M.D. La. LCrR 49

(a) Filing by Electronic Means.

(1) An attorney may, for good cause shown, request by written motion a temporary

exemption from mandatory electronic case filing.

(2) The filing of charging documents, including the complaint, information, indictment

and superseding information or indictment, shall be accomplished as set forth in the

administrative procedures guide for the U. S. District Court, Middle District of

Louisiana, which is authorized by General Order 2005-06. A copy of the

administrative procedures may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office or downloaded

from the Court’s website at www.lamd.uscourts.gov.

(b) Service of Documents By Electronic Means.

(1) As provided by Fed. R. Cr. P. 49(a)(3), if a recipient is a registered filer in the Court’s

Electronic Filing System, service is complete when the document is electronically

filed or uploaded to the Court’s system. If the recipient is not a registered filer in the

Court’s system, the filer must effect service on all parties in accordance with the

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Local Rules.

(2) Most sealed filings do not produce a Notice of Electronic Filing, and therefore, service

by the party of any sealed document must be in accordance with the Federal Rules

and the Local Rules.

(3) A certificate of service is not required when service is made through filing with the

Court’s electronic filing system. When a document is served by means other than

the Court’s electronic filing system, the document must include a certificate of service

and must identify the method of service upon each party.