proceedings Before Magisterial District Judges ( 2020 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: : NO. 445 : ORDER AMENDING RULES 209, : MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET 503, 504, 506-508, 512-521, 1007, : 1008, AND 1013 OF THE : PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF CIVIL : PROCEDURE GOVERNING : ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS : BEFORE MAGISTERIAL : DISTRICT JUDGES : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 19th day of August, 2020, upon the recommendation of the Minor Court Rules Committee; the proposal having been published for public comment at 45 Pa.B. 1111 (March 7, 2015), 46 Pa.B. 984 (February 27, 2016), and 47 Pa.B. 7433 (December 9, 2017): It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rules 209, 503, 504, 506-508, 512-521, 1007, 1008, and 1013 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Actions and Proceedings before Magisterial District Judges are amended in the attached form. The rule text incorporates the amendments of the Order of August 19, 2020, Magisterial Docket No. 446. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective on January 1, 2021. Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined. Deletions from the rule are shown in bold and brackets.