In order to file documents electronically and/or receive electronic notification of case activity via the Electronic Case Filing System, one must have the following:
An ECF user ID and password assigned by the Clerk (in order to access the Court’s Electronic Case Filing System);
A computer running a Windows or a Macintosh operating system;
Software used to create PDF documents from a word processing application, such as Adobe Acrobat Professional®;
For documents filed electronically through CM/ECF, use of the e-filer’s user ID and password when filing documents electronically, combined with the use of the required signature format, serves as the e-filer’s signature for purposes of Fed.R.Bankr.P.
Initial Registration
Attorneys are required to file documents electronically per Local Rule B-5005-1. Attorneys must be admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, either via standard admission or pro hac vice admission, and must be in good standing.
The Court may suspend or terminate electronic filing- rights under the following circumstances:
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.
Electronic transmission of a document containing a proper electronic signature or a scanned image of a wet signature and submitted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court shall constitute the filing thereof.
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
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.
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.
· Electronic Submission