Local Rule 5003-1: Records Kept by the Clerk
Bankr. W.D. Va. — General rule
LOCAL RULE 5003-1 Records Kept by the Clerk A. Authorization to Accept Electronic Filings: Effective upon the entry of the "Order Adopting Case Management/Electronic Case Filing" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, the Clerk of Court will accept documents filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 5005-4. Effecting an electronic filing of a petition, pleading, order, decree, judgment or other document shall constitute entry of that filing on the docket maintained by the Clerk of Court.
B. Cases Assigned To Electronic Filing System After Opening: In any case assigned to the Electronic Filing System after such case has been opened, any authorized User who has previously filed documents in paper form shall provide the Clerk, upon request and if reasonably available to the user, electronic copies of all such documents and shall file all subsequent documents in electronic format.
C. Non-Electronically Filed Documents: Effective upon the entry of the "Order Adopting Case Management/Electronic Case Filing" in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, any petition, pleading or other document which is filed in paper format shall be required to be filed with the Clerk in scannable format. The Clerk shall scan each such petition, pleading, or other document so filed and convert the same into electronic format. The originals may be shredded or otherwise appropriately discarded by the Clerk after a period of ninety (90) days has elapsed from the date of their filing unless:
(i) at the time of filing, the filing party requests in writing that such petition, pleading or other document be returned and provides to the Clerk a self-addressed envelope bearing the necessary postage;
(ii) within such ninety (90) day period a duly authorized representative of the Office of the United States Trustee or the United States Attorney for this District requests that such petition, pleading or other document be turned over in which case the Clerk shall do so unless the item in question has already been returned to the filing party pursuant to (i) above; or
(iii) the Court orders otherwise.