Rule 6. Copies and Certificate of Service

(a) Original Document Only. Paper applications for interlocutory appeals, applications for discretionary appeals, briefs, and all other documents filed with the Clerk in paper form shall include only an original.

(b) Service of Process.

(1) Notices of Appeal. The notice of appeal filed in the trial court shall show that copies have been servedupon opposing counsel or parties by one of three methods, which must be identified:United States Postal Service, personal service, or electronic service. Service shall beshown by a written acknowledgment, a certificate of service, or the server’s affidavit,attached to the notice, and must include the name and complete mailing address ofall opposing counsel or parties, the signature of the counsel or party submitting thedocument, and the signature of the filer.

(2) Filings in Court of Appeals. A party may serve filings upon opposing counsel or parties by one of three methods,which must be identified: United States Postal Service, personal service, or electronicservice. Parties serving via email shall strictly adhere to the following process: Aparty may serve a document via email if the filer certifies that, based upon a prioragreement with the recipient party, service of a PDF copy of the document via emailwill be deemed sufficient service. The certification shall state, in substance: “I certifythat there is a prior agreement with (insert party or law firm name) to allowdocuments in a PDF format sent via email to suffice for service.” The filer shall also,in the accompanying certificate of service, list all recipients served electronically byfull name, email address, telephone number, and complete physical mailing address.

(c) Timing of Service. All forms of service shall be made contemporaneously with or before filing. Filingof any document with the Court’s eFast system shall not constitute sufficient serviceunder this rule.

(d) Failure to Comply with Rule. Any document without a certificate of service or otherwise not in compliance withthis rule shall not be accepted for filing.