Show me the date of service! |
1/1 publishes this opinion:
to clarify what “showing the date” of service means when the superior court clerk electronically serves either Notice of Entry, or a file-endorsed copy, of an appealable judgment or order. As we shall explain, under the pertinent statutes and rules, and California Supreme Court authority, a signed “certificate” of service by the clerk must be attached to, stamped on, or imbedded in the document being electronically served so the time to appeal can readily be determined from a single document.
[The MetNews has 60-Day Period for Filing Notice of Appeal Wasn’t Triggered -- Justices Say Email With Ruling Attached Wasn’t Sufficient to Constitute Service]