Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 200 - BUSINESS OF COURTS
Rule 206.1 - Petition. Definition. Content. Form

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 206.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

(a) As used in this chapter, "petition" means

(1) an application to strike and/or open a default judgment or a judgment of non pros, and

(2) any other application which is designated by local rule, numbered Local Rule 206.1(a), to be governed by Rule 206.1 et seq.

(b) A petition shall specify the relief sought and state the material facts which constitute the grounds therefor. All grounds for relief, whether to strike or open a default judgment, shall be asserted in a single petition.

(c) A petition shall be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively. Each paragraph shall contain as far as practicable only one material allegation.

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