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Rule 227.4 – Entry of Judgment Upon Praecipe of a Party

May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania

In addition to the provisions of any Rule of Civil Procedure or Act of Assembly authorizing the prothonotary to enter judgment upon praecipe of a party and except as otherwise provided by Rule 1042.72(e)(3), the prothonotary shall, upon praecipe of a party:

(1) enter judgment upon a nonsuit by the court, the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge following a trial without jury, if

(a) no timely post-trial motion is filed; or
(b) one or more timely post-trial motions are filed and the court does not enter an order disposing of all motions within one hundred twenty days after the filing of the first motion. A judgment entered pursuant to this subparagraph shall be final as to all parties and all issues and shall not be subject to reconsideration;
(2) enter judgment when a court grants or denies relief but does not itself enter judgment or order the prothonotary to do so.

231 Pa. Code ยง 227.4