(a) Filing Defined. The electronic filing of a document through ECF consistent with
the ECF Administrative Procedures and rules of court, together with the transmission of a
Notice of Electronic Filing from the court’s ECF system, constitutes filing for all
purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and local rules of this court.
(b) Confirmation of Court Filing. A document electronically filed through the
court’s ECF transmission facilities shall be deemed filed on the date and time stated on
the Notice of Electronic Filing received from the court.
(c) Official Record. Except as provided herein, the clerk’s office will not maintain
a paper court file in any ECF case. The official court record shall be the electronic file
maintained on the court’s servers together with any paper documents filed in accordance
with these procedures.
(§ (d) 12/1/09 omitted 12/1/09)
