Rule 23 Duty of Clerk to Give Notice of Filed Orders

When an appeals court files an order, the court clerk has to let everyone involved in the case know right away. The clerk does this by mailing a notice to each party as soon as the order is filed.

If the order comes with written reasons explaining the decision, the clerk must include a copy of those reasons with the notice, unless the notice already spells them out. The clerk also has to keep a record showing that this notice was mailed out.

This rule matters because it guarantees that everyone involved in a case finds out promptly when the court has made a decision. It also creates a paper trail proving that proper notice was given, which can matter later if there's ever a question about deadlines or whether someone received notice of a ruling.