The Supreme Court supplemented its March 18, 2020 emergency declaration order. Specifically, the Court provides a procedure for filing a praecipe for a writ of summons in the Superior Court  "in the event a court of common pleas is unable to accommodate the filing of such a praecipe.  The Prothonotary for Westmoreland County IS accepting praecipes for issuance of a writ of summons for the Court of Common Pleas.  Please following the filing instructions of the Prothonotary’s office during the current state of emergency.