ELECTRONIC FILING
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
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(a) Mandatory Electronic Filing. Except as provided in LBR 5003-2(c) and subsection (c) of this rule, all documents submitted in any case or proceeding must be filed electronically, signed or verified by electronic means in compliance with the court’s CM/ECF Procedures contained in The Central Guide. (b) CM/ECF Procedures Control. In the event of a conflict between these rules and the CM/ECF Procedures, the current version of the CM/ECF Procedures will control.
(c) Exceptions to Mandatory Electronic Filing Requirement. (1) Pro Se Exception. A person who is not represented by an attorney may file and serve documents non-electronically. (2) Limited Exception for Attorneys (A) An attorney who files documents in fewer than 5 bankruptcy cases or adversary proceedings in a single calendar year may file and serve documents non-electronically.
(B) An attorney who files non-electronically documents capable of being filed electronically in 5 or more bankruptcy cases or adversary proceedings in a single calendar year must thereafter file documents electronically through the court’s CM/ECF system. (C) The court reserves the right in its sole discretion to revoke this limited exception at any time upon notice to the attorney.