Local Rule LCivR 3: COMMENCING AN ACTION
E.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCivR 3 COMMENCING AN ACTION
(a) In General.
A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the Clerk of Court in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 3 and these rules. Every civil complaint shall be accompanied by a Civil Cover Sheet (Form JS 44). This form may be obtained from the Clerk of Court or found on the Court's public website, http://www.waed.uscourts.gov.
(b) Filing of Pleadings and Documents.
(1) In General. All civil cases shall be filed electronically using the Electronic Filing System and shall be governed by the Court's Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing, which manual may be obtained from the Clerk of Court or found on the Court's public website, www.waed.uscourts.gov.
(2) Paper Filings. All paper pleadings and documents, filed as an exception to and in accordance with the Court's Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing and these Local Rules, shall be deemed filed when delivered to the Clerk's Office in Spokane, Richland, or Yakima; or the Clerk of Court or a deputy clerk in open court while court is in session.