Local Rule 5005-1: FILING REQUIREMENTS

RULE 5005-1. FILING REQUIREMENTS A. Electronic Filing. All documents submitted to the Clerk for filing, regardless of where or when the case or proceeding was originally commenced, shall be filed electronically pursuant to these Local Rules and the ECF Administrative Guide. The foregoing shall not apply to: (1) documents filed by a pro se party; (2) proofs of claim or interest filed by the claimant or interest holder; or (3) reaffirmation agreements if neither party to the agreement is represented by counsel. See also Local Rule 3002-1(A). If paper documents are filed, the Clerk shall scan and upload the images to the ECF System. Documents described in subsection (2) and (3) above may be filed electronically. The electronic filing of a pleading or other paper in accordance with these Local Rules and the ECF Administrative Guide shall constitute entry of that pleading or other paper on the docket kept by the Clerk under Bankruptcy Rule 5003.

B. Filing Fee. Any document presented for filing without proper provision for payment of the filing fee may not be accepted for filing by the Clerk.

C. Registration. Each attorney must register with the Court in accordance with the procedures set forth in the ECF Administrative Guide in order to file pleadings and documents electronically. Registered participants of the ECF System shall be responsible for maintaining current registration information on the ECF System, e.g., mailing addresses, email addresses, etc.

D. Conversion; Amendment to Creditor List; Fee. In a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 case that is converted to a case under Chapter 7, no filing fee shall be required for filing the amendment to the Creditor List required by Local Rule 1019-1 (A) if the amendment is filed within fourteen (14) days following the entry of the order converting case or notice of conversion.

E. Certificate of Service of a Document. The Notice of Electronic Filing created by the ECF System serves as the Certificate of Service of a document whether the original document was filed electronically or in paper format.

1. If all parties who are entitled to receive notice are served by the ECF System, no separate Certificate of Service is necessary.

2. For parties not listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing who are entitled to receive notice and parties who are entitled to service pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9014(b) and/or 7004, the party serving notice shall either include a Certificate of Service in the document certifying the date of service, the manner of service, and the names and addresses of the persons and entities served or file a separate Certificate of Service containing the same information. If a separate Certificate of Service is filed electronically, the Certificate of Service shall specifically identify the document served and the docket entry shall relate the Certificate of Service to the document served by docket number. If the Certificate of Service is filed in paper form, the following must be attached: (1) a copy of the first page of the document served and (2) a copy of the first page of the Notice of Electronic Filing of the document.

F. Privacy. A party filing a document shall redact the following personal data identifiers appearing in pleadings or other papers filed with the Court: names of minor children (use minors' initials); all but the last four digits of any bank, savings or similar financial account numbers; all but the last four digits of any social security number; and all birth date information except the year. The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with the filing party. THE CLERK WILL NOT REVIEW DOCUMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS RULE, SEAL DOCUMENTS CONTAINING PERSONAL DATA IDENTIFIERS WITHOUT A COURT ORDER OR REDACT SUCH INFORMATION FROM DOCUMENTS.

Additional information regarding Filing Documents Under Seal is contained in General Order 14-GO-02 G. Documents Under Seal. A motion to file a document under seal shall be filed electronically. Pursuant to an order of the Court, a party may file a document under seal by delivering the document to be sealed to the Clerk. A cover sheet must be attached to the document being filed under seal that includes a caption in accordance with Local Rule 9004-2(A) and the title of the document being filed under seal. In addition, the cover sheet must contain the related document number of the motion and order and the following statement in bold, "DOCUMENT TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL." The Clerk will docket the document so that only the filing details and document title will appear on the docket sheet.