Local Rule LR Gen 302: EXEMPTIONS AND PRO SE LITIGANTS

LR Gen 302 EXEMPTIONS AND PRO SE LITIGANTS

(a) Attorney Exemption. If filing electronically would create an undue hardship for an attorney, the attorney may request an exemption from the Clerk of Court and permission to file documents conventionally. The request must be made in writing, and must contain a detailed explanation of the reason(s) for the request. The Clerk may grant an exemption on such terms and conditions as are appropriate and reasonable.

(b) Pro Se Litigants. A non-incarcerated pro se litigant in a pending case may apply to the Court for permission to file and receive documents electronically on a form prescribed by the Clerk's Office. If the Court grants a pro se litigant permission to file documents electronically, that permission is limited to the case specified, and the Court may withdraw that permission at any time during the pendency of a case.

In the absence of a court order authorizing electronic filing, all pro se litigants shall conventionally file and serve all documents in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court, and all electronically filed documents must be conventionally served on the pro se litigant.

Effective 12/1/17: §(a) amended; comment in §(a) and §§(b) and (c) deleted; and§(d) redesigned as (b). Effective 12/15/14: §(d) amended. Effective 1/3/11: Rule added.

CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Gen 201(b)(3) (Exceptions to Requirements of Membership); LR Gen 205 (Pro Se Litigants); LR Gen 304 (Eligibility, Registration, and Passwords).