Ala. R. App. P. Form B

As amended through April 30, 2024
Form B - Declaration of Technological Difficulties and Motion to Accept as Timely Filed

[Identify Appellate Court]

[Appellate Court Case Number]

__________________________

Appellant/Petitioner

vs

__________________________

Appellee/Respondent

DECLARATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES AND MOTION TO ACCEPT AS TIMELY FILED

Please take notice that the undersigned registered user was unable to efile the attached [title of document] in a timely manner because of technological difficulties. The deadline for filing the document was [filing-deadline date]. The reason(s) that I was unable to e-file the above-mentioned document in a timely manner and the good-faith efforts I made before the filing deadline both to file in a timely manner and to inform the Court and the other parties that I could not do so are set forth below.

[Statement of reasons and good-faith efforts to file and to inform (including dates and times)].

I hereby move that the Court accept the above document as being timely filed.

Dated this _______ day of ___________, 20____.

s/[Name of Filing Party ]

Address

City, State, Zip Code

Phone: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

E-mail: xxx@xxx.xxx

[The filing must include a Certificate of Service in compliance with the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.]

Ala. R. App. P. Form B

Amended March 28, 2022, effective 4/1/2022; amended October 20, 2023, effective 1/1/2024.

Note from the reporter of decisions: The order amending Rule 25(a)(2), the title of Rule 57, Rule 57(d)(2), Rule 57(h)(2), Rule 57 -- Form A, and Rule 57 -- Form B and adopting the Committee Comments thereto, effective April 1, 2022, is published in that volume of Alabama Reporter that contains Alabama cases from __ So. 3d.

"Note from the reporter of decisions: The order amending Rule 5(e), Rule 21(d), Rule 27(d), Rule 31(b), Rule 39(e), and Rule 57, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, and adopting the Court Comment to the amendment of Rule 57, effective January 1, 2024, is published in that volume of Alabama Reporter that contains Alabama cases from __ So. 3d."