Local Rule 5005-4: FILING DOCUMENTS VIA OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS
Bankr. D. Vt. — General rule
RULE 5005-4. FILING DOCUMENTS VIA OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS.
(a) E-Mail Transmission of Documents for Filing.
(1) The Clerk accepts documents from non-attorneys by e-mail for filing. The appropriate e-mail address to use for e-mail filings is efiling@vtb.uscourts.gov. See also Local Rule 1002-1(b); Local Rule 9011-4(d).
(2) If a pro se debtor files a petition, schedule, or statement by e-mail, the debtor must affix the required signature as specified in Local Rule 9011-4(c).
(3) Documents e-mailed to the Clerk for filing must be in the form of PDF attachments to the transmittal e-mail. Parties who transmit documents for filing via e-mail are required to simultaneously serve all parties in interest via e-mail and immediately thereafter e-mail a certificate of service (as a PDF attachment) to the Clerk. Exhibits to pleadings, motions, and other documents that are transmitted for filing via e-mail must be clearly marked as exhibits. If documents are e-mailed, the original of those documents should not be transmitted to the Clerk by any other means.
(4) Pro se parties who transmit documents for filing via e-mail must call the Clerk's Office, either immediately before or immediately after the e-mail transmission, to notify the Clerk's Office of the e-mail filing.
(5) Court fees that are due at the time of e-mail filing must be paid as set forth below.
(b) Service of Documents on the United States Trustee. The United States Trustee receives electronic notice of all electronically filed documents. The only documents which must be served on the United States by first-class mail or hand delivery are monthly operating reports. See Local Rule 4002-1(e) (directing that paper copies with original signatures be served on the United States Trustee). The United States Trustee will not accept service of any documents by fax or e-mail except as set forth in these Rules. See Local Rule 9018-1 (requiring motions to restrict access to Court records be served on the United States Trustee via e-mail).
(c) Form of Payment. Any fees due in connection with electronically filed documents must be paid through www.pay.gov or, if www.pay.gov is not available, then by credit card.