TCT.2.9.040 Filing and Service of Papers After Summons and Complaint

(a) The service of any papers in an action subsequent to the summons and complaint may be made by first-class mail or facsimile transmission, or electronic mail to the party and to the party's attorney or lay advocate who has filed a notice of appearance in the action, or by delivery to such person, the person's home, or the person's office. No filing may be made by electronic facsimile (fax) unless permitted by specific order of a judge or magistrate.

(b) No party shall file any paper in an action without also serving a copy on every other party in the action, except for a party in default.

(c) No pleading, motion, or other paper may be filed to harass or cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in expense, or that is not well-grounded in fact and warranted by existing law, or by a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. The court may impose sanctions, including a requirement that any party, attorney, or lay advocate who makes any such filing pay reasonable attorney fees to the other party, dismissal of a complaint or petition, or any other remedy fashioned by the Court.