Pennsylvania Code
Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Subchapter L - CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW
Section 29.452 - Internal Operating Procedures
Universal Citation: 204 PA Code ยง 29.452
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
1. Any of the following courts may file a Certification Petition with this Court:
a.
The United States Supreme Court; or
b. Any United States Court of
Appeals.
2. A court may file a Certification Petition either on the motion of a party or sua sponte.
3. A Certification Petition shall contain the following:
a. A brief
statement of the nature and stage of the proceedings in the petitioning
court;
b. A brief statement of the
material facts of the case;
c. A
statement of the question or questions of Pennsylvania law to be
determined;
d. A statement of the
particular reasons why this Court should accept certification; and
e. A recommendation about which party should
be designated Appellant and which Appellee in subsequent pleadings filed with
this Court.
f. petitioning court
shall attach to the Certification Petition copies of any papers filed by the
parties regarding certification, e.g., a Motion for Certification, a Response
thereto, a Stipulation of Facts, etc.
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