Court Rules

Eastern District of California Electronic Filing Rules

10 rules from official source documents

Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions. This page is scoped to Eastern District of California; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

Judge Daniel J. CalabrettaedcaCRITICAL

Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) must be filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 141.

Source text: Pursuant to Local Rule 141, a Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) must be filed electronically.

Judge Daniel J. CalabrettaedcaCRITICAL

Joint Pretrial Statements must be emailed as Word documents to DJCorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Source text: must also be emailed as a Word document to: DJCorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaCRITICAL

Proposed orders must be submitted via email to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

Source text: As required by the rules, counsel shall submit via email to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov the proposed order accompanying any application, request, stipulation or motion in Microsoft Word format.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaCRITICAL

Notice of Lodging for Administrative Records and large quantity documents must be e-filed separately, detailing lodged items, content description, and index.

Source text: In addition, the parties shall e-file a "Notice of Lodging" (as a separate docket entry) of the Administrative Record, any other large quantity document, audios or videos indicating what has been lodged with the court, a description of its contents (i.e. files, deposition transcripts, folders, etc.), along with an index.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaCRITICAL

Box App is permitted for submitting large quantity documents not e-filed via CM/ECF.

Source text: 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.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaCRITICAL

Counsel must e-file the waiver of defendant's presence request and proposed order, which must include defendant and attorney signatures.

Source text: Counsel shall e-file the document and proposed order as a request, to include the defendant and the attorney's signature.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaINFO

Electronic filing is not required for Administrative Records and large quantity documents unless counsel chooses to file electronically.

Source text: Due to the lodging of these types of documents, no electronic filing of said documents is required, unless counsel choose to do so.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaINFO

Parties may use Box app to upload large quantity documents directly to chambers without e-filing through CM/ECF.

Source text: 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.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaINFO

Large quantity documents may be mailed to the courthouse on flashdrive, DVD, or CD.

Source text: 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.

Senior Judge William B. ShubbedcaINFO

Excerpts of deposition transcripts may be e-filed with motion pleadings per Local Rule 133(j).

Source text: Counsel shall adhere to Local Rule 133(j). Excerpts of deposition transcripts may be e-filed with the court in support of motion pleadings.

Common questions about Eastern District of California electronic filing rules

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Notice of Request to Seal Document(s) must be filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 141.

View ruleSource: page 5, section I. LAW AND MOTION - A. Requests for Sealing

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Joint Pretrial Statements must be emailed as Word documents to DJCorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

View ruleSource: page 6, section V. TRIAL - A. Pretrial Statements and Final Pretrial Conference

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Proposed orders must be submitted via email to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

View ruleSource: page 9, section General

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Notice of Lodging for Administrative Records and large quantity documents must be e-filed separately, detailing lodged items, content description, and index.

View ruleSource: page 9, section General

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Box App is permitted for submitting large quantity documents not e-filed via CM/ECF.

View ruleSource: page 11, section I. CIVIL CALENDAR INFORMATION

Is electronic filing required in Eastern District of California?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Counsel must e-file the waiver of defendant's presence request and proposed order, which must include defendant and attorney signatures.

View ruleSource: page 15, section Waiver of Defendant's Presence (at a hearing)