Re: Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Rule 38 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure. On July 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia entered an order approving amendments to Rule 38 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure. By that order, effective September 1, 2020, facsimile filing is eliminated in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The amendments provide that leave may be granted for litigants to file documents by electronic mail in certain circumstances.