Magistrate Judge Kaplan’s Farewell Reception To Be Held on September 19, 2012

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is holding a Farewell Reception honoring Magistrate Judge Kaplan for his eighteen years of service.

The reception is being hosted by the Federal Bar Association, Dallas Chapter, and will occur on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 5:00 at the Belo Mansion (invitation attached here).

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What Do I Do If My Electronic Document Is Too Large To File?

Follow the Court’s procedure for filing large documents and adding attachments.

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What Happens If I Need To File a Non-Documentary or Oversized Object?

Per ECF Administrative Procedures Manual, § III (D): “If you are unable to electronically file a non-documentary or oversized object because of its physical size or character, submit it to the clerk’s office for filing. The clerk will docket a text-only event, generating a Notice of Electronic Filing, that describes the non-documentary or oversized object filed.”

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If I’m Granted Leave to File a Document, and I Already Attached The Document As An Exhibit to a Motion, Must I File It Again?

Maybe. “If you are granted leave to file a document that is available in the Court’s record
(e.g., attached as an exhibit to your motion for leave to file), the clerk will file the
document as of the date of the order granting leave. If the document is not
available in the court’s record because you have not submitted it yet, you must
electronically file the document upon receipt of the order granting leave.” ECF Administrative Procedures Manual, § III(C).

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What If There’s an Emergency and I Can’t File a Document Electronically Because My Computer System is Down?

The Northern District of Texas has a procedure to follow, which is available here.

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How Do I Submit a Proposed Order to the Court?

Per ECF Administrative Procedures Manual, § II(F):  “To satisfy the requirement of LR 7.1(c) or LCrR 47.1(c), you must use the ‘Proposed Orders’ event and submit the proposed order in a word-processing format (e.g., Word or WordPerfect, not PDF). To serve a copy, you may attach a PDF version as an exhibit to the motion, but this does not satisfy the requirement to submit a proposed order to the judge.” A screen shot, as of August 15, 2012, of the instructions for submitting a proposed order is found here.

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What Do I Do If I Forget to Electronically Sign My Pleading, Motion, or Other Paper?

You can correct the deficiency by filing a Notice of Correction of Signature Omission, which is available here.

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Are Graphical Signatures Permitted on Electronically Filed Documents?

Yes. See L.R. 11.1(b) (“An attorney who submits a document for filing by electronic means must place on the document an “s/” and the typed name of the attorney, or a graphical signature, in the space where the attorney’s signature would have appeared had the document been submitted on paper.”).

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How Do I File a Pleading, Motion, or Other Paper?

Follow the steps found here.

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How Do I File a Civil Case?

Follow the steps found here.

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