Rule 210.1 Ex Parte Communication

Generally, communications should include all parties. No unauthorized ex parte communications with the magisterial district judge are to occur. Authorized ex parte communications include those —1211, which are ex parte proceedings. See Pa.R.Civ.P.M.D.J. 1207. Certain ex parte communications for scheduling, administrative, or emergency purposes that do not address substantive matters are permissible. See Rule 2.9(A)(1) of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges.

Attorneys are bound by Rule 3.5 of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Magisterial district judges are bound by Rule 2.9 of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges.

Attorneys and judges understand the impropriety of ex parte communications regarding matters pending before the magisterial district court but many participants are not attorneys or judges. This rule ensures that all parties receive the same information that is being presented to the magisterial district judge so that it may be challenged or supplemented.made in connection with proceedings for emergency protective orders, i.e., Pa.R.Civ.P.M.D.J. 1201