Attorneys Excused from Participation

Attorneys shall be excused from participation in the ECF System only upon order of court pursuant to motion demonstrating a showing of good cause as to why the attorney should not be required to participate. Among other relevant factors, such showing shall require attorneys to establish that ECF participation would impose a substantial and undue hardship. Requests to be excused shall be submitted to the Clerk of Court and shall be accompanied by affidavits establishing the basis of the claim of hardship, and the authority to grant such requests is vested in the Chief Judge of this District. As noted above, attorneys excused from participation shall file and be served using the traditional filing methods.