231 Pa. Code r. 8.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024

Rule 8.2 - Motions for Reconsideration

(a) By motion, a party may request the court to reconsider any order that is final under Pa.R.A.P. 341(b) or 342, or interlocutory orders subject to immediate appeal under Pa.R.A.P. 311, so long as the order granting reconsideration is consistent with Pa.R.A.P. 1701(b)(3).

(b) Upon a motion to do so, a court may reconsider an interlocutory order at any time.

(c) Motions for reconsideration are not permitted to any order in involuntary termination or adoption matters under the Adoption Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 2101 et seq.

Note

The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. See Rule 1.99.

Explanatory Comment The period for filing an appeal is not tolled by the filing of a motion for reconsideration unless the court grants the motion for reconsideration prior to the expiration of the appeal period. See Pa.R.A.P. 1701(b)(3). Interlocutory orders may be reconsidered anytime during the pendency of the proceeding. See Key Automotive Equip. Specialists, Inc. v. Abernethy, 636 A.2d 1126, 1128 (Pa. Super. 1994); 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505.

231 Pa. Code r. 8.2

The provisions of this Rule 8.2 amended January 5, 2018, effective 1/6/2018, 48 Pa.B. 483; amended June 1, 2018, effective 7/1/2018, 48 Pa.B. 3573.