Local Rule Rule 5005-1: Filing and Transmittal of Papers

Rule 5005-1. Filing and Transmittal of Papers A. Service of Documents and Orders by Electronic Means. All filing is by electronic means in accordance with the Court's ECF Administrative Procedures unless the exemption under Paragraph D of this section applies or paper filing is required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or the Local Rules of this Court. Electronic transmission of a document or order to the ECF system, together with the transmission of a Notice of Electronic Filing from the Court's transmission facilities, constitutes filing and service of the document or order for all purposes of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court, and constitutes entry on the docket kept by the clerk under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5003 and 9022.

B. Procedures. The Court will accept for filing those documents submitted, signed or verified by electronic means that comply with procedures established by the Court and incorporated in these Rules or otherwise specified in its current ECF Administrative Procedures.

C. Filing Fees. Unless exempt under Paragraph D of this section, filings that require a fee shall be paid online using the internet payment program.

D. Procedures for Pro Se Filers. Procedures for the filing of documents by pro se parties and non-registered filers are set out in PART X, REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRO SE FILERS.

E. Technical Failure, ECF System Not Available for Filing. The Clerk shall deem the ECF System to be subject to a technical failure on a given day if the ECF system is unable to accept filing continuously or intermittently over the course of any period of time greater than one hour after 12:00 noon on that day. In the event of such technical failure, filings due that day which could not be filed solely because of such technical failure shall be due the next business day.