In the age of the Internet, the U.S. mail still is the dominant method for service of legal papers in New York civil practice. E-mail service has taken over in the federal electronic filing system, and also is available in New York’s underused Filing by Electronic Means system. However, we New York dinosaurs still take comfort in our settled habits.
We like the delay before the hard copy arrives; the consolidated late morning mail deliveries; and the texture of the hard copy. These are comforts in the soon-to-be bygone era of non-instantaneous communication. But while we wax nostalgic on newspapers, paper books and other waning communication technology, we should be cognizant of limitations of the tactile realm, such as difficulty of proof of past physical events. The receipt of court papers is that type of event.
Issues Over Receipt
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