FILING PAPER DOCUMENTS - REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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(a) PAPER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE CLERK. All paper documents filed by pro se individuals and attorneys who have been granted an exemption from electronic filing, including proofs of claim, pleadings, and proposed orders shall be tendered to the clerk of court rather than directly to the judge, unless otherwise specifically directed. 46 (b) (c) (1) The clerk may require filing by facsimile pursuant to Rule 5005-1(b) in lieu of paper filing if the clerk deems it appropriate for the safety or security of the court. The clerk will maintain a record of any attempted paper filings and, if the facsimile filing is received within 24 hours of the attempted paper filing, the filing will be effective as of the date and time of the attempted paper filing.
FILING BY FACSIMILE.
(1) FILING.
Pro se individuals and attorneys who have been granted an exemption from electronic filing may file the following paper documents by facsimile transmission to the clerk: (A) motions for a continuance stipulated to by all parties; (B) withdrawal of motions that are scheduled for hearing; and (c) FAXED DOCUMENT SERVES AS ORIGINAL. A paper document filed by facsimile serves as an original, and subjects the signer to the same penalties as an original document, including penalties of Rule 9011, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. any other filings allowed by the court.
(2) PAPER EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS CONTAINING EXCERPTED MATERIAL.
Any exhibit or attachment to any paper document filed under these rules must contain only those excerpts of the referenced documents that are directly germane to the matter under consideration by the court. Excerpted material must be clearly and prominently identified as such. A party filing excerpts of documents as exhibits or attachments under this rule may supplement the excerpt without prejudice to timely file additional excerpts or the complete document. Responding parties likewise may timely file excerpts or the complete document to the extent that the excerpts or document are directly germane to the matter under consideration.
Upon request by any party in interest or the court, the complete document containing any such excerpt shall be made available to both the party making the request and the court, unless otherwise ordered.