US · rules
D. Or. LR 5-2
Electronic Filing
(a) CM/ECF User Manual
Registered Users must follow the electronic filing requirements as described in detail in the CM/ECF User Manual on the Court's website at ord.uscourts.gov. This manual may be updated periodically to conform to new releases or features of CM/ECF. Notice of any updates will be posted on the Court's website.
(b) Text-Searchable PDF Files Required
All pleadings and documents, including attachments and exhibits, must be filed as text-searchable PDF files, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
(c) Hyperlinks
(1) Authorization
Electronically filed documents may contain hyperlinks to other portions of the same document and/or hyperlinks to a location on the Internet that contains a source document for a citation.
(2) Citation Format
Hyperlinks to cited authority do not replace standard citation format. Complete citations must be included within the text of the document. Neither a hyperlink, nor any site to which it refers, is considered part of the record. Hyperlinks are simply convenient mechanisms for accessing material cited in an electronically filed document.
(3) Disclaimer
The Court neither endorses nor accepts responsibility for any product, organization, or content at any hyperlinked site, or at any site to which that site may be linked.
(d) Facsimile (FAX) Filings (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d))
Facsimile filings are not allowed except in emergency situations, and then only when expressly approved in advance by the assigned judge and coordinated with the Clerk's Office.
(e) Sealed Documents
(1) A motion to file a document under seal may be filed under seal without an authorizing order.
(2) Registered Users must file motions to file documents under seal via CM/ECF and include the document(s) proposed to be filed under seal as attachments.
(3) Registered Users must file all documents authorized to be filed under seal via CM/ECF and must have the words "AUTHORIZED TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL" typed directly below the document title.
(4) Motion to Seal Previously Filed Documents
A party seeking to place under seal a document that is currently in the public record must file and serve a motion. Unless otherwise requested, the motion will be treated as a discovery motion. See LR 26-3.
(f) Filing of Administrative Records in Cases Seeking Judicial Review of Agency Actions
(1) Administrative Records in Social Security disability cases arising under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c) must be filed electronically in CM/ECF in text-searchable PDF format.
(A) The Administrative Record may be filed in CM/ECF either as a single PDF with a hyperlinked index or bookmarks identifying the following sections, or as separate PDF files corresponding to the following sections:
(i) Main Document identifying the Transcript of the Social Security Administrative Record and Record of Service;
(ii) Certification Page;
(iii) Court Transcript Index;
(iv) Administrative Process Documents;
(v) Transcript of Hearing Before the Administrative Law Judge;
(vi) Payment Documents and Hearing Decisions;
(vii) Non-Disability Related Development;
(viii) Disability Related Development;
(ix) Medical Records (divided into separate parts of no more than 50 pages each); and,
(x) If on remand, the prior Administrative Record is to be segregated as described above.
(B) A paper copy of the Administrative Record must be filed with the Court within three business days after the electronic filing. See LR 5-8.
(2) In any other cases seeking judicial review of an agency action, as defined in the
statutes authorizing such review, agency counsel filing an administrative record must either:
(A) File the administrative record electronically and provide a paper judge's copy (see LR 5-8); or
(B) File a CD-ROM containing the administrative record as a physical exhibit by submitting it to the Clerk's Office attached to a Notice of Filing of the Administrative Record. The Clerk's Office will docket the CD-ROM as a physical exhibit to the Notice. The Clerk's Office will not transfer the content of the CD-ROM to CM/ECF, but in the event of appeal, will transmit the CD-ROM as part of the record. When filing the notice, the agency's counsel must submit to the Clerk's Office a judge's copy of the CD-ROM.
History
Practice Tips When filing the motion to file a document under seal or a document authorized to be filed under seal in CM/ECF, refer to the CM/ECF User Manual for guidance and information about restriction types. Because sealed filings are not accessible via remote, electronic access, service of such filings must be completed outside of CM/ECF. Portions of a document cannot be placed under seal. For procedures related to filing a redacted document see Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2. For filing motions for protective orders, or filing documents pursuant to an existing protective order, see LR 26-4. June 1, 2002: LR 5-2(b): New Rule. June 1, 2006: LR 5-2: Heading modified. June 1, 2006: LR 5-2(b): The phrase "...enumerated in LR 5.2(a)(2), (3), and (4).." added to second sentence. December 1, 2009: LR 5-2(b): Altered text from "shall also be served concurrently on a party" to "must also be provided concurrently to a party . . ." Edited Commentary section. March 1, 2013: LR 5-2(b): Deleted "to" after "agreed." March 1, 2014: LR 5-2(a): New section based on a modified version of former LR 100-3. Practice Tip is based on the Practice Tip to former LR 5-1. Former LR 5-2 is modified and moved to LR 5-10. March 1, 2014: LR 5-2(b): New section based on a modified version of former LR 100-2(b). Former LR 5-2 is modified and moved to LR 5-10. March 1, 2014: LR 5-2(c): New section based on a modified version of former LR 100-9. Former LR 5-2 is modified and moved to LR 5-10. March 1, 2014: LR 5-2(d): Former LR 5-3. May 1, 2015: LR 5-2(a) and 5-10(c): Moved Practice Tip from after LR 5-2(a) into text of LR 5-10(c). March 1, 2017: LR 5-2(e): New provision and Practice Tip. January 1, 2018: LR 5-2(a): After "ord.uscourts.gov," deleted comma and "on the For Attorneys page under the E-Filing tab." January 1, 2019: LR 5-2(e)(1)(A): Updated the cross-reference from "LR 5-10" to "LR 5-9." January 21, 2020: LR 5-2(a): Replaced "are to" with "must" after "Users." Deleted "the" before and "system" after "CM/ECF." January 21, 2020: LR 5-2(e)(1)(A): Updated reference to local rule. December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(e): Inserted new subheading "Sealed Documents." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(e)(1): Inserted "A motion to file a document under seal may be filed under seal without an authorizing order." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(e)(2): Inserted "Motions to file documents under seal must be filed electronically and include the document(s) proposed to be filed under seal as attachments." Former LR 5-2(e)(2) deleted. December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(e)(3): Added new subsection providing "All documents authorized to be filed under seal must be filed electronically and have the words "AUTHORIZED TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL" typed directly below the document title." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(e)(4): Added new subsection providing "Motion to Seal Previously Filed Documents A party seeking to place under seal a document that is currently in the public record must file and serve a motion. Unless otherwise requested, the motion will be treated as a discovery motion. See LR 26-3." December 1, 2020: Practice Tips LR 5-2(e): Practice tip to former LR 5-2(e) deleted. Inserted New Practice Tips: "1. After filing the motion to file a document under seal or a document authorized to be filed under seal in CM/ECF, the filer will not have access to the docket entry or document, and no NEF will be sent. 2. Portions of a document cannot be placed under seal. For procedures related to filing a redacted document see Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2. 3. For filing motions for protective orders, or filing documents pursuant to an existing protective order, see LR 26-4." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f): Renumbered from LR 5-2(e). Deleted "Exception for" from beginning of subsection caption. December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(1): Inserted "Administrative Records in Social Security disability cases arising under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c) must be filed electronically in CM/ECF in text-searchable PDF format." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(1)(i): Inserted "The Administrative Record may be filed in CM/ECF either as a single PDF with a hyperlinked index or bookmarks identifying the following sections, or as separate PDF files corresponding to the following sections:" followed by subsections (A) through (J). December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(1)(ii): Inserted "A paper copy of the Administrative Record must be filed with the Court within three business days after the electronic filing. See LR 5-8." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(2): Renumbered from LR 5-2(e)(1). Added "In any other cases seeking judicial review of an agency action, as defined in the statutes authorizing such review," and replaced "A" in "agency" with lowercase letter. Deleted "in cases seeking review of an agency action, as defined in the statute authorizing such review," between "record" and "must." December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(2)(A): Renumbered from LR 5-2(e)(1)(A). December 1, 2020: LR 5-2(f)(2)(B): Renumbered from LR 5-2(e)(1)(B). January 2, 2025: LR 5-2(e)(2): Inserted "Registered Users must file" to the beginning of the sentence. Replaced "must be filed electronically" with "via CM/ECF" between "seal" and "and include." January 2, 2025: LR 5-2(e)(3): Inserted "Registered Users must file" to the beginning of the sentence. Replaced "must be filed electronically" with "via CM/ECF" between "seal" and "and." Inserted "must" between "and" and "have." January 2, 2025: LR 5-2 Practice Tip: Added practice tip 2: "Because sealed filings are not accessible via remote, electronic access, service of such filings must be completed outside of CM/ECF." Renumbered Practice Tips 2 and 3 to 3 and 4.
Provenance
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- 2026-09-18
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