Local Rule L.R. 5-4.3.4: Signatures
C.D. Cal. — Civil rule
L.R. 5-4.3.4 Signatures.
(a) Signatures on Electronically Filed Documents. An electronically filed document must be signed using one of the following methods:
(1) Documents Requiring the Signature of a Single Registered CM/ECF Filer. In the case of a document in which there is only one signatory, who is a registered CM/ECF filer, the document must be filed using that signatory's PACER login and password, which will function as the signatory's signature. Electronically filed documents must also include a signature block as provided in L.R. 11-1, and the signature must be represented on the signature line with either an "/s/" or a digitized personalized signature.
(2) Documents Requiring the Signatures of Multiple Registered CM/ECF Filers. In the case of a single document (such as a stipulation) in which there are multiple signatories, all of whom are registered CM/ECF filers, the document must be filed using the PACER login and password of one of those signatories and must include signature blocks for each required signatory, with the signatures indicated on each signature line using one of the following methods:
(i) the signatures of all signatories may be indicated on the document with an "/s/," and the filer must attest on the signature page of the document that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf the filing is submitted, concur in the filing's content and have authorized the filing; or
(ii) the signatures of all signatories may be indicated using digitized personalized signatures.
(3) Documents Requiring Signatures Other Than Those of CM/ECF Filers. In the case of documents requiring signatures other than those of registered CM/ECF filers (such as declarations), the filer must scan the hand-signed signature page(s) of the document in PDF format and electronically file the document as required by L.R. 5-4.3.1.
(b) Maintenance of Original Hand-signed Documents. For any electronically filed document containing a scanned copy of a hand-signed page, the filer must maintain the original, signed document. The original must be available for subsequent production to the assigned judge, whether ordered upon request by a party or the judge's own motion, until one year after final resolution of the action (including the appeal, if any).
(c) Effect of Signatures on Electronically Filed Documents. Any filing under this L.R. 5-4.3.4 will bind the signatories as if the document were physically signed and filed, whether for purposes of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to attest to the truthfulness of an affidavit or declaration, or for any other purpose.
(d) Responsibility for Use of Login and Password. A person registered to file documents through the CM/ECF System may authorize another to file a document using his or her PACER login and password if the document is filed on behalf of a party represented by the person registered to file. The person registered will be responsible for any document so filed. If at any time a registered CM/ECF filer believes that the security of his or her password has been compromised, he or she must immediately notify the PACER Service Center.
(e) Prohibition Against Filing on Behalf of Party Not Represented by the Registered CM/ECF Filer. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, a registered CM/ECF filer's PACER login and password may not be used to file a document on behalf of a party not represented by that registered CM/ECF filer.