Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Appeal" means an appeal from a judgment to the court of common pleas.(2) "Certiorari " means an examination by the court of common pleas of the record of proceedings before a magisterial district judge to determine questions raised under Rule 1009A.(3) "Claimant" includes a defendant with respect to a defendant's cross-complaint or supplementary action filed pursuant to Rule 342 in the action before the magisterial district judge.(4) "Court of common pleas" means the court of common pleas of the judicial district in which is located the magisterial district wherein the questioned action of the magisterial district judge took place.(5) "Defendant" includes a plaintiff with respect to the defendant's cross-complaint or supplementary action filed pursuant to Rule 342 in the action before the magisterial district judge.(6) "Judgment" means a judgment rendered by a magisterial district judge under Rules 319, 322, or 514.(7) "Proof of service" means a verified written statement that service was made by personal service or by certified or registered mail, with the sender's receipt for certified or registered mail attached thereto if service was made by mail.(8) Service "by certified or registered mail" means the mailing of properly addressed certified or registered mail.(9) "Supersedeas " means a prohibition against any further execution processes on the judgment affected thereby.(10) "Victim of domestic violence" means a person who has obtained a protection from abuse order against another individual or can provide other evidence of abuse.The provisions of this Rule 1001 amended through December 16, 1983, effective 12/1/1983, 13 Pa.B. 3875; amended April 5, 2002, effective 1/1/2003, 32 Pa.B. 2199; amended August 19, 2020, effective 1/1/2021, 50 Pa.B. 4502.