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Rule L1903.7. Civil Contempt.

A petition for civil contempt shall be filed by the plaintiff with the Prothonotary and then transmitted by the Prothonotary to the Court Administrator. The Court Administrator shall set a time for hearing. The plaintiff shall arrange to have the petition and order setting the hearing served upon the defendant in any manner by which service of original process may be made in a civil action. The order scheduling a hearing shall be in a form identical to Exhibit L1903.6-A.

                  NOTICE OF HEARING FORM

                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
          OF THE 37TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
               __________________COUNTY BRANCH
                      CIVIL ACTION-LAW
            INDIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATION
                 OF PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDER
	Plaintiff
	     vs.
	Defendant

                      NOTICE OF HEARING

TO:  Defendant ____________________________________
1.  _________________You are hereby ORDERED to appear for hearing on:
DATE:_________TIME_____________PLACE_________
The Forest/Warren County Court Administrator will notify
you_____________________________by mail of the date, time, and Courtroom
for your hearing at which you must appear.  Defendant states that his
mailing address is:____________________________________________
2.  You have been charged with the
following:________________________________________
3.  Your bail has been set at:__________________________

         To protect your rights you should have a lawyer represent you at
this hearing.  If you do not have a lawyer, these referral services will
give you information about finding one.
CONTACT:
PA Lawyer Referral Services	Northwestern Legal Services
PA Bar Association		Warren, PA  16365
100 South Street		Phone (800)  665-6957
Harrisburg, PA  17108
Phone (800) 692-7375

          AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

	The Court of Common Pleas of Forest/Warren County is required by law to
comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  For information
about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available to
disabled individuals having business before the Court, please contact the
Court Administrator's Office.  All arrangements must be made at least 72
hours prior to any hearing or business before the Court.  You must attend
the scheduled conference or 
	If  you do not have the money to hire a lawyer, you must apply within 48
hours at the Office of the Public Defender of Forest/Warren County  at the
Courthouse in Warren or Tionesta.
_____________________________(SEAL)  _____________________________(DATE)
District Justice

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF HEARING

	I certify that on this day I personally served the above notice of
hearing on the defendant in this case.
Defendant is:____released on bail or____incarcerated in lieu of bail in
the amount of $__________________

_____________________________(SEAL)  _____________________________(DATE)
District Justice

                      EXHIBIT L1903-2B

Form for Order and Notice for Civil Contempt for Violation of Protection From Abuse Order.

                 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
          OF THE 37TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                 ________________COUNTY BRANCH
                       CIVIL ACTION-LAW

_____________________,
		Plaintiff 
		vs.	     No. A.D.______________
______________________,
		Defendant

                 NOTICE AND ORDER TO APPEAR

TO THE DEFENDANT:

	Legal proceedings have been brought against you alleging that you have
willfully disobeyed an Order of Court under the Protection From Abuse Act.
	If you wish to defend against the claim set forth in the following pages
you may but are not required to file in writing with the Court your
defenses or objections.
	Whether or not you file in writing with the Court your defenses or
objections you must appear in person in Court on the______day
of__________________, _______, at_____o'clock a.m./p.m. in
Courtroom______of the Forest/Warren County Courthouse.

	IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR IN PERSON THE COURT MAY ISSUE A WARRANT FOR YOUR
ARREST. 
	If the Court finds that you have willfully violated the Protection From
Abuse Order you may be found in contempt of court and committed to jail
for up to six months and a fine from $100 to $1,000 or both.

	YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE.  IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A
LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, YOU MAY TELEPHONE THE OFFICES SET FORTH BELOW
TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.

PA Lawyer Referral Services	Northwestern Legal Services
PA Bar Association		Warren, PA  16365
100 South Street		Phone (800)  665-6957
Harrisburg, PA  17108
Phone (800) 692-7375

          AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

	The Court of Common Pleas of Forest/Warren County is required by law to
comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  For information
about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available to
disabled individuals having business before the Court, please contact the
Court Administrator's Office.  All arrangements must be made at least 72
hours prior to any hearing or business before the Court.  You must attend
the scheduled conference or hearing.

			BY THE COURT
			___________________________

			Date:_______________________         	

                     EXHIBIT L1903.6-A