Notice Inviting Comment on Proposed Amendments to Superior Court Rule 9A(b)

The Superior Court Rules and Forms Committee is soliciting comments on proposed amendments to Superior Court Rule 9A(b), Procedure for Serving and Filing Motions.

The amendments bring Rule 9A(b) into conformance with Mass. R. Civ. P. 5 and 6, as amended in 2023. Specifically, Rule 9A(b)(1)(iii), which required the parties to agree to receive service electronically, is deleted, leaving electronic service to be governed by Mass. R. Civ. P. 5(b). Also, Rule 9A(b)(3) clarifies that the three-day extension period of Mass. R. Civ. P. 6(d) applies to papers served electronically.

The proposed amendments can be found here.

Comments should be sent to [e-mail], or to Alex Philipson, Legal Counsel, Massachusetts Superior Court, Three Pemberton Square, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.

The deadline for submitting comments is January 31, 2025.

Proposed amendments to Superior Court Rule 9A(b): Procedure for serving and filing motions

Date published:	December 10, 2024