Local Rule 5005-1: FILING PAPERS – REQUIREMENTS

5005-1 FILING PAPERS – REQUIREMENTS

(a) Place of Filing

(1) All petitions, pleadings, and other papers not filed electronically, must be mailed, or delivered in person, to the Office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

(2) Pleadings or other papers are not permitted to be filed via a facsimile machine or email, unless specifically authorized by the Court or the Clerk. If attempting to submit via facsimile or email, prior permission is required. If allowed, the filing party must subsequently submit original documents via U.S. mail, or CM/ECF, as applicable, to the Clerk.

(b) Return Copies A party filing by U.S. mail who requests verification of the time-stamped filing of a document must provide a self-addressed envelope, postage pre-paid, large enough to hold the requested document.

(c) Filing Papers - Size of Papers.

(1) All pages of a document, including attachments, must be of letter size (8 ½ " x 11").

(2) Only one side of a page should have print.

(d) Identification of Attorney Every pleading, order, or other paper filed by an attorney shall include the attorney's business mailing address, telephone number and state bar number under the signature line.

(e) Proposed Orders

(1) A party submitting a proposed order to the Court for signature shall leave at least 2 inches of blank space on the top of the first page of the proposed order for placement of the Judge's electronic signature.

(2) Proposed orders must be consistent with the relief requested in the underlying motion, and have the words "prepared by" followed by the attorney's name and address.

(3) Proposed orders must not be submitted on counsel's letterhead.

(4) Proposed orders must not contain instructions for the Clerk to mail certified copies.

(5) Attorneys directed by the Court to submit an order reflecting the outcome of a hearing must submit the proposed order within 7 days unless otherwise directed.

(f) Clerk's Office Policy on Document Destruction and Electronic Records After 60 days, the Clerk's Office is authorized to destroy original documents and the electronic upload of the document is deemed to be the original.