III § 10 Electronic Record Submission Requirements
Part A: Practice and Procedure | Rule III: Preparation of Records
Rule Text
A. The original record shall be filed in physical form, and the duplicate record may be filed in either physical or electronic form. The electronic duplicate record shall be a replica of the original record and be submitted on a flash drive.
B. Exhibits shall be filed in physical form unless they were born digital. Digital scans of exhibits may be included with the digital duplicate record. Exhibits containing digital media shall be submitted on flash drives and comply with the requirements of Section 1(D) of this Rule.
C. Electronically filed records must be submitted in PDF-A format. Digital media files shall be submitted in either .MP3, .MP4, .JPG, or .WAV format. The Clerk of Court’s office shall not accept digital media that requires third-party software installation.
D. PDF-A files containing the digital duplicate record volumes shall be considered record volumes, and as such,
1. shall not exceed 250 pages pursuant to Section 3 of this Rule;
2. shall include cover pages pursuant to Section 2 of this Rule;
3. shall include indices pursuant to Section 4 of this Rule;
4. shall comply with all other provisions of this Rule;
5. shall be clearly titled with the record’s case number and volume number; and
6. files containing exhibits shall be clearly titled to reflect the specific exhibit or exhibits being submitted.