IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: : NO. 725 : ORDER AMENDING RULE 401 : CIVIL PROCEDURAL RULES DOCKET OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF : CIVIL PROCEDURE :

ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 16th day of December, 2021, upon the recommendation of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been published for public comment at Pa.B. 3575 (July 18, 2020): It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 401 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is amended in the attached form.

This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 103(b), and shall be effective April 1, 2022.

Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined.

Deletions from the rule are shown in bold and brackets.