(a) Entry; Force and Effect. All orders, decrees and judgments of the Court will be entered
electronically, and the minutes of proceedings will be entered electronically, in
accordance with these Local Rules, which will constitute entry on the docket kept by the
Clerk under Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 and 79 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 55. Any order or other court-
issued document entered electronically which contains a “/s/” in place of an original
signature of a judge or clerk has the same force and effect as if the judge or clerk had
signed a paper copy of the order and it had been entered on the docket in a conventional
manner.
(b) Text Orders. A judge or authorized member of the Court staff may issue orders by a
text-only entry on the Court’s docket without an attached document. The text-only entry
shall constitute the only Court order on the matter and such orders are official and
binding. The parties will receive notice of such an order through the NEF.
(c) Proposed Orders. Proposed orders shall not be filed unless requested by the Court.
When so requested, the Filing User shall submit a copy of the proposed order to the
Clerk’s Office by e-mail in word processing format.
Effective 12/2/13: §(a) amended. Effective 1/3/11: Rule added.
CROSS-REFERENCES
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58; Fed. R. Civ. P. 79; Fed. R. Crim. P. 55.
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