Local Rule AP 1.1: General Rules (Electronic Case Filing)
D.N.H. — General rule
1.1 General Rules
(a) Title and Citation. The procedures governing electronic case filing shall be known as the "Supplemental Rules for Electronic Case Filing," formerly known as the "Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire." They shall be cited as "AP ___."
(b) Relationship to Other Rules. These administrative procedures are intended to supplement the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to the extent necessary to establish procedures for the signing, filing, service, maintenance and verification of documents by electronic means. Unless modified by approved stipulation or order of the court, all Federal Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure, local rules, and standing orders of the court shall continue to apply to cases that are subject to electronic case filing.
(c) Construction. United States Code, title 1, Sections 1 to 5, shall govern the construction of these administrative procedures.
(d) Definitions.
"Conventionally Filed/Served" means documents presented to the court or party in paper or other non-electronic format.
"Data Storage Device" means a device used for storing and transporting electronic data files, including but not limited to a compact disk, USB device or floppy disk.
"Document" means any written matter filed by or with the court, whether filed conventionally or electronically, including but not limited to motions, pleadings, applications, petitions, notices, declarations, affidavits, exhibits, briefs, memoranda of law, orders, and deposition transcripts.
"ECF" means the court's Electronic Case Filing System, which is an automated system that receives and stores documents in electronic form.
"Electronic Filing" or "Electronically Filed" means the transmission of a document in a portable document format ("PDF") for filing using the ECF system facilities.
"Filing User" means those individuals who have a PACER issued login and password with permission to file documents electronically in this judicial district.
"Main Document" means motions, objections, replies, stipulations, waivers, notices and other pleadings, but does not include attachments or exhibits to such pleadings.
"Notice of Electronic Filing" ("NEF") means the notice automatically generated by ECF each time a document is electronically filed.
"PDF" means Portable Document Format. This includes both "Electronically Converted PDF Documents," which are created from a word processing system (MS Word, WordPerfect, etc.) using PDF/PDF-A creation software and are text searchable, and "Scanned PDF Documents," which are created from paper documents run through a scanner.
(§§ (b) and (f) amended 5/1/05, 6/1/11; § (b) amended 6/1/05, 8/1/05, 10/1/05, 10/1/06, 5/15/08, 12/1/09; omitted former §§ (b) and (e), relettered former §§ (c), (d) and (f) to (b), (c) and (d) accordingly, and amended § (a) 12/1/11; § (d) amended 12/1/19)