Southern District of Texas Electronic Filing Rules
2 rules from official source documents
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions. This page is scoped to Southern District of Texas; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Parties are expected to file documents through the CM/ECF electronic filing system per Local Rule 5.1 and Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF.
Source text: The Court expects that parties will file documents through the District Court’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (“CM/ECF”) System. See Southern District Local Rule 5.1 (as amended in September 2004) and Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF.
Criminal jury instruction submissions must be made via hard copy and disk or email.
Source text: All submissions shall be by both hard copy and on a disk or via email.
Is electronic filing required in Southern District of Texas?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Parties are expected to file documents through the CM/ECF electronic filing system per Local Rule 5.1 and Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF.
Is electronic filing required in Southern District of Texas?
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Criminal jury instruction submissions must be made via hard copy and disk or email.
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