Rule 1703 - Commencement Of Action; Assignment Of Judge(a) Upon the proper filing of a class action in the office of the Clerk of Judicial Records, counsel for the plaintiff(s) shall notify the Court Administrator and the President Judge that a class action complaint has been filed and shall forward to the President Judge a copy of said complaint.(b) Upon notification that a class action complaint has been filed and upon receipt of said complaint, the President Judge shall assign a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County to preside over the case for all purposes of conformity with Pa. R.Civ.P. 1703.Amended effective November 2014.