Court Opinion

ID: 5129779
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-11-29 16:14:27.898696+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:23:13.802797
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                               MIDDLE DISTRICT

 IN RE: 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT                    : No. 44 MM 2020
 DECLARATION OF JUDICIAL                         :
 EMERGENCY (LANCASTER COUNTY)                    :

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 29th day of November, 2021, the Application Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A.

1952 is GRANTED. The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster

County is authorized to suspend state or local rules that restrict the use of advanced

communication technology (ACT) in court proceedings through January 1, 2022, subject

to state and federal constitutional limitations. Judges shall be present in the courthouse,

judicial center, or other court facility whenever a proceeding is being conducted by ACT,

except for extraordinary circumstances, such as when court properties have been closed

due to inclement weather or other emergency under Pa.R.J.A. 1950-1954, or when a

proceeding is not being conducted during normal business hours.