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Filing of Initiating Documents

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Rule Set: Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Central District of California

Rule: 3-2

Jurisdiction: CACD

Bluebook Citation: C.D. Cal. L.R. 3-2

All Rules: C.D. Cal. Local Civil Rules, complete index

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Unless exempted from electronic filing pursuant to L.R. 5-4.2, case-initiating documents, such as complaints 12/1/2025 Chapter I - 2 LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA and notices of removal, and all concurrently filed documents must be prepared in the English language and must be filed electronically using the Court’s CM/ECF System, in accordance with the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court. F.R.Civ.P. 4.

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