Mandatory Chambers Copies.

(a) When Required. Except for prisoners proceeding pro se, two (2) Mandatory Chambers Copies are required of the following: informations; indictments and superseding indictments; any document pertaining to a request for court action, including motions, appeals, and petitions, and any opposition to and reply in support, as well as exhibits, declarations, and affidavits in any way related to the request for court action; Final Pretrial Conference Statements; and trial briefs. Mandatory Chambers Copies of the following are not required: appearances of counsel, certificates of service, routine discovery (including disclosures, expert reports, etc.), and returns of service. (b) Format.

(1) All Mandatory Chambers Copies shall indicate which judge should receive the copies. (2) Mandatory Chambers Copies must comply with all Local Rule requirements, including the tabbing of exhibits and declarations or affidavits. (3) If a document has been filed electronically, the Mandatory Chambers Copies should consist of a printout of the filed document, showing the ECF header containing the filing information. (4) Mandatory Chambers Copies shall be held together with a single staple in the upper left corner.

In lieu of a staple, rubber bands or binder clips are acceptable. Metal prongs and fasteners are not allowed. Voluminous filings should be organized in binders. (c) Timing.

(1) If a document is filed in hard copy, the Mandatory Chambers 13 Copies must be submitted at the time the original document is filed. (2) Mandatory Chambers Copies of electronically filed documents may be mailed to the clerk’s office if they are mailed from anywhere in Hawaii no later than the business day following the date the document was filed. (3) If a document concerns an imminent or expedited proceeding, Mandatory Chambers Copies shall be delivered as soon as possible after filing.