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Filing Guidelines
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) is an automated case management and electronic filing system. These are some of the electronic filing guidelines. · Electronic Filing is Required in All New and Pending Civil Cases Except: · Social Security appeals · Motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 · Non-prisoner cases where the plaintiff filed pro se and counsel has not been appointed · Cases which are sealed in their entirety · Cases which have been exempted by the presiding judge Specific Documents which are not to be Filed Electronically · Sealed documents - electronically file a notice of filing of sealed document and file the actual sealed document in paper format with the Clerk. · Discovery requests and responses - any document which should not be filed with the Court under Local Rule 104.5 (D. Md. 2001), should not be filed electronically. · Documents which can only be converted to PDF format by scanning, and which are longer than 15 pages - electronically file a notice of filing of lengthy exhibit and file a paper copy of the exhibit with the Clerk. · Complaints and other case initiating documents - file with the Clerk one paper copy of the complaint, paper summonses, and civil cover sheet, and a PDF version of the complaint on 3 ½" diskette or CD Rom. Documents which are to be Filed Electronically · In a case subject to electronic filing, all pleadings and papers not exempted by Court procedures are to be filed electronically. · Routine correspondence with chambers, including consented to requests for extensions of time which may be filed as either motions or correspondence. Copies for the Court · One paper copy is required of any document filed electronically which, including attachments, exceeds 15 pages. Send the copy to the Clerk along with a copy of the notice of electronic filing which was generated by the electronic filing system. Signatures · The login and password issued to an attorney constitute the attorney's signature on any documents filed using the login and password. The signature may be represented on a document as "/s/" and his or her typewritten name. · Detailed instructions for documents containing multiple signatures and/or signatures of persons not counsel of record are contained in the Court's Electronic Filing Requirements and Procedures Manual. Service · CM/ECF will not impact service of original process. Summonses and complaints still must be served in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. · Filing a document electronically will constitute service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 upon anyone who is a registered CM/ECF user and counsel of record in the case. Electronic Filing Procedures · Detailed electronic filing procedures are posted on the court's web site, www.mdd.uscourts.gov,.

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U.S.D.C. Electronic Filing Guidelines (Rev. 3/29/2005)