Rule 15.02 - General Provisions(a) The electronic filing and service of documents and the electronic receipt of associated case information in the circuit courts of West Virginia may be referred to as e-filing and service. (b) E-filing and service shall not be used to initiate a civil action or to serve a new party with an amended complaint or a third-party complaint. (c) If the Panel determines it is appropriate for Mass Litigation or proceedings therein to be subject to e-filing and service, the Panel Chair shall enter an order designating such Mass Litigation or proceedings therein for e-filing and service. (d) Where requirements of the Rules of Civil Procedure are satisfied by e-filing and service procedures, Trial Court Rule 15 shall specifically so state. All filings, whether electronic or paper, shall otherwise comply with the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Trial Court Rules. (e) The process for e-filing and service shall utilize an e-filing and service provider designated by the Supreme Court of Appeals.W.Va. Trial. Ct. R. 15.02