Rule 306. Numbering and Filing of Complaints

The magisterial district judge shall retain the original of the complaint. Complaints shall be numbered consecutively in order of filing, annually, and shall be filed as prescribed by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania. Complaints filed in the case by a defendant shall take the same number as the plaintiff’s complaint.

Official Note

It was felt that this rule contained all the provisions concerning office procedures that should be required by rule. The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania publishes the Magisterial District Judge Automated Office Clerical Procedures Manual that prescribes uniform filing, record keeping and other office procedures.

The phrase ‘‘[c]omplaints filed in the case by a defendant’’ includes cross-complaints filed pursuant to Rule 315 and supplementary actions filed pursuant to Rule 342.