Free INSTRUCTIONS - Minnesota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Minnesota
Richard D. Sletten, Clerk Wendy S. Osterberg, Chief Deputy Clerk 700 Federal Building 316 North Robert Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 848-1100 202 U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 664-5000 417 Federal Building 515 West First Street Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 529-3500 212 U.S. Courthouse 118 South Mill Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (218) 739-5758

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY FOR FILING DOCUMENTS CONVENTIONALLY
(see Part VI of Electronic Case Filing Procedures for the District of Minnesota)

1. Leave of Court Required for Conventional Filing. A party must seek leave of the court to file a document conventionally, except for the following materials, which can be filed conventionally without a court order: a. Items that cannot be converted to electronic form, such as: i. video/audio tape, ii. photo, chart, graph, diagram or text document for which just one page exceeds 2 MB in size when converted at 200 dpi. b. The "administrative record" in Social Security and Habeas Corpus cases (see Sections IV and V respectively of the Civil Procedure Guide). c. Documents filed under seal pursuant to protective order (see Section VI, Part C of the Civil Procedure Guide). d. Unredacted documents filed under seal pursuant to the Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 and Fed. R. Crim. P 49.1. 2. Obtaining Leave to File Conventionally. To request permission to file certain documents conventionally: a. Complete and file the "Application to File Conventionally" form found on the FORMS page of our website at www.mnd.uscourts.gov. Complete the form with a detailed description of why you are unable to file the documents electronically. ii. The most common reason for filing this application would be for voluminous exhibits; i.e., exhibits totaling several hundred pages or more (see Section VII of the Civil Procedure Guide). iii. Applications based on incomplete explanations will not be granted. b. The application must be filed in ECF as "Application to File Conventionally" under "Other Documents," and approved before the filing due date. c. The filer must allow 5 days for the assigned Magistrate Judge to review this request. d. The Magistrate Judge will issue an order granting or denying the application. i.

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Form Modified 11/30/07