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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106
JOSEPH D. SELETYN, ESQUIRE (215) 560-5800
PROTHONOTARV WEBSITE: www.superior.pacourts.us
CHARLES E. O'CONNOR,]R., ESQUIRE
DEPUTY PROTHONOTARY
November 1, 2013
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Re: In re: Estate of Robert M. Mumma � N 'n
No. 1003 MDA 2013, 1027 MDA 2013
1028 MDA 2013 and 1222 MDA 2013
Dear Ms. Farner Strasbaugh:
I am responding to your inquiry as to whether, for the purpose of
providing this Court with the certified record for the above-named appeals, it
might be possible to avoid the expense and inconvenience of sending nine
boxes of exhibits and transcripts by sending instead a jump drive containing
th�s? materials.
Unfortunately, pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure
1921, the Superior Court cannot accept anything other than the actual
exhibits and transcripts as part of the certified record. Even if the
documents in question had been filed electronically with your office, Rule
1921 would require that hard copies of the documents be prepared for
inclusion in the certified record.
Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1931(c),
however, '�[d]ocuments of unusual bulk or weight and physical exhibits other
than documents shall not be transmitted by the clerk unless he or she is
directed to do so by a party or by the prothonotary of the appellate court." I
have conferred with the President Judge concerning the Rule's application in
this case and we have agreed that, at this juncture, the nine boxes of
documents in question need not be sent to the Superior Court. If the panel
assigned to hear the case should decide otherwise in the future, you may
wish to avoid the cost of a commercial carrier by having a member of your
staff transport the materials to the Prothonotary's Office for the Middle
District, located in the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg, where the
Prothonotary's staff can assist in unloading the materials.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Joseph Seletyn
Prothonotary
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