LA · rules
Unif. R. La. Cts. App. 2-13
Filing of Documents; Timeliness
All documents and required copies to be filed in a Court of Appeal shall be legible
and shall be filed with the clerk. Filing may be accomplished by personal delivery or by
mail addressed to the clerk. Filing may also be accomplished by facsimile or by
electronic filing, if permitted by local rule. The filing of such documents by mail shall be
deemed timely when the documents are mailed on or before the due date. If the
documents are received by mail on the first legal day following the expiration of the
delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that they were timely filed. In all cases
where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the mailing shall be shown only
by an official United States postmark or cancellation stamp or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service or bonafide commercial mail services
such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time of mailing which
indicates the date thereof. Any other dated stamp, such as a private commercial mail
meter stamp, shall not be used to establish timeliness. The filing of such documents by
facsimile or by electronic filing shall be deemed timely if the facsimile or electronic
filing is received by the clerk on or before the due date.
Provenance
- Source
- www.fifthcircuit.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- 2026-09-18
- Content hash
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