Rule 206.1 – Petition. Definition. Content. Form

May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania

(a) As used in this chapter, ”petition” means

(1) an application to strike and/or open a default judgment or a judgment of non pros, and
(2) any other application which is designated by local rule, numbered Local Rule 206.1(a), to be governed by Rule 206.1 et seq.
(b) A petition shall specify the relief sought and state the material facts which constitute the grounds therefor. All grounds for relief, whether to strike or open a default judgment, shall be asserted in a single petition.
(c) A petition shall be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively. Each paragraph shall contain as far as practicable only one material allegation.

231 Pa. Code ยง 206.1

Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 46, No. 29. July 16, 2016, effective 7/16/2016