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DUCivR 7-5 HYPERLINKS IN DOCUMENTS

(a) Recommended.

The following hyperlinks are recommended in any document filed with the court:

(1) hyperlinks to portions of the same document or material elsewhere in the court's record; and

(2) hyperlinks to a government site or to legal authority from recognized electronic research services, provided that a standard citation form is also used to locate the authority.

(b) Permitted.

A hyperlink to any other resource not identified in section 7-5(a)(2) is permitted in any document filed with the court, provided that the party inserting the hyperlink:

(1) downloads the content and files it in PDF format as an exhibit to the document; or

(2) if the content cannot be filed electronically (e.g., an audio or video recording), files a Notice of Nonelectronic Filing as required by the ECF Procedures Manual and attaches the content to the notice.