HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-3234IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
No. (X -3.231f X?
Civil Action - (X) Law
( ) Equity
DAWN REEDER PRANOM B. DAVIS and
6107 LINGANOLE ROAD ELMER DAVIS, her husband
FREDERICK, MD 21701, 507 CLOUSER HOLLOW ROAD
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA 17068,
Plaintiff
Defendants
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Plaintiff(s) &
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Defendant(s) &
Addresses
PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF SUMMONS
TO THE PROTHONOTARY OF SAID COURT:
Please issue writ of summons in the above-captioned action.
X Writ of Summons shall be issued and forwarded to ( )Attorney (X)Sheriff
JOSEPH J. DIXON, ESQUIRE
ogrdWof Attorney
126 STATE STREET X /1
HARRISBURG, PA 17101
(717) 236-8515 Supreme Court ID No.28290
Names/Address/Telephone No. Of
Attorney Date: May 21, 2009
WRIT OF SUMMONS
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): PRANOM B. DAVIS AND ELMER DAVIS
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED PLAINTIFF(S) HAS E COMMENCED AN
ACTION AGAINST YOU.
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Date: May 21 2009 b
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R Thomas Kline $x0j of €umbrr Edward L Schorpp
Sheriff P° ? Solicitor
Ronny R Anderson Jody S Smith
Chief Deputy OMCE OF TtG SHERIFF Civil Process Sergeant
SHERIFF'S RETURN OF SERVICE
05/21/2009 R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff who being duly swom according to law states that he made a diligent search and
inquiry for the within named defendant, to wit: Pranom B. Davis, but was unable to locate her in his
bailiwick. He therefore deputized the Sheriff of Perry County, PA to serve the within Writ of Summons
according to law.
05/21/2009 R. Thomas Kline, Sheriff who being duly swom according to law states that he made a diligent search and
inquiry for the within named defendant, to wit: Elmer Davis, but was unable to locate him in his bailiwick.
He therefore deputized the Sheriff of Perry County, PA to serve the within Writ of Summons according to
law.
05/27/2009 08:14 AM - Perry County Return: And now May 27, 2009 at 0814 hours I, Carl E. Nace, Sheriff of Perry
County, Pennsylvania, do herby certify and return that I served a true copy of the within Writ of Summons,
upon the within named defendant, to wit: Elmer Davis by making known unto Pranom B. Davis, adult in
charge at 507 Clouser Hollow Road New Bloomfield, PA 17068 its contents and at the same time handing
to her personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
05/27/2009 08:14 AM - Perry County Return: And now May 27, 2009 at 0814 hours I, Carl E. Nace, Sheriff of Perry
County, Pennsylvania, do herby certify and return that I served a true copy of the within Writ of Summons,
upon the within named defendant, to wit: Pranom B. Davis by making known unto herself personally,
defendant at 507 Clouser Hollow Road New Bloomfield, PA 17068 its contents and at the same time
handing to her personally the said true and correct copy of the same.
SHERIFF COST: $53.44
May 29, 2009
SO ANSWER
R THOMAS KLINE, SHERIFF
2009-3234
Dawn Reeder
v
Prano[n B. & Elmer Davis
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Explanatory Comrnent
the S~aprcme Court of Pcnnsvlvania has promulgated new Rule of C'ie~il Procedure 230.2 governing th~.~ termination of
inacti~ c cases and amended Rule of .ludicial Administration 1901. l•svo aspects of the recommendation merit
~xmuncn~
I. Rule r~1 civil Proc•ee~'ure
New Rule oh Civil Procedure 230.2 has been promulgated to govu~n the termination of inactive c<cscs within the
>cope of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. The tcnnination of these caves for inactivity ~.eas previously
~o~erned b~~ Rule ol'.~udicial Administration 1901 and local rules promulgated pursuant to it. New Rule 230? is
~ailured to the needs of civil actions. It provides a complete procedure and a uniform statewide practice. preempting
i)Ca~ IUia.
~I-his rule was pron~~ulgated in response to the decision of the Supreme: Court in Shop v. 1?agle, ~~ l Pa 3b~~.71U ;~?d
110=1 i 1998) in evhich the court held that "pr~judicc to the defendant as a result oh delay in prosecutian is required
hcli~rc a case may be dismissed pursuant to local rules implementing Rulc of .ludicial ,ldminislration 190L•~
Rule of .ludicial Administration 1901(b) has been amended to accommodate the new rule of civil procedure. 'hhe
~cneral tx~licy of the prompt disposition ol~ matters set forth in subdivision (a) of that rule continues to be applicable.
I I luc~wii c~ (a.crs
~I~hr purpose of Rele 230.2 is to eliminate inactive cases from Llac judicial system. The process is ir~itiatcd by the
court. :tiler ~~i~ing notice of intent to terminate an action f~~r inactivity. the course ol'the procedure is w,~ith :he parties.
l the parties do not ~,yish to pursue the: case. they will take no acti~.>n and °the Prothonotary shall inter an order as of
course tcrminatin~ the matter ~~-ith prejudice ibr failure to prosecute.'- If a party wishes to pursue the nrUtc:~. he or she
~~~ill Tile a notice of intention to proceed and the action shall continua.
a. I Phrr~~ the culi<~n ltcrs been ter~nina[ed
II~ thr action is terminated when a party believes that it should not have been terminated. that part, may proceed
under Ilulc230(d) for relief from the order of terrination. An c~amplc of such an oecurrcncc might be the !ermination
x~a viable action when the aggrieved party did not receive the notice of intent to terminate and thus did not timely tilt
.he notice of intention to proceed.
l~hc timing ul ~hc tiling of the petition to reinstate the action is important. If the petition is tiled witl~iin thirty days of
the um~~ ohthe order of termination on the docket. subdivision (d)(21 provides that the court must grant ~~:he petition and
reinst,etc the action. If the petition is tiled later than the thirty-day period. subdivision (d)(3) requires ttrn the plaintiff
nttist mahc a showing to the court that the petition was promptly tiled and that there is a reasonable e~planalion or
!~~~itin~at~~ ~~cus~ both I<~t• the lailure to file the notice of intention to proceed prior to the enir~ ~~f the order of
;crmina(iun on the dnckct and for the lailure to plc the petition ~yithin the thirty-day period under subdicisic>n (d)(2j.
i3. l~hc~~~r the ucvion bus not been Ie~•niinated
\n action e~fiich has not been terminated but which continues upon the Tiling of a notice of intention to p~,~oceed may
diave been the subject of inordinate dcla;. In such an instance. the aggrieved party may pursue tl~e rc°mcdy of a
,mu~u~u lae~ non prow ~yhich cuts indcpcndcntly oCtcrmination under Rulc 230.2.