For a certificate of service for discovery papers, such as written discovery requests and responses, see Form – Certificate of Service (Discovery). The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state that no certificate of service is required when a paper is served by filing it with the court's electronic-filing (ECF) system.
When you are ready to serve the opposing party with discovery requests or discovery responses, you will include a document called “Notice of Service of Discovery Material.” The Notice states the type of discovery material served, the date and manner of service, and the party or person served.
The clerk shall not accept for filing any pleading or other paper requiring service, other than an original pleading, unless it is accompanied by an admission or waiver of service or a signed certificate showing the date and manner of making service. A certificate of service is prima facie proof of service.
Certificate discovery refers to the use of scanning tools to detect a company's public and private TLS/SSL certificates. Cloud-based sensors can be used to identify public-facing TLS/SSL certificates. Network-based sensors and agents can be used to identify the digital certificates located on a company's network.