Pennsylvania Complaint CONFESSION of JUDGMENT WITH COMPLAINT CHECK LIST is a form required to be filed in the Prothonotary’s Office in the County where the judgment is to be recorded. This form is used to document the agreement between the plaintiff and defendant agreeing to a judgment that the defendant will pay the plaintiff a certain amount of money. It includes a Complaint Check List which helps ensure that all the necessary information and documents have been included with the Complaint. The main types of Pennsylvania Complaint CONFESSION of JUDGMENT WITH COMPLAINT CHECK LIST are: 1. Confession of Judgment: This is a voluntary agreement between a plaintiff and a defendant, where the defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff a certain amount of money without going to court. 2. Arbitration Agreement: This is a voluntary agreement between a plaintiff and a defendant, where the parties agree to submit their dispute to an arbitrator who will make a binding decision. 3. Joint Agreement: This is an agreement between two or more parties, where all parties agree to be bound by the same judgment. 4. Motion to Confirm Judgment: This is a motion that is filed by a plaintiff to have a judgment entered in favor of the defendant.
Pennsylvania COMPLAiNT CONFESSION of JUDGMENT WITH COMPLAINT CHECK LIST
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Rule 2955. Confession of Judgment. (a) The plaintiff shall file with the complaint a confession of judgment substantially in the form provided by Rule 2962. (b) The attorney for the plaintiff may sign the confession as attorney for the defendant unless an Act of Assembly or the instrument provides otherwise.
A judgment by confession may be entered only in the name of a holder, assignee or other transferee. See Rule 2954. For collection of attorneys' fees under such a judgment see Rule 2957. If an instrument authorizes confession for a penal sum, judgment may be entered in that amount.
Rule 2955. Confession of Judgment. (a) The plaintiff shall file with the complaint a confession of judgment substantially in the form provided by Rule 2962. (b) The attorney for the plaintiff may sign the confession as attorney for the defendant unless an Act of Assembly or the instrument provides otherwise.
Rule 2957 - Praecipe for Writ of Execution; Amount; Items Claimed; Certification (a) Plaintiff may include the amount due, interest, attorneys' fees and costs in the praecipe for a writ of execution under Rule 2963(5).
Rule 2959 - Striking Off or Opening Judgment. Pleadings. Procedure (a) (1) Relief from a judgment by confession shall be sought by petition. Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all grounds for relief whether to strike off the judgment or to open it must be asserted in a single petition.
A confession of judgment is a contract clause, usually bargained for by a landlord or creditor, that allows the landlord or creditor to obtain an expedited judgment against the other party.
