How are lawyers signing any paper filed with the Clerk required to identify themselves to the Court?
FRCP Rule 11(a) requires that the paper state the signer’s address and phone number. M.D. Ala LR 11.1 further requires that each attorney signing any paper filed with the Clerk must place one of the following identification numbers under his/her signature line: (1) the SJIS (State Judicial Information System) Six-Digit Attorney Code maintained by the State’s Administrative Office of Courts; (2) either the attorney number assigned by their state’s unified bar or, if not a member of a unified bar, the registration number assigned by the highest court in their jurisdiction of admission; (3) if an attorney has not been otherwise assigned a number, the attorney should use the last four digits of his/her SSAN (Social Security Account Number). Although not presently required by any rule, it is helpful if the attorney also includes his/her fax number and E-mail address.
