to the. initial pleading and every other-paper filed in the action, except applications for witness-subpoena, shall be served on each party. - No service need be made on- parties-against whom a default has been entered, except that pleadings asserting-new or additional-claims against them shall be served-in-the manner-provided for service of summons.
(b)Sendee; How-Made. When-service is required or permitted-to bemade-upoa a party represented by-an- attorney;-service shall - be-made-upon the attorney unless service upon the party- is ordered by the court. - Service- on the attorney-or-party shall be made by delivering a copy-or mailing it to the attorney or the party-at the-last-known-address or, if no address is Ioiownr-by leaving it with the clerk of the court - Service-by mail shall be complete up on-mailing. - Delivery of a-copy-^within this rule shall be complete upon: (1) handing-it-lo-the attorney-os to the-pa-r-t-y^g) leaving-it-at the attorneys or par-ty-s-office with.a-clerk or other-person in.charge thereof,-(3) if there-is-no one in- charge, leaving-it in a conspicuous place therein, (4)-if-the- office- is -closed- or the-person-to be-served has no office,-leaving'it-at-the person's usual place of abode with some person-of his or her-family above 45 -years of-age-and informing - such person-of-the contentSror (5)-transmitting it-by-facsimile to-the-attorney-s-or - party's office-with- a cover sheet containing the sender's name, firm, address, telephone- numbeiy-and-4ac-simile-nu-mber, and-the-number-of-pages transmitted. - When-service--is - made - by facsimile, a copy shall - also -be-served - by any other method -permitted by-thls-rule. Facsimile service occurs when transmission-is-complete. - Sendee by delivery shall be deemed complete on the date of the delivery.
(c) Service; - Numerous - Defendants. In actions-when-the parties are unusually numeroasr-the- court may regulate the-service contemplated by these rules on motion or on its initiative in such-manner-as-may be found-to be just and reasonable.
(d) Filing. All original-papers shall be filed with the court either before service-or immediately thereafter, unless otherwise provided for by general law or other rules. If the original of any bond or other paper is not-plaeed in the court file, a certified copy shall-be so placed-by-the clerk.-
(e) Filing Defined. - The filing of papers with-the court-as-required by these rules shall-be made by-filing them-with-the clerlg-eseept that the judge may permit papers to be filed with the judge, in which event the judge shall note the filing date before him- or her on the-papers and-tra-ns-mit them to the clerk. The date of filing is that shown on the face- of-the paperby-the judge's-notation or-the-elerk's time stamp, whichever-is earlier.
(f) Certificate of Sendee. - When- any attorney-shall certify in-substance:
"I certify that a copy-hereof has-been furnished-to (here insert name or names) by (delivery) (mail) (fax) on.(date) Attorney- the certificate shall be taken as prima facie proof-of - such service-in - compliance-with these rules.
(g) -Service by Clerk, If a party who is not-represented-by an attorney files a paper that does not show sendee of a copy on other parties, the-cierk shall serve a copy of it on other parties as provided-in subdivision (b).
(h) Sendee of Orders,
(1) A copy of all orders or judgments shall be transmitted -by the court - or under- its