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
Termination or Suspension of Electronic Filing Rights
System Availability
Redacting Personal Identifiers
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.
· Non-Electronic Submission
By participating in the Electronic Case Filing System, limited user e-filers agree to make e-mail addresses available in order to receive Court notices of corrections and deficiencies.
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.
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
E-filers must ensure that the documents they file do not contain personal identifiers. [See Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9037 for a list of such identifiers.] If a document containing personal identifiers is filed inadvertently, the e-filer must file an amended, redacted document and a Motion to Remove Document or Motion for Protective Order, whichever is applicable. [See CM/ECF Procedures Manual.]
History of Changes
04/11/2014 - Added the cite for a listing of personal identifiers and admonished e-filers to redact.