(a) The Filing User’s login and password shall serve as that Filing User’s signature on all
papers filed electronically with the Court. They serve as a signature for purposes of
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, all other civil and criminal rules, all local rules, and for any other
purpose for which a signature is required in connection with proceedings before the
Court.
(b) Every paper filed electronically must include a signature block containing the Filing
User’s name, attorney bar number, firm name, street address, telephone number, and
primary E-Mail address. In addition, the name of the Filing User under whose login
and password the paper is filed must be preceded by a “s/” typed in the space where
the Filing User’s ink signature would otherwise appear.
SAMPLE: s/Name of Filing User
Attorney Bar Number
Firm Name
Street Address
City/State/Zip Code
Telephone No. (xxx)xxx-xxxx
Primary E-Mail Address
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(c) A paper containing the signature of a pro se defendant in a criminal case shall be
scanned and filed by the Filing User or court personnel.
(d) A paper requiring the signature of more than one party shall be electronically filed in
accordance with Section 10.4 of the ECF Policies and Procedures by:
(1) Submitting a scanned paper containing all of the necessary signatures; or
(2) Submitting a paper electronically signed by one of the parties (or counsel) but
also representing the consent of the other parties in each of the appropriate
signature lines in the same manner that third party consents are noted on paper
filings; or
(3) Any other manner approved by the Court.
