Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 200 - BUSINESS OF COURTS
Rule 227.4 - Entry of Judgment Upon Praecipe of a Party
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 227.4
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
In addition to the provisions of any Rule of Civil Procedure or Act of Assembly authorizing the prothonotary to enter judgment upon praecipe of a party and except as otherwise provided by Rule 1042.72(e)(3), the prothonotary shall, upon praecipe of a party:
(1) enter judgment upon a nonsuit by the court, the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge following a trial without jury, if
(a) no timely post-trial
motion is filed; or
(b) one or more
timely post-trial motions are filed and the court does not enter an order
disposing of all motions within one hundred twenty days after the filing of the
first motion. A judgment entered pursuant to this subparagraph shall be final
as to all parties and all issues and shall not be subject to
reconsideration;
(2) enter judgment when a court grants or denies relief but does not itself enter judgment or order the prothonotary to do so.
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