FILING BY PRO SE LITIGANTS WHO ARE NOT

REGISTERED CM/ECF FILERS (a) General Provisions. Pro se litigants who are not registered users of the CM/ECF system may use CM/ECF to serve their pleadings on registered users of the system. When the case is docketed, the clerk will provide the pro se litigant with a listing of the parties to the case which will show whether a party can be served electronically by the clerk or must be served by mail by the pro se litigant. If a party to the appeal is a registered CM/ECF user or is represented by a registered user, the clerk will perform service on the party pursuant to the provisions of these rules, and the pro se litigant is not required to serve a paper copy of the pleading on the registered user.

If a party to the appeal is not a registered user or is not represented by a registered user, the pro se litigant must serve a paper copy of the document on the party in accordance with the provisions of FRAP 25 at the same time he files the document with the clerk. (b) Duties of the Clerk and Service on Parties to the Appeal. When a pro se litigant files a paper document with the clerk’s office, the clerk will scan the document into the CM/ECF system and create a docket entry for the pleading showing its filing date. The clerk will then provide every registered user with an electronic Notice of Docket Activity.

This electronic Notice of Docket Activity will constitute service of the document on the registered user for purposes of FRAP 26, and the date of the electronic Notice of Docket Activity will serve as the date of service for purposes of FRAP 26(c). Response or reply times for non-registered users who receive their service by mail will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of FRAP 26(c). (c) Pro Se Certificate of Service. Every document filed by a pro se litigant must include a certificate of service which provides the date the party mailed the document to the clerk, together with the names of any parties or attorneys the pro se party served by mail.

A sample pro se certificate of service can be found at Appendix B to these rules. (d) Clerk to Provide Copy of Notice of Docket Activity. The clerk -10- will provide the pro se filer with a paper copy of the Notice of Docket Activity showing the date the document was filed and the names of the persons the clerk served electronically. Cross Reference: FRAP 25(a)(2)(D).

RULE 26.lA: CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT The Corporate Disclosure Statement must be filed within 7 days after receipt of notice that the appeal has been docketed in this court. Cross-Reference: FRAP 26.1.