Rule 206.1(a) - Petition. Definition. Content. Form(1) A petition is a request which seeks relief ancillary to a given cause of action and which avers facts not of record.(2) The designated applications which are to proceed in a manner of a petition under Pa. R.C.P. No. 206.1et. seq. would be an Application to Open a Default Judgment or a Judgment of Non Pros, a request for emergency relief and any application for relief other than a motion and not otherwise covered by these rules, for which a Rule to Show Cause is sought.(3) Emergency Relief. (a) Where a party files a petition seeking emergency relief, said petition shall be designated as such in the title of the petition.(b) Upon filing the Petition for Emergency Relief, the attorney or pro se party may deliver the petition to the Court Administrator for presentation to the available Judge or deliver directly to the Judge if the Court Administrator is unavailable. Said delivery of the time stamped petition may be through the Prothonotary's Office, by hand delivery or by facsimile.(c) The attorney or pro se party filing the Petition for Emergency Relief shall contact the Court Administrator as soon as it is determined that a Petition for Emergency Relief will be filed and shall seek to determine a time when a Judge will be available to review the petition. The attorney or pro se party shall arrange to present the Petition for Emergency Relief to the Court based on the Judge's availability.(d) If the respondent to the Petition for Emergency Relief has counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner's counsel shall, if possible, notify the respondent's counsel of record of the intent to file the petition as early as possible. If there is no counsel of record, the pro se petitioner or the petitioner's counsel shall, if possible, make a good faith effort to notify the pro se respondent of the intent to file the petition as early as possible.Amended effective 5/5/2005.