The complaint shall include:
Rule 2984.Complaint.
Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe complaint must include the named items, including the parties to the confessed judgment, the court and number, and its date and amount.
Full Text of Rule 2984
(1) the names of the parties to the confessed judgment which is the subject matter of the action and the court and number, and the date and amount thereof;
(2) a copy of the notice required by the Act and the date it was sent;
(3) an itemization of the amount claimed to be due;
(4) a demand for the judgement required by the Act.
Plain-English Summary
This rule lists what the complaint must show. It ties the new action to the underlying confessed judgment by requiring the parties' names, the court and docket number, and the date and amount of that judgment, so the record makes the connection plain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must the complaint contain?
Among other items, the names of the parties to the confessed judgment, the court and number, and the date and amount of the judgment.
Why identify the confessed judgment so precisely?
Because the action exists to confirm that specific judgment, the complaint must point to it without ambiguity.
Official Note
Official Note: The notice required by section 403 of Act No. 6 of 1974, 41 P. S. § 403, or by section 1102 of Act No. 7 of 1966 (Special Session No. 1), 69 P. S. § 2102, replaces the notice required under Rule 2958.
Official Note: See section 407 of Act No. 6 of 1974, 41 P. S. § 407, and section 605 of Act No. 7 of 1966 (Special Session No. 1), 69 P. S. § 1605.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2984 amended April 23, 1985, effective July 1, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 1728; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (213382).
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: complaint conform confessed judgment