Local Rule Rule 2.10: The Electronic Case Record and Filing; Exemption
E.D. Mo. — General rule
Rule 2.10 (FRCP 3) The Electronic Case Record and Filing; Exemption.
Filings shall be made by means of the Court's electronic case filing system, except by self-represented litigants and by attorneys who have been granted an exemption from electronic filing. Registration with the Court shall be required to obtain an attorney login and password. A form application for exemption from electronic filing is available from the Clerk. Such exemptions will be granted only for good cause. A filing in electronic format constitutes the official record. The Clerk is authorized to determine whether and when a non-exempt attorney may file a document in paper form.
(New Rule added May 15, 2003, effective October 1, 2003; Amended July 10, 2006, effective August 28, 2006)