Included on this page are forms for filing civil complaints, private criminal complaints and notices of settlement when cases are privately resolved. Notice, and Writ of Execution. 2.Filing a Notice of Lis Pendens is an important legal step that can protect the interests of creditors and lienholders when it comes to real estate. (c) Notice of lis pendens. When a praecipe for a writ of summons, a complaint or a counterclaim is filed, the prothonotary shall index the action as a lis pendens against real property. ::::::::::IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OFPENNSYLVANIANo. SUPERIOR COURT CLERK. E-FILED. A lis pendens is a filing only providing notice that a lawsuit involving a dispute over ownership to real estate is being litigated. Also called minor courts. Date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.