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LR 5.1 ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

Electronic filing and service are governed by the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, these Local Rules, and the civil and criminal Electronic Case Filing Procedures Guides.

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; amended November 1, 1996; amended January 3, 2000; amended May 17, 2004 - formerly titled GENERAL FORMAT OF PAPERS PRESENTED FOR FILING; amended January 31, 2011; amended December 1, 2018]

2018 Advisory Committee's Note to LR 5.1

Local Rule 5.1 has been amended to comply with the 2018 amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49. In particular, language that was redundant of Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49 has been deleted.

2011 Advisory Committee's Note to LR 5.1

The language of LR 5.1 has been amended in accordance with the restyling process described in the 2012 Advisory Committee's Preface on Stylistic Amendments.

The most recent ECF Guides are available on the court's website.