Rule Text
The complaint shall include:
(1) the names of the parties to the confessed judgment which is the subject matter of the action and the court and number, and the date and amount thereof;
(2) a copy of the notice required by the Act and the date it was sent;
(3) an itemization of the amount claimed to be due;
(4) a demand for the judgement required by the Act.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 2984 amended April 23, 1985, effective July 1, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 1728; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (213382).
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 someone files a complaint to challenge a confessed judgment in Pennsylvania, the paperwork must contain four specific things.
The complaint must identify the people involved in the original judgment, along with the court where it was filed, the case number, the date it was entered, and the dollar amount. It also must include a copy of the required legal notice that was sent to the other party, along with the date it was sent.
The complaint must also show a clear breakdown of exactly how much money is being claimed and what that money is for. Finally, it must include a formal demand for the judgment that the law requires.
Committee Notes
The notice required by section 403 of Act No. 6 of 1974, 41 P. S. § 403, or by section 1102 of Act No. 7 of 1966 (Special Session No. 1), 69 P. S. § 2102, replaces the notice required under Rule 2958.
See section 407 of Act No. 6 of 1974, 41 P. S. § 407, and section 605 of Act No. 7 of 1966 (Special Session No. 1), 69 P. S. § 1605.