GENERAL
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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(a) (b) Applicability. These rules govern electronic case filing in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and establish procedures for the signing, filing, service, maintenance and verification of documents by electronic means. Scope of Electronic Filing. Except as provided in LR Gen 302 and LR Gen 303, all documents submitted for filing in civil and criminal cases by an attorney who has been admitted to the bar of this Court or allowed to practice before this Court, regardless of the commencement date of the action, shall be electronically filed in PDF format using ECF.
Documents filed electronically constitute filing with the Court as defined in Fed.R.Civ.P. 5(d) and Fed.R.Crim.P. 49(d). Effective 1/3/11: Rule added. CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Gen 302 (Exemptions and Exceptions to ECF); LR Gen 303 (Special Filing Requirements); LR Cv 5 (Form and Filing of Documents); LR Cr 57 (Form and filing of documents). See also Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(c); Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d); Fed. R. Crim P. 49(d).