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5.3 Addresses for Service

(a) Address Changes.

(1) Attorneys must update any change in name, e-mail, mailing address, law firm affiliation, and/or telephone number through their PACER accounts.

(2) A self-represented party filing non-electronically whose e-mail, post office box or physical mailing address changes while an action is pending must promptly file with the court and serve upon all other parties a Notice of Change of Address specifying the new address for service.

(3) A self-represented party filing electronically must update any change in name, e-mail, mailing address, law firm affiliation, and/or telephone number through their PACER account.

(b) Dismissal Due to Failure to Notify. The court may dismiss a complaint without prejudice or strike an answer when:

(1) a document directed to the attorney or self-represented party by the court has been returned to the court as not deliverable; and

(2) the court fails to receive within 60 days of this return a written communication from the attorney or self-represented party indicating a current address for service.