Proof of Service

(a) In General. When a certificate of service is required pursuant to RCFC 5(d)(1)(B), service is made by the party, attorney of 7 RCFC 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 record, or any other person acting under the attorney of record’s direction by executing a certificate of service containing the following information: (1) the day and manner of service; (2) the person or entity served; and (3) the method of service employed, e.g., in person, by mail, or by electronic or other means. (b) Certificate of Service. The certificate of service must be attached to the end of any original filing or filed within a reasonable time after service. (c) Amending the Certificate of Service. The certificate of service may be amended at any time unless doing so would result in material prejudice to the substantial rights of any party. (As revised and reissued May 1, 2002; as renumbered Nov. 15, 2007; as amended Nov. 3, 2008, July 31, 2023.) Rules Committee Notes 2002 Revision RCFC 5.1 has no FRCP counterpart. The text of this rule formerly appeared as subdivision (e) of former RCFC 5. 2007 Amendment RCFC 5.2 formerly appeared in these rules as RCFC 5.1 and has been renumbered in light of the adoption of FRCP 5.1, effective December 1, 2006, to preserve the consistency in numbering systems between the court’s rules and the FRCP. 2008 Amendment The language of RCFC 5.3 has been amended to conform to the general restyling of the FRCP. RCFC 5.3 formerly appeared in these rules as to RCFC 5.2 and has been accommodate the court’s adoption of FRCP 5.2 (which became effective December 1, 2007) and to preserve the consistency in numbering systems between the court’s rules and the FRCP. renumbered 2023 Amendment RCFC 5.3 has been amended to conform to RCFC 5(d)(1)(B), which was added to RCFC 5 in 2019 in accordance with the corresponding RCFC 5.4 8 changes to FRCP 5 that became effective December 1, 2018.