(a) Pleadings and documents are electronically filed, filed conventionally at the
counter in the Clerk’s office or received in hand, by mail or otherwise. In very
limited circumstances, they may be filed by facsimile, as set forth below.
(b) Pleadings and documents may be filed, signed and verified by electronic means
to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Court’s General Order(s)and the
Civil and Criminal Administrative Procedures regarding Electronic Case Filing.
(c) Pleadings and documents may be filed over the counter in the Clerk's Office in
the Federal Courthouse at One Church Street in Montgomery, by mail or other
delivery between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. After 5:00 p.m., and before
8:00 a.m., pleadings can be accepted at the drop box, located in front of the Federal
Courthouse building on Church Street. Pleadings and documents are accepted by
mail, but they will not be time/date-stamped until the documents are received by the
Clerk's Office.
(d) Filing of papers by facsimile is allowed subject to the following restrictions:
(1) telephonic authorization must be obtained from the Clerk of the Court or,
in his/her absence, from his/her Chief Deputy, before any paper is
transmitted by facsimile for filing.
(2) the Clerk or his/her Chief Deputy shall approve the transmission only in
an emergency situation.
(3) originals of the transmissions must follow by overnight mail.
