Electronic Service and Filing

(a) Electronic Filing Procedures (1) The filing of documents in electronic format and the payment of fees must be in accordance with this rule and the CM/ECF Electronic Filing Procedures Guide available on the court’s website. Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (2) The filing of documents in accordance with CM/ECF System Procedures constitutes entry on the docket under the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. (b) Electronic Filing Upon Payment of Fees An electronic filing is deemed filed on the date all fees required by law are received by the clerk’s office. Any fee not paid electronically must be mailed or hand delivered to the clerk’s office.

(c) Notice of Electronic Filing and Proof of Service (1) Notice to Filing Party. Whenever a document is filed electronically in accordance with CM/ECF System Procedures, the System will automatically generate a "Notice of Electronic Filing" by electronic means at the time of docketing. (2) Effect of Notice. Except in the case of documents first filed conventionally and subsequently submitted electronically, a document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date at the time stated on the Notice of Electronic Filing.

(3) Proof of service on the parties by electronic means or by mail is documented by the “Notice of Electronic Filing” in the CM/ECF System. (4) Sealed Filings. A document filed SEALED must be served on the opposing party by other appropriate means (e.g., email, conventional service) as SEALED filings are not served via CM/ECF and no Notice of Electronic Filing is generated. Proof of other means of service must be reflected in the Certificate of Service.

(d) Attorneys Required to Use CM/ECF Unless exempted, each attorney appearing in a matter before the District of Alaska must participate in the CM/ECF system. Attorneys may be exempted from participating in the CM/ECF system on motion for good cause shown, to be determined by the Chief Judge. (e) Signatures (1) Registered User (A) A signature block on an electronically filed document by a registered user of the CM/ECF System constitutes the signature of the user for all purposes for which a signature is required in connection with proceedings before the court. (B) A registered user may, if authorized to so do by another person, sign a document that is to be filed electronically on behalf of that other person as follows: “James Smith for Jane Doe.” Proof of service of the document on the person who authorized such signature is required.

Local Civil Rules for the District of Alaska Effective October 15, 2025 (2) Court Orders. A signature block placed on an electronically filed order or other document by, or at the direction of, a judge or the Clerk of Court constitutes the signature of the court official. (3) Other Documents. The signature page of any electronically filed document not governed by paragraph (1) or (2) must bear a digitally imaged (scanned) original signature.

(4) Objections to Signatures. Any objection to a signature on an electronically filed document must be served on the filing party and filed with the court not later than 14 days after the document is served. (f) Filing of Related Documents Except as otherwise provided in these rules: (1) documents that are related to a motion or other filing that are filed at the same time as the motion or other filing (e.g., a proposed order, a supporting affidavit or declaration, and exhibits) must be filed as attachments to the main document under the same docket number, and not as separate docket entries (i.e. at Docket 47-1 to the main motion at Docket 47, and not at Docket 48); and (2) if a party seeks to address two motions in a single filing (e.g., an opposition to summary judgment and a cross-motion for summary judgment), a separate filing for each document must be made. However, the second filing may simply indicate that it incorporates by reference the first filing and need not duplicate the first filing in its entirety.