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Electronic Notice and Service – Certificate of Service

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Local Rule Number: 
Rule 9036-2
9000 Series

(a)      In General. Except when Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1)(B) applies in an adversary proceeding, a certificate of service must be filed for any document that is required to be served. A certificate of service must identify:

(1)      the document served;

(2)      the manner of service, including by:

(A)      CM/ECF;

(B)      mail;

(C)      email or other electronic means if:

(i)       the recipient consented thereto in writing under Bankruptcy Rule 9036(b)(2) or Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E); or

(ii)      service by email is required by Local Rule 9013-4(c)(2) or 9014-2(d)(3); and

(D)     any other method authorized by applicable law or court order;

(3)      the date the document was served;

(4)      all recipients of service, including:

(A)      the email addresses for all recipients served by CM/ECF;

(B)      the names and postal addresses for all recipients served by mail;

(C)      the email addresses, usernames, or other identifying information for all recipients served by email or other electronic means if:

(i)       the recipient consented thereto in writing under Bankruptcy Rule 9036(b)(2) or Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E); or

(ii)      service by email is required by Local Rule 9013-4(c)(2) or 9014-2(d)(3); and

(D)     the names and delivery addresses for all recipients served by any other method authorized by applicable law or court order; and

(5)      the name and signature of the party certifying that service has been made.

(b)     Incorporated in a Filed Document or Filed Separately. A certificate of service may be incorporated in the document filed with the court or may be filed separately.

(c)      Prohibitions. A certificate of service must not:

(1)      incorporate by reference the NEF;

(2)      state that service was made on “all parties entitled to CM/ECF notice” without listing the email addresses as required by (a)(4)(A);

(3)      state that service was made on “all parties on the mailing matrix” without attaching a current mailing matrix;

(4)      attach a non-current mailing matrix; and

(5)      state that a notice of hearing has been served before it has been issued.