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United States District Courts’ Local Rules and Procedures on Electronic Filing by Self-Represented Litigants

Tim Reagan
February 20, 2025

This report compiles local rules and procedures in the ninety-four district courts on electronic filing by self-represented litigants. More than two thirds of the courts permit self-represented litigants to use the court’s electronic filing system at least on a case-by-case basis.

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Federal Courts’ Electronic Filing by Pro Se Litigants

Tim Reagan, Carly E. Giffin, Roy P. Germano
May 10, 2022

We learned from several dozen federal clerks of court and members of their staffs that pro se litigants are sometimes able to file electronically using the federal courts’ Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, but many courts are hesitant to allow pro se filing in CM/ECF.

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Chapter 9 Online Resource Repository

Elizabeth C. Wiggins
November 7, 2017

This repository of materials was developed as a companion to the manual, Navigating Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code, to provide courts with examples of case documents and other resource materials related

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Chapter 9 Online Repository: State Law, Local Rules, and Court Procedures

October 23, 2017

This page includes local rules and court procedures related to Chapter 9 bankruptcy, as well as information about related state law, including law regarding eligibility to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

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Bankruptcy Court Rules and Procedures Regarding Electronic Signatures of Persons Other than Filing Attorneys

Molly T. Johnson
February 22, 2013

At the request of the Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Center collected and reviewed local bankruptcy rules regarding signatures of non-registrants of CM/ECF (e.g., debtors) and requirements for retention of documents bearing original handwritten signatures of non-registra

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Appendix D-2: Eastern District of Tennessee — Local Rules Applicable to Capital Cases

March 1, 2010
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Appendix D-1: Southern District of California — Local Rules Applicable to Capital Cases

March 1, 2010
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Form 14: Report of Parties' Planning Meeting Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and L.R. 16.3(b)

January 1, 2010
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Exhibit I-8. Sample Guidelines for Case-Management Order for Complex Chapter 11 Case

January 1, 2009
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Exhibit II-6. Local Rule on Motion to Use Cash Collateral or Obtain Credit

January 1, 2009
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