Consequences of Electronic Filing

Filing Defined. The electronic filing of a document through ECF consistent with (a) the ECF Administrative Procedures and rules of court, together with the transmission of a Notice of Electronic Filing from the court’s ECF system, constitutes filing for all purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and local rules of this court. Confirmation of Court Filing. A document electronically filed through the (b) court’s ECF transmission facilities shall be deemed filed on the date and time stated on the Notice of Electronic Filing received from the court.

Official Record. Except as provided herein, the clerk’s office will not maintain (c) a paper court file in any ECF case. The official court record shall be the electronic file maintained on the court’s servers together with any paper documents filed in accordance with these procedures. (§ (d) 12/1/09 omitted 12/1/09)