Local Rule Rule 5.1: FILING WITH THE COURT
D. Wyo. — Civil rule
Rule 5.1 FILING WITH THE COURT
(a) Payment of Fees. Payment of all fees collectible by the Clerk of Court and prescribed by statute or by the Judicial Conference, absent Court order, will be required by the Clerk of Court. Any fee not paid at the time of filing will be due within three (3) calendar days.
(b) Failure to Pay Fees. Except for notices of appeal and prisoner petition matters, the Clerk of Court may refuse to docket or file or may strike any documents until the fee is paid.
(c) Certificate of Service. Except as otherwise provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or by order of the Court, proof of service of any pleading, motion or other paper required to be served, other than electronically, shall be made by certificate of service in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1). Such certificate or affidavit shall be served with the pleading or paper served, or shall be included with the pleading or papers served. The certificate of service shall show the date, place and manner of service.
(d) Facsimile Filing. Papers transmitted by facsimile are not accepted.
(e) Failure to Comply. Documents which fail to comply with the provisions of this Rule may be stricken by the Court.
(f) Place of Filing. The Court's offices are designated as: Cheyenne, Casper and Mammoth Hot Springs. Any filing not electronically filed may be filed at any Court office or via wydnewcase@wyd.uscourts.gov. However, when the Court is in session elsewhere in the District, such documents may then be filed with the Clerk of Court or the Court at the place where court is being held.
(g) Filing Cases and Documents Under Seal or as Non-Public (civil cases only). Absent prior Court authorization or order, no case or documents may be filed under seal or as non-public.