Rule 2187 Number of Copies to be Filed and Served
Chapter 21: Briefs and Reproduced Record
Rule Text
(a) Filing. To determine the number of copies to be filed, see Pa.R.A.P. 124(c) and its Official Note.
(b) Service.
(1) General Rule. A party shall serve one copy of its definitive brief and reproduced record on every other party separately represented.
(2) Waiver of Fees and Costs. A party granted a waiver of fees and costs shall only serve one copy of each definitive brief on every other party separately represented. Pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2151(b), a party granted a waiver of fees and costs is not required to reproduce the record.
(3) Advance Text of Briefs. If the record is being reproduced pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2154(b) (large records), one copy of each brief without definitive reproduced record pagination shall be served on each party separately represented. Proof of service showing compliance with this rule, but not including the advance text of the brief, shall be filed with the prothonotary of the appellate court.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 2187 amended through December 10, 1986, effective January 31, 1987, and shall govern all matters thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, matters then pending, 16 Pa.B. 4951; amended July 7, 1997, effective in 60 days, 27 Pa.B. 3503; amended June 26, 2007, effective immediately, 37 Pa.B. 3222; amended October 28, 2021, effective April 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 7050; amended April 21, 2026, effective November 1, 2026, 56 Pa.B. 2515. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (420162).