Rule 206.4(c) - Rule To Show Cause. Alternative Procedures(1) A petition seeking only the issuance of a rule to show cause shall be presented to the Court Administrator. No advance notice of the presentation need be given to any party. The Court Administrator shall transmit the petition to a Judge for disposition. It shall then be transmitted promptly to the Prothonotary for filing.(2) A rule to show cause shall be issued by the Court as of course upon petition, pursuant to Pa.R.C.P 206.6. The rule shall direct that an answer be filed to the petition within (20) days after service of the petition on the respondent. The Court may, in appropriate circumstances, direct that an answer be filed within a shorter period of time, or dispense with the necessity of filing an answer altogether. Every petition shall have attached to it a proposed order, providing for an evidentiary hearing. The Court on its own motion or upon request of a party may require a case to be submitted on the basis of the pleadings, depositions and/or oral argument instead of an evidentiary hearing.(3) The petitioner shall attach to the petition a proposed order substantially in the following form: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Adopted July 19, 2004, effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.