U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE vs. Appeal No. FRAP 25(b) through (d) (see reverse) requires that at or before the time of filing a paper, a party must serve a copy on the other parties to the appeal or review. In addition, the person who made service must certify that the other parties have been served, indicating the date and manner of service, the names of the persons served, and their addresses. You may use this form to fulfill this requirement. Please type or print legibly. I hereby certify that on (date) , a true and correct copy of the foregoing (title of filing) , with first class postage prepaid, has been (check one) G deposited in the U.S. Mail G deposited in the prison’s internal mailing system and properly addressed to the persons whose names and addresses are listed below: Your Name (please print) Your Signature Please complete and attach this form to the original document and to any copies you are filing with the court, and to all copies you are serving on other parties to the appeal. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com FRAP 25 Filing and Service **** (b) Service of All Papers Required. Unless a rule requires service by the clerk, a party must, at or before the time of filing a paper, serve a copy on the other parties to the appeal or review. Service on a party represented by counsel must be made on the party's counsel. (c) Manner of Service. (1) Service may be any of the following: (A) (B) (C) (D) personal, including delivery to a responsible person at the office of counsel; by mail; by third-party commercial carrier for delivery within 3 calendar days; or by electronic means, if the party being served consents in writing. (2) If authorized by local rule, a party may use the court's transmission equipment to make electronic service under Rule 25(c)(1)(D). (3) When reasonable considering such factors as the immediacy of the relief sought, distance, and cost, service on a party must be by a manner at least as expeditious as the manner used to file the paper with the court. (4) Service by mail or by commercial carrier is complete on mailing or delivery to the carrier. Service by electronic means is complete on transmission, unless the party making service is notified that the paper was not received by the party served. (d) Proof of Service. (1) A paper presented for filing must contain either of the following: (A) (B) an acknowledgment of service by the person served; or proof of service consisting of a statement by the person who made service certifying: (i) (ii) (iii) the date and manner of service; the names of the persons served; and their mail or electronic addresses, facsimile numbers, or the addresses of the places of delivery, as appropriate for the manner of service. (2) When a brief or appendix is filed by mailing or dispatch in accordance with Rule 25(a)(2)(B), the proof of service must also state the date and manner by which the document was mailed or dispatched to the clerk. (3) Proof of service may appear on or be affixed to the papers filed. **** American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com