Section 4 - Conventional Filing and Service of DocumentsA.Conventional FilingsAs used in these procedures, a "conventionally" filed or submitted document or pleading is one presented to the Clerk or a party on paper or other non-electronic, tangible format.
1.Sealed Cases and Confidential Cases shall be not be included as part of the appellate e-filing system. All documents in sealed and confidential cases shall be submitted conventionally to the Clerk's Office for filing. Only authorized Court personnel will be able to view docket entries and documents in these cases. Parties must not use the Court's electronic notice facilities to serve documents in sealed or confidential cases. An NEF will not be sent on documents filed in sealed and confidential cases. Service should be made in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure, and an acknowledgment of service must be attached to the filed document.2.All documents, except for briefs, motions, responses, and compliance documents, shall be filed conventionally and not electronically.3.Other documents which also shall be filed conventionally and not electronically unless specifically authorized by the Court:a.Exhibits and other documents which cannot or should not be filed electronically by conversion to a legible electronic form shall be filed conventionally. Whenever possible, counsel is responsible for converting filings to an electronic form. However, if that is not possible, counsel shall electronically file a PDF document titled Notice of Conventional Filing as a notation on the docket sheet that filings are being held in the Clerk's Office in paper form. A sample Notice of Conventional Filing is attached as Form 1. If documents are filed in paper format, counsel must provide an original for the Clerk's Office. A paper copy must be served on all parties in the case.b.Documents filed by pro se litigants shall be filed conventionally unless said pro se party is a registered attorney. The Clerk's Office will upload these conventionally filed documents into the system.c.Attorneys may apply to the Court for permission to file documents conventionally. Even if the Court initially grants an attorney permission to file documents conventionally, the Court may withdraw that permission at any time during the pendency of a case and require the attorney to file documents electronically using the system.B.Service of Conventional FilingsPleadings or other documents which are filed conventionally rather than electronically shall be served in the manner provided for in the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure, except as otherwise provided by order of the Court.
Miss. App. e-filing Admin. P. 4