Rule 10 - Service and filing of papersAll parties not represented by an attorney and not registered with LexisNexis, the Court's electronic filing service, must comply with the following requirements:
(a) Service and filing of papers. -Every paper to be filed shall be served upon every other party before it is filed with the Clerk of the Court or a Deputy Clerk in any county. All notices of appeal, briefs, appendices, motions or other papers shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court or with a Deputy Clerk in any county during their regular business hours. Filing by mail in the office of the Clerk of the Court in Dover is permissible, provided that filing shall not be deemed to be complete until the paper has been received in the office of the Clerk. Filing with a Deputy Clerk in any county shall be deemed to constitute filing for all purposes under these Rules when the paper has been received in the office of such Deputy Clerk during regular business hours.(b) Manner of service. -Whenever under these Rules service is required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney, service shall be made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is ordered by the Court. Service may be personal or by mail. Personal service includes delivery to a clerk or other responsible person at the office of the attorney. Service by mail is complete upon mailing. Two copies of each paper shall be served upon each party to the appeal. Service upon a person not represented by an attorney shall be made by personal delivery or by first class mail or as otherwise ordered by the Court. If the party to the appeal is not represented by an attorney and the address of the party is unknown, service shall be complete by depositing with the Clerk 2 copies of such paper together with an accompanying affidavit or certificate of a member of the Bar of this Court that the address of such party is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence.(c) Proof of service of papers. -Papers presented for filing shall contain an acknowledgment of service by the persons served or proof of service in the form of a statement of the date and manner of service and the names of the persons served, certified by the person who made the service. Proof of service may appear on or be affixed to the papers filed. The Clerk in the exercise of the Clerk's discretion may permit papers to be filed without acknowledgment of proof of service upon assurance satisfactory to him that such proof shall be filed promptly thereafter.(d) Number of copies required. -Ten copies of briefs, including supplemental briefs, and appendices shall be filed.(e) Delivery of copies to Justices. -Whenever a brief, or other paper, a copy of which should be before the individual Justices of this Court, is filed, the party so filing may, at the party's option, deliver or mail 1 copy to each Justice at the Justice's office and shall inform the Clerk that the party has done so. In such case, the number of copies required to be filed with the Clerk may be reduced by the total number of copies delivered to the Justices.Amended effective 8/19/2011; amended effective 6/3/2013; amended effective 3/4/2014.