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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUN 10 2004
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
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No. 04-AO-000 3_p
IN RE
AUTOMATIC SANCTIONS FOR A1i>MINISTRA TIVE ORDER
FAILURE TO FILE DOCUMENTS
ELECTRONICALLY
In accordance with Local Rules 5. l(d) and 5.3; Local Criminal Rule 55.2; and the
district's Electronic Case Filing system Procedures Manual (Administrative
Order 04-AO-0001-P, "Procedures for Electronically Serving, Filing, Imaging and
Accessing Documents in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Iowa"), with few exceptions, every document submitted to the Clerk of Court for filing in
a civil or criminal case pending in the district is required to be filed electronically using the
district's Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system, Despite this requirement, some attorneys
continue to submit paper docwnents for filing that are required by the rules or the
Procedures Manual to be filed electronically.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, beginning October 1, 2004, the Clerk
of Court is authorized, without further order of this court, to enter orders requiring attorneys
to pay sanctions of $25. 00 for each document submitted to the Clerk for filing in paper form
when the filing of the docwnent other than electronically either is not authorized by one of
the exceptions to electronic filing in the rules or Procedures Manual, or has not been
authorized by the Clerk or by a previously-entered order of the court.
The Clerk of Court is directed to place a copy of this order in the Pnblic
Administrative Orders binder. The Clerk also is directed to do the following: (1) mail or
deliver a copy of this order immediately to all attorneys who, from and after the date of this
order, improperly submit documents to the Clerk for filing other than electronically;
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