All electronic filing in the BCD must utilize the EFS. All other electronic communication with the BCD shall be through electronic mail (email), and directed to [email protected]. Electronic mail sent to the BCD regarding a specific case should include only the case title and docket number in the subject line or heading, and shall be simultaneously copied to all other parties in the case. Unless requested by the court or authorized by the BCD Procedural Rules, parties and counsel shall not copy the court on electronic communications between or among parties and counsel.
Rule 138.Electronic Communication
Adopted November 1, 2020 · Last verified July 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 138 requires every BCD filing to go through the Electronic Filing System and routes all other electronic communication with the BCD to a single case-management email address, copied to every other party, while barring parties from copying the court on their own communications with each other unless the court requests it or the BCD rules authorize it.
Full Text of Rule 138
Advisory Committee’s Notes & Reporter’s Notes
Advisory Note – November 2020
Rule 138 has been amended to require electronic filing in the BCD to be accomplished using the EFS, and all language providing otherwise has been removed.
Plain-English Summary
Every electronic filing in the BCD must go through the Electronic Filing System. Any other electronic communication with the BCD goes by email to [email protected], with the subject line limited to the case title and docket number, and a copy sent to every other party at the same time. Parties and counsel don't copy the court on their own electronic communications with each other unless the court asks for that or the BCD Procedural Rules specifically authorize it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are filings made on Maine's Business and Consumer Docket?
Through the Electronic Filing System; all other electronic communication with the BCD goes by email to [email protected].
Can parties copy the BCD court on emails between themselves?
No, unless the court requests it or the BCD Procedural Rules specifically authorize it.
Source & verification. The rule text and Advisory Committee’s Notes / Reporter’s
Notes are reproduced verbatim from the official Maine Rules of Civil Procedure (Me. R. Civ. P. 138), prescribed by the
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (4 M.R.S. § 8, the Rules Enabling Act). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: BCD electronic filing Mainebusiness court email communication