Rule 2956.Entry of Judgment.

Once the complaint and confession are filed, the prothonotary enters judgment in conformity with the confession. The Official Note flags one exception to entry on the papers alone: for an instrument more than twenty years old, Rules 2951(b) and 2952(a)(9) require leave of court after notice.

The Note also points to Rule 236, which governs what happens next. The prothonotary must immediately give the defendant written notice of the entry by ordinary mail, with a copy of every document filed in support of the confession. The plaintiff supplies the notice, the documents and a stamped, addressed envelope. The defendant may then petition to strike or open the judgment under Rule 2959.

This notice of entry is separate from the notice of the defendant’s rights that Rule 2956.1 requires when the plaintiff moves to execute on the judgment.