Pa.
R.C.P. 1007, 1018, 1033, 2005
- http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Attachment%20%2010385516448046778.pdf?cb=1
Effective
date – April 1, 2019
- http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Order%20%2010385516448046630.pdf?cb=1
Explanatory
comment – http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Report%20%2010385516448046733.pdf?cb=1
The
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has adopted new Rule 2005 governing the naming of
unknown, or John/Jane Doe, defendants in a complaint. Currently, the Rules of
Civil Procedure are silent as to the use of Doe defendants in litigation;
however, case law shows that the naming of Doe defendants has occurred. Rule
2005 is intended to fill this gap by standardizing the procedure in which to
assert a cause of action against a Doe defendant.
