Rule Text
Relief or approval from the Court shall be requested by application. An application for relief or an application by the receiver for the Court’s approval shall comply with Pa.R.A.P. 123 (application for relief), except that a response, if any, shall be filed within thirty (30) days of service of an application for relief or an application for Court approval. Upon application, the Court may alter the time for response. The application and any response may be supported by a memorandum of law.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 3776 adopted June 8, 2012, effective July 30, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 3569; amended January 17, 2020, effective immediately upon publication, 50 Pa.B. 651. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (361781) to (361782).
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When you need to ask the court for something, or when a receiver needs the court's approval for an action, you do it by filing a formal written request called an application. This request must follow the standard rules for applications found in Rule 123.
If the other side wants to respond to your application, they have 30 days after receiving it to file that response. The court can change that 30-day deadline if someone asks. Both the original application and any response can include a legal memo that explains the arguments and supporting law.
Committee Notes
Alteration of the time for response—Requests based on an agreement of the parties are more likely to receive favorable consideration.
Court approval—From time to time, the receiver must obtain the Court’s approval of an action proposed to be taken in the course of administering the estate, such as, but not limited to, making an interim distribution of assets.
