Rule 14 E-service; Conventional Service

Who Must be E-served. A party shall e-serve a document on all parties to the case and any persons designated for service by court order, unless conventional service is permitted by these rules. When a party is represented by one or more attorneys, a registered filer serving a document on that party shall e-serve all attorneys appearing for that party. Duty to Select Appropriate E-service Recipients. When preparing a document for submission through the E-system, a party is responsible for selecting the appropriate e-service recipients for the purpose of accomplishing e-service as required by law, rule, or court order with respect to the document being e-filed. Automatic Consent to E-service. A party who appears electronically in a case is deemed to have given consent to accept e-service of any document filed by any party to that case, except for any document for which conventional service is required. A registered filer, whatever their E-system subscriber class, shall provide a valid email address to receive e-service and notification. Completion of Service. E-service of a document is complete when the E-system sends an email notification to the persons designated to receive e-service of that document. E-service is not effective if the notice of e-filing was not transmitted to a party. Time of Service. The time of e-service is the time when notification of service is emailed to that party. Conventional Service. Parties may serve documents by conventional means when: the party being served has not appeared in the lawsuit; the person to be served is not a party to the case and not a registered filer;

the party being served is a nonregistered filer; or ordered by the court or provided by law. Procedure for Conventional Service. A party shall serve a paper copy of any e-filed document on any party exempt from e-service under these rules. Conventional service must conform to a manner authorized by court rules. When serving paper copies of e-filed documents, the filer shall e-file the document before serving it conventionally and shall include a copy of the notice of e-filing together with the conventional service.

Service of Documents Filed by a Nonregistered Filer. By the Clerk. When a nonregistered filer submits a document to the Clerk for filing, the Clerk shall, with reasonable promptness, upload the document to the E-system and serve it on all parties entitled to receive e-service. If the court e-serves a document submitted by a nonregistered filer, the time of service will be the time stamped on the E-system-generated email notification to the persons designated to receive e-service of that document. By the Nonregistered Filer. A nonregistered filer shall serve documents on all other nonregistered filers entitled to service.