Local Rule RULE 5005-4: ELECTRONIC FILING

RULE 5005-4 ELECTRONIC FILING

(a) Scope of Electronic Filing.

(1) Electronic Filing Required. All pleadings and documents must be filed electronically – except as provided below.

(2) Pro Se Debtor Filing. Debtors without legal representation are not required to file pleadings and other papers in a case electronically.

(3) Creditor. Creditors that are not represented by counsel are not required to file documents electronically, unless the number of documents filed by such creditor exceeds twenty-five (25) filings with this Court in a one year period.

(b) Consequences of Electronic Filing.

(1) What Constitutes Filing. Electronic transmission of a document to the Case Management Electronic Filing System (CM/ECF) consistent with these rules, together with the transmission of a notice of electronic filing from the Court, constitutes filing of the document and entry of the document on the docket.

(2) What Constitutes the Official Record. When a document has been filed electronically, the official record is the electronic recording of the document as stored by the Court.

(3) Calculating Date & Time of Filing. A document filed electronically is deemed filed at the date and time stated on the notice of electronic filing.

(c) Electronic Signatures.

(1) What Constitutes an Electronic Signature. The log-in and password required to submit documents to CM/ECF serve as the filer's signature on all electronic documents filed with the Clerk.

(2) Documents Signed by Multiple Parties. Documents containing the signatures of multiple parties (i.e. agreed orders, joint motions, etc.) must be electronically filed showing the consent of all parties either by:

(i) Submitting a scanned document containing copies of all wet ink signatures of counsel;

(ii) Indicating all persons' signatures on the original document by including the designation "s/" followed by the attorneys' name in the signature block; or

(iii) In any other manner approved by the Court.

(3) Original Signatures of Non-Attorneys.

(i) Signatures of a non-attorney, including a debtor, on an electronically filed document must be in the following or substantially similar format: '/s/ Debtor.'

(ii) If an attorney electronically files a document requiring the non-attorney's signature, then the attorney must obtain the non-attorney's signature before filing the document. By affixing the electronic signature of a non-attorney and filing the document, the attorney is confirming that it has the signature of the non-filer in the attorney's records.