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System Availability

The Court's system is designed to provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Occasionally, the CM/ECF System may be unavailable for brief, scheduled maintenance.  Notice of scheduled maintenance will be posted on the Court's website in advance.  E-filers are encouraged to file documents in advance of filing deadlines and during normal business hours.

Filing Claims Electronically

Proofs of claim can be filed electronically using CM/ECF or by any alternative electronic program made available by the Court.

The following sections of the Manual apply to filers using the Court's alternative program for filing claims electronically:

  • Definitions

  • Application of Rules and Order

  • Electronic Signature and Signature Block

Format for Electronic Filings

Electronically filed documents must meet the requirements of Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9004 (General Requirements of Form); Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9009 (Forms); Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9013 (Motions:  Form and Service); Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7003 (Commencement of Adversary Proceeding); and Local Rule B-5005-1 (Filing of Papers), as if they had been submitted on paper.  Documents filed electronically are also subject to any page limitations set forth by Court Order or Local Rule as applicable.

Attaching Exhibits to Documents

Except as the presiding Judge in a case may otherwise direct, attachments to documents (including, but not limited to, leases, notes, etc.), which may not exist in electronic form, shall be electronically imaged (scanned) and filed as a PDF document.  Many docket events provide e-filers an opportunity to attach exhibits as part of the filing process.  Consult specific docket event information in the Procedures Manual.

Service of Electronically Filed Documents

By participating in the Electronic Case Filing System, attorney e-filers consent to the electronic service of documents and agree to make e-mail addresses available for service.  Upon the filing of a document, an e-mail message will be automatically generated by the Electronic Case Filing System and sent via electronic mail to the e-mail addresses of all attorneys who have appeared in the case.  The Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) will contain a document hyperlink which will provide recipients with one “free look” at the electronically filed document.  Recipients are encouraged to print a

Docket

Upon the electronic filing of a document, a docket entry will be automatically created by the CM/ECF System using the information provided by the e-filer.  The Clerk of Court, where necessary and appropriate, will modify the docket entry description to comply with quality control standards.

Retention of Documents with Original Signatures

Documents with original signatures of persons other than the e-filer must be retained by the e-filer for a period of two years after the closing of the case by the Clerk unless the Court orders a different period.  This retention period does not affect or replace any other retention periods required by other applicable laws or rules.  Upon request by the Court, the United States Trustee, or the case trustee, the e-filer must provide documents with original signatures of persons other than the e-filer for review or proof of consent as to joint or agreed pleadings with

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