Local Rule 5005-4: ELECTRONIC FILING
Bankr. N.D. W.Va. — General rule
5005-4 ELECTRONIC FILING
(a) Represented Parties A party to a bankruptcy proceeding represented by an attorney must file electronically with the Court, except as follows:
(1) Attorneys who have established to the Court's satisfaction that requiring electronic filing would create a hardship or general denial of access to the Courts;
(2) When the CM/ECF system is inaccessible or when the Filing User's computer system is inoperable, the Filing User may use other means to file a document with the Court when required to meet a deadline. No filing deadline shall be deemed to be extended due to technical problems except by Court order. Or,
(3) The transaction or document is one that the Court has allowed to be submitted through its website.
(b) Pro Se Parties A party to a bankruptcy proceeding that is not represented by an attorney may file electronically with the Court using the Clerk's Pro Se Party E-Filing Program. The Court or Clerk may require a pro se party to file electronically, except as provided in Local Rule 5005-4(a)(1-3).
(c) Electronic Entry of Orders Any order or other Court issued document signed electronically by the Judge or Clerk has the same effect as if the Judge or Clerk had signed a paper copy of the order or document. The Court or Clerk may enter orders or other documents by a text only docket entry with no PDF document. The text only entry shall constitute the Court's or Clerk's order and/or signature on the matter, and will carry the same force and effect as if the Judge or Clerk had affixed his or her signature to a paper document.
(d) Electronic Docket Entries A limited number of docket entries do not have documentary image; rather, the electronic docket entry serves as the document itself. These docket entries include, but are not limited to, no asset reports and 11 U.S.C. § 341 minute sheets.
(e) Maintenance of Electronic Filing Accounts Registered electronic filing users must notify the Court or Clerk immediately of any address, telephone, or email changes. This may be accomplished by the e-filing party updating their user account information via the Court's CM/ECF system.