Today, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued an Order Regarding Service Pursuant to Del. Bankr. L.R. 5005-4 and 9036-1, which directs parties not to serve hard copies of documents that are filed through the CM/ECF system.  Citing the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and restricted access to regular places of business, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court has ordered parties to solely serve documents through email or other electronic means.  The order is effective today, August 14, 2020.  A copy of the order can be found here.

Carl D. Neff is a partner with the law firm of Pierson Ferdinand LLP, and practices in Delaware. You can reach Carl at (302) 482-4244 or at carl.neff@pierferd.com.