Falkenhan v. Wise

Plaintiff, Claude V. Falkenhan, Esq., a member of the Butler County bar, has brought this action in equity on behalf of himself and all members of the Butler County Bar Association (hereinafter called “Association”), seeking to compel the defendant, Honorable John H. Wise, Prothono tary of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, to comply with certain rules of civil procedure. Specifically, the rules in question are Pa.R.C.P. No. 236, 1 Pa.R.C.P. No. 1038(e), 2 Pa.R.C.P. No. 1517(b), 3 and Pa.R.C.P. No. 1519(c). 4 These rules concern the duty of the Prothonotary to give certain notices to…