Rule 30 Duties of Clerks

(A) Copies of orders or judgments Immediately after any order, opinion, or judgment of the court is filed, the clerk of the court of appeals must send a copy of the court’s ruling to each party and must note that action on the docket. Any copies for a party represented by counsel should be sent to counsel.

(B) Custody of records and papers The clerk is the custodian of the records and papers of the court. Papers transmitted as the record on appeal or review must, once the case is finished, be returned to the court or agency from which they were received. The clerk must preserve copies of briefs and other filings.

(C) Sending of documents by the clerk Whenever these rules direct that documents or copies be “sent” by the clerk of the court of appeals or by the clerk of the trial court, and whenever these rules direct either of those clerks to “send” documents or copies, the appropriate clerk may use any of the following delivery methods: hand delivery, electronic delivery (which may involve the sending of an automatic notification advising counsel or unrepresented parties about the electronic availability of a document through the clerk’s e-filing service), e-mail, fax, U.S. mail, or commercial carrier.