Western District of Texas Electronic Filing Rules
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Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions. This page is scoped to Western District of Texas; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Social Security cases are excluded from electronic public access except for judiciary employees, the United States Attorney or representative, and case litigants.
Social Security cases shall be excluded from electronic public access except to judiciary employees, the United States Attorney or his/her representative, and all litigants in said cases.
Electronic public access to court documents effective November 1, 2004; electronically filed documents available to attorneys of record and PACER-registered users.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas will soon permit electronic public access to documents filed in matters before the court. The Judicial Conference of the United States adopted a policy regarding privacy and public access to electronic files, which becomes effective November 1, 2004, and is applicable to all parties doing business with this court as set out below. Documents that are electronically filed will be available to attorneys of record in a case and to registered users of the PACER service.
Western District of Texas will permit attorneys to electronically file documents starting in 2005.
The Western District of Texas is scheduled to become an electronic filing court permitting attorneys to file pleadings and documents electronically in 2005.
Pro se litigants not authorized to e-file are exempt from this standing order.
Pro se litigants not authorized to file electronically through the Court's CM/ECF system are exempt from this order.
Is electronic filing required in Western District of Texas?
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Social Security cases are excluded from electronic public access except for judiciary employees, the United States Attorney or representative, and case litigants.
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