Filing
(a) Deadlines. A document due on a particular day must be filed before
midnight local time of the division where the case is pending.
(b) When Electronic Filing Is Completed. Electronic transmission of a document
to the electronic case filing ("ECF") system consistent with these rules, together with
the transmission of a notice of electronic filing from the court, constitutes filing of
the document for all purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the
court’s local rules.
(c) Consequences of Electronic Filing. When a document has been filed
electronically:
(1) it is deemed entered on the clerk’s docket under Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 and 79;
(2) the document's electronic recording stored by the court is the official
record of the document;
(3) the document, as filed, binds the filing party;
(4) the notice of electronic filing for the document serves as the court's date-
stamp and proof of filing;
(5) transmission of the notice of electronic filing generated by the ECF system
to an attorney's e-mail address constitutes service of the document on that
attorney; and
(6) no other attempted service will constitute electronic service of the
document.
(d) Service on Exempt Parties. A filer must serve a copy of the document
consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 on any party or attorney who is exempt from
participating in electronic filing.
(e) Technical Difficulties. If a party will miss a filing deadline due to a technical
or functional failure of the court's ECF system, the party should:
(1) print a copy of any error message received or displayed;
(2) file a "Declaration of Inability to Timely File Due to Filing Difficulties,"
stating the reasons for missing the filing deadline, accompanied by a copy of the
error message received or displayed, if any, as an attachment; and
(3) transmit a courtesy copy of the attempted filing to opposing counsel
before the deadline passes. This step is not required if the opposing party is
unrepresented.
Unless the court orders otherwise, the document and declaration must be filed no
later than 4:00 p.m. of the next business day following the original filing deadline.
Note: Effective January 1, 2012, former Local Rule 5.8 becomes Local Rule 5-4. Amended
July 1, 2026, to add subsection (e) Technical Difficulties.
