Signature Requirements

LR 11 - Signature Requirements ( See  Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 ) LR 11-1 Signature Requirements (a) Signatures of Non-Registered Users Documents containing the signature of a Non-Registered User are to be filed electronically with the signature represented by an "s/" and the name typed in the space where a signature would otherwise appear, or as a scanned image. ( See LRs 5-12, 10-3.) (b) Multiple Signatures Documents requiring the signatures of more than one party must be electronically filed either by: Submitting a scanned document containing all necessary signatures; Representing the consent or stipulation of the other parties on the document; Identifying on the document the signatures which are required and submitting written confirmation by the parties no later than seven days after the filing; or In any other manner approved by the Court. Amendment History to LR 11 June 1, 2002 LR 11.2 New rule was added and cross-referenced to the CM/ECF rule – LR 100.6. June 1, 2006 Generally Cross-references updated. Numeric expressions format modified; i.e. "ten (10)." LR 11.3(c)(2) The word "That" stricken.

December 1, 2009 LR 11-1 Former LR 11.1 and 11.3 deleted. New LR 11-1 relocated from LR 100.6. Word "Register" corrected to be "Registered." LR 11-1(d) Three (3) days changed to seven (7) days. Generally References to "conventional" filings deleted and replaced by "electronic" filing.

March 1, 2014 LR 11-1(d) Omitted "(7)" after "seven." May 1, 2015 LR 11-1(a) Changed "for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court" to "any purpose." January 1, 2019 LR 11-1 In the title, deleted "on Electronic Filings" after "Requirements. LR 11-1(a)-(b) Deleted former LR 11-1(a) and (b). LR 11-1(c) Relettered as LR 11-1(a).  Added the cross-reference "( See LRs 5-13, 10-3.)" LR 11-1(d) Relettered as LR 11-1(b). January 21, 2020 LR 11-1 Updated cross-reference from "LR 5-13" to "LR 5-12." Last Updated: 06/1/2023