(a) Within twenty days after the entry of the order of the court directing the interpleader, each claimant interpleaded shall be served, in the same manner as provided for the service of original process, with a copy of the petition and order of the court and a copy of all pleadings theretofore filed in the action.
Rule 2308.Service of Process on Interpleaded Claimants.
Last amended June 25, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2308 requires each interpleaded claimant to be served within twenty days after the order directing the interpleader.
Full Text of Rule 2308
(b) A copy of such order shall be served upon the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney.
(c) The court upon cause shown may extend the time for such service upon motion made either before or after the expiration of such time.
(d) [Rescinded].
Plain-English Summary
The rival claimants must be brought into the case. This rule requires that, within twenty days after the order directing the interpleader, each interpleaded claimant be served with process, so they are properly before the court to assert their claims to the money or property.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are rival claimants brought into an interpleader?
Each is served with process within twenty days after the order directing the interpleader.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2308 amended June 20, 1985, effective January 1, 1986, 15 Pa.B. 2452; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274; amended June 25, 1999, effective September 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 3191. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (256978) to (256979). (Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has suspended its order of June 14, 1999, published at 29 Pa.B. 3191 (June 26, 1999). See 29 Pa.B. 4859 (September 18, 1999).)
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: serve interpleaded claimantsinterpleader service claimantsbring in claimants interpleader