filed in the transferee court ... on the date when it was first filed in the other tribunal. (b) Federal cases.— (1) Subsection (a) shall also apply to any matter transferred or remanded by any United States court for a district embracing any part of this Commonwealth. In order to preserve a claim under Chapter 55 (relating to limitation of time), a litigant who timely commences an action or proceeding in any United States court for a district embracing any part of this Commonwealth is not required to commence a protective action in a court ... of this Commonwealth. Where a matter is filed in any United States court ... and the matter is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, any litigant ... may transfer the matter to a court ... by complying with the transfer provisions (App.1997) (<HOLDING>). But see Allen v. Butterworth, 756 So.2d 52
holding that the filing of an opening brief within the time period for filing a notice of appeal could constitute notice of appeal holding filing of motion for reconsideration does not toll the 30day deadline for filing petition for review holding time limits for filing pcra not renewed or extended by filing any other collateral postjudgment proceeding holding that appellate timetable is extended by filing postjudgment motion or other instrument that is 1 timely filed and 2 assails the trial courts judgment holding that because the finality of judgment is effectively postponed by the timely filing of a motion under rule 59 the deadline for filing a motion for attorneys fees is tolled until the postjudgment motion is resolved