Exempt Filers

(a) Exemption. An attorney may seek an exemption from mandatory electronic filing by filing a motion showing good cause. All pro se litigants are exempt filers. (b) Method of Filing for Exempt Filers. Pro se litigants who have not registered to file using the ECF system and attorneys who have received an exemption under subdivision (a) may file documents by any of the following methods: (1) (2) in person with the clerk’s office; by any class of mail or dispatch to a third-party commercial carrier; or email with filed documents attached in Portable Document Format (“PDF”). (3) (c) Filing via Email Without an Exemption. The Court does not accept filings via email by attorneys who have not received an exemption from mandatory filing or by pro se litigants who have registered for filing via the ECF system, absent the express permission of the clerk’s office, which will be given in only the most extraordinary and exigent circumstances. (d) Filing by Facsimile. The Court does not accept for filing documents sent by facsimile, except in emergency circumstances. Permission of the clerk’s office is always required before sending the document. (e) Signature. Exempt filers must sign all filings and proofs of service. (f) Deemed Filed Rule. A document filed by email is considered filed on the date that it is received by this Court, except that a document received by email on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day this Court is closed is considered filed as of the next business day. 3