Civil Court

Procedure for Scheduling Arbitration

The attorney appointed by the Prothonotary as chair is responsible for scheduling Arbitration:

• Call Court Administration at 814-451-6251 for available dates for a room and to reserve the room for the date selected.
• Call all attorneys to coordinate a date and time.
• Send Notification of Arbitration to all counsel, Court Administration, attention Arbitration and Prothonotary

On the day of Arbitration hearing:

• Chairperson: Report to the Prothonotary to retrieve the case file.
• Submit to the Prothonotary the Certificate of Arbitrator Fees/Voucher and the Oath of Arbitrator and Award to be processed for payment.

Rescheduling or settling a case:

• The party requesting the continuance must get agreement by all counsel and be responsible for following the procedure above.
• If the case settles, notify all counsel, Court Administration, attention Arbitration and Prothonotary.