Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(e), electronic case filing is authorized in the District of Minnesota, and shall be adopted and implemented by Order of the Court.  Electronic case filing shall be governed by the standards and procedures set forth in the most recently approved version of the “Electronic Case Filing Procedures For The District Of Minnesota,” adopted by Order of the Court.  The Electronic Case Filing Procedures shall apply to all civil and criminal cases filed in this District.  All documents shall be filed electronically, except as otherwise provided by (i) Local Rule, (ii) specific court order, or (iii) the Electronic Case Filing Procedures for the District of Minnesota.  The most recent version of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures shall be available on the Court’s web site and from the Clerk of Court.  Nothing in the Electronic Case Filing Procedures for the District of Minnesota alters the rules governing the computation of deadlines for filing and serving documents that are set forth at Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) and Local Rule 1.1(f).

 

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; amended November 1, 1996; amended January 3, 2000; amended May 17, 2004 - formerly titled GENERAL FORMAT OF PAPERS PRESENTED FOR FILING]