Certificate of Service (a) Form. Whenever any pleading or other paper presented for filing is required (or permitted by any rule or other provision of law) to be served upon any party or person, unles

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Rule Set: Civil Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Rule: 5-5

Jurisdiction: NDCA

Bluebook Citation: N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 5-5

(b) Sanction for Failure to Provide Certificate. Failure to provide an acknowledgment or certificate of service shall not be a ground for the Clerk to refuse to file a paper or pleading. However, any such document may be disregarded by the Judge if an adverse party timely objects on the ground of lack of service. Cross Reference See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d).

Commentary Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1, except for civil complaints and other case-initiating documents in civil cases, parties are not required to include a certificate or acknowledgment of service upon registered ECF users when a document is filed electronically. Notification to those parties will be provided by the Court’s electronic filing system. USDC Local Civil Rules – Effective May 1, 2026 CIV-19

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