US · rules
D. Or. LR 5-4
Documents that Must be Filed in Paper
The following documents cannot be filed electronically and must instead be filed in paper:
(a) A motion to file a document under seal, and the document(s) proposed to be filed under seal, must be filed in paper by a self-represented party, even if the self-represented party is a Registered User.
(b) Documents authorized to be filed under seal pursuant to a protective order must be filed in paper by a self-represented party, even if the self-represented party is a Registered User.
(c) Documents containing individually Identifiable Health Information Protected under HIPAA. (See also 45 C.F.R. § 160.103.)
Clerk's Office staff will scan and convert a paper filing in its entirety to a PDF for docketing in CM/ECF. Subsequently, the paper filing will be disposed of in accordance with guidance from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
History
Practice Tips (1) Return of Service documents must be electronically filed. (2) See Local Rule 10 for paper formatting requirements. March 1, 2014: LR 5-4: New section based on a modified version of former LR 100-8. Former LR 5-4 is modified and moved to LR 5-3(a)(2). March 1, 2017: LR 5-4(c)(3): After "under seal," added "not served via electronic service." January 1, 2019: LR 5-4: Deleted former LR 5-4. January 21, 2020: LR 5-4(a): Deleted. January 21, 2020: LR 5-4(b): Renumbered to LR 5-4(a). January 21, 2020: LR 5-4(c): Renumbered to LR 5-4(b). January 21, 2020: LR 5-4 Practice Tip: Added "s" to "Tip." Inserted "(1)" and added "(2) See Local Rule 10 for paper formatting requirements." December 1, 2020: LR 5-4(a): Amended rule to "A motion to file a document under seal, and the document(s) proposed to be filed under seal, must be filed in paper by a pro se party, even if the pro se party is a Registered User." December 1, 2020: LR 5-4(b): Inserted "Documents containing" and made the "i" in "individually" lower case. December 1, 2020: LR 5-4: Incorporates former LR 5-6 with revisions: "Clerk's Office staff will scan and convert a paper filing in its entirety to a PDF for docketing in CM/ECF. Subsequently, the paper filing will be disposed of in accordance with guidance from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts." September 3, 2024: LR 5-4(a): Replaced "pro se" with "self-represented." January 2, 2025: LR 5-4(b): Existing subsection renumbered to LR 5-4(c). Added new rule "Documents authorized to be filed under seal pursuant to a protective order must be filed in paper by a self-represented party, even if the self-represented party is a Registered User." January 2, 2025: LR 5-4(c): Renumbered from LR 5-4(b).
Provenance
- Source
- www.ord.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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