IOPs to FRAP 25: Filing and Service
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eleventh Circuit — Title VII. General Provisions
1. Timely Filing of Papers. Except as otherwise provided by FRAP 25(a) for inmate filings and for briefs and appendices, all other papers, including petitions for rehearing, shall not be timely unless they are actually received in the clerk’s office within the time fixed for filing.
2. Acknowledgment of Filings. The clerk will acknowledge paper filings if a stamped self-addressed envelope is provided.
3. Filing with the Clerk. The clerk’s office in Atlanta is the proper place for the filing of all court documents that are exempt from electronic filing. It is open for business from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except legal holidays). Staff is available during these hours to receive filings and to respond to over-the-counter and telephone inquiries. Outside of normal business hours, an emergency telephone message system is available through which a deputy clerk may be reached by dialing the main clerk’s office telephone number and following recorded instructions.
4. Papers Sent Directly to Judges’ Chambers. When an attorney or party sends papers related to a pending appeal directly to a judge’s chambers without having received prior approval from the court to do so, the judge shall forward the papers to the clerk for appropriate processing. The clerk will advise the attorney or party that the papers have been received by the clerk, and that the clerk’s office in Atlanta is the proper place for the filing of appellate papers.