Eastern District of California Electronic Filing Rules
12 rules from official source documents
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Notice of request to seal
Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) must be filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 141.
Pursuant to Local Rule 141, a Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) must be filed electronically.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Pretrial statement
Joint Pretrial Statements must be emailed as Word documents to DJCorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
must also be emailed as a Word document to: DJCorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Joint scheduling conference report
A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed, to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed, to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Notice of submission of confidential settlement statement
Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement must be electronically filed.
The Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement shall be electronically filed with the Court pursuant to Local Rule 270 (d) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16).
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Notice of request to seal
Notice of Request to Seal must be filed electronically.
Pursuant to Local Rule 141, a Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) shall be filed electronically.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Notice of lodging with the court
Any documents uploaded to the Box app require separate e-filing of a Notice of Lodging With the Court indicating they were uploaded to the Box app for Judge Shubb's Chambers.
Any documents uploaded to the "Box" app require the separate e-filing of a "Notice of Lodging With the Court" of said documents indicating that they were uploaded to the "Box" app for Judge Shubb's Chambers.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Waiver of defendants presence request
The waiver of defendant's presence request and proposed order must be e-filed, including the defendant's and attorney's signatures.
Counsel shall e-file the document and proposed order as a request, to include the defendant and the attorney's signature.
INFO
- Applies to
- Large quantity documents
E-filing of lodged Administrative Records and large quantity documents is not required unless counsel choose to e-file them.
Due to the lodging of these types of documents, no electronic filing of said documents is required, unless counsel choose to do so.
INFO
- Applies to
- Large quantity documents
Parties may upload large quantity documents directly to chambers via the Box app link without e-filing them through CM/ECF.
The "Box" App also allows parties to upload large quantity documents (i.e. exhibits, deposition transcripts, audios, videos, Administrative Records, etc.) directly to Judge Shubb's chambers through the use of a link, without having to e-file the documents through CM/ECF.
INFO
- Applies to
- Large quantity documents
The court's Box App is used mainly to submit large quantity documents (exhibits, audio/video clips, deposition transcripts, administrative records) that have not been e-filed through CM/ECF.
Use of the Box App is mainly for the submission of large quantity documents (i.e. exhibits, audio/videos clips, deposition transcripts, Administrative Records, etc.) that have not been e-filed through CM/ECF.
INFO
- Applies to
- Large quantity documents
Large quantity documents may alternatively be mailed to the courthouse as a flashdrive, DVD, or CD.
Large quantity documents can also be mailed to the courthouse at the address listed above in the form of a flashdrive, DVD or CD as noted in the paragraph above.
INFO
- Applies to
- Deposition transcript excerpts
Excerpts of deposition transcripts may be e-filed in support of motion pleadings.
Excerpts of deposition transcripts may be e-filed with the court in support of motion pleadings.
Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?
Senior Judge William B. Shubb: Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Any documents uploaded to the Box app require separate e-filing of a Notice of Lodging With the Court indicating they were uploaded to the Box app for Judge Shubb's Chambers.
Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone: Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement Statement must be electronically filed.
Magistrate Judge Erin Guy Castillo: Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed, to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
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