The following definitions apply to the Local Rules:
(a) “Clerk” means Clerk, United States District Court, District of Hawaii.
(b) “CM/ECF” means “Case Management/Electronic Case Files” and
refers to the electronic case management and filing system developed
by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and
implemented by this court in the District of Hawaii. Any references
in the Local Rules to an electronic filing system mean the court’s
CM/ECF system.
(c) “Court” refers to the United States District Court for the District of
Hawaii and not to any particular judge of the court.
(d) “Days” means calendar days unless otherwise defined by these rules.
(e) “Electronic Filing” means the electronic transmission of a document
in PDF form for uploading and storing in the court’s CM/ECF system.
(f) “Electronic Recording” refers to the scanned, electronic image of a
document that has been filed with the court in paper form. Electronic
Recordings are uploaded and stored in the court’s CM/ECF system.
(g) “Judge” refers to any United States district judge or magistrate judge
to whom an action or proceeding has been assigned.
(h) “Notice of Electronic Filing” or “NEF” refers to the notice
automatically generated upon the filing of a document in CM/ECF
and transmitted by email to parties in a case who are ECF Users. The
NEF includes a link to an image of the filed document.
