Court Refuses to Open Non Pros Judgment Where Plaintiff Repeatedly Failed To Abide By Court's Orders

In the case of Harrison v. Pinnacle Exteriors, No. 6493-CV-2023 (C.P. Monroe Co. July 21, 2025 Zulick, J.), the court denied a Plaintiff’s Motion to Open a Judgment of Non Pros.

The court denied the Plaintiff’s Petition, holding that the Plaintiff was not entitled to relief where the Plaintiff failed to comply with certain Court Orders.

More specifically, the Plaintiff failed to comply with the Court Order to file a Fourth Amended Complaint. The Plaintiff also failed to comply with another Order requiring the Plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be dismissed due to failure to prosecute the claim.

The court noted that the resulting three (3) months of delay in the proceedings caused by the Plaintiff’s failure to act supported the denial of the Petition to Open the Non Pros Judgment.

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Source: The Legal Intelligencer Common Pleas Case Alert, www.Law.com (Sept. 5, 2025).