Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 236 - Notice by Prothonotary of Entry of Order or Judgment(a) The prothonotary shall immediately give written notice of the entry of(1) a judgment entered by confession to the defendant by ordinary mail together with a copy of all documents filed with the prothonotary in support of the confession of judgment. The plaintiff shall provide the prothonotary with the required notice and documents for mailing and a properly stamped and addressed envelope; and(2) any other order or judgment to each party's attorney of record or, if unrepresented, to each party. The notice shall include a copy of the order or judgment.(b) The prothonotary shall note in the docket the giving of the notice and, when a judgment by confession is entered, the mailing of the required notice and documents.(c) Failure to give the notice or when a judgment by confession is entered to mail the required documents, or both, shall not affect the lien of the judgment.(d) The prothonotary may give the notice required by subdivision (a) or notice of other matters by facsimile transmission or other electronic means if the party to whom the notice is to be given or the party's attorney has filed a written request for such method of notification or has included a facsimile or other electronic address on a prior legal paper filed in the action.The provisions of this Rule 236 adopted October 4, 1973, effective 12/1/1973, amended March 9, 1977, effective 4/10/1977, 7 Pa.B. 839; amended March 11, 1991, effective 7/1/1991, 21 Pa.B. 1274; amended June 3, 1994, effective 9/1/1994, 24 Pa.B. 3017; amended November 28, 2000, effective 1/1/2001, 30 Pa.B. 6421; amended April 29, 2003, effective 9/1/2003, 33 Pa.B. 2356; amended December 16, 2003, effective 7/1/2004, 34 Pa.B. 9; amended June 12, 2006, effective 7/1/2006, 36 Pa.B. 3085; amended December 29, 2008, effective immediately, 39 Pa.B. 304.