Free August 1a - Kentucky

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

STANDING ORDER IN RE: ELECTRONIC CASE FILINGS Effective August 1, 2002, pursuant to Rule 5005(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Standing Order of this court, all cases, proceedings, motions, memoranda of law and other pleadings or documents filed with the court in ECF cases under title 11 United States Code, shall be filed using the Electronic Case Filing System (ECF System). Cases filed prior to August 1, 2002 shall remain paper cases. Persons not certified as Filing Users of the ECF System on August 1, 2002 may tender documents to be filed with the clerk on diskette in PDF format and a matrix in text format. Paper filings in ECF cases made without using the ECF System shall be accompanied by a motion for permission to file by means other than the ECF System, with affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit shall set forth specific reasons the filing cannot be made using the ECF System. The clerk is directed to accept for filing only those documents that are in compliance with this order and subsequent court orders. In the event of a system failure, and should a filing need to be made due to an emergency, i.e., statute of limitations running, etc., said filing may be made by tendering to the clerk the documents on diskette in PDF format. A motion and proposed order requesting a filing in this manner shall be tendered simultaneously. The motion must state the nature of the system failure and the reason for the emergency. For emergency filings after business hours, Jerry D. Truitt, Clerk (859) 268-2328 or Kay Case, Chief Deputy Clerk (859) 293-2889 should be contacted.