Local Criminal Rule 46

LOCAL CRIMINAL RULE 49 - SERVICE AND FILING OF PAPERS

LCrR49.2M Service of Documents by Electronic Means

LCrR49.1M Filing By Electronic Means

The court will accept for filing only those documents submitted and signed or verified by electronic means and only those electronic documents that comply with procedures established by the court, as authorized by Rule 49(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The electronic record shall be the official record of the court.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an attorney may, for good cause shown, request by written motion a temporary exemption from mandatory electronic case filing. If the exemption pertains to a specific case, the motion should be filed in that case. If the exemption pertains to

all cases before the court, current and future, said motion should be filed and will be submitted to the Chief Judge.

The filing of charging documents, including the complaint, information, indictment and superseding information or indictment, shall be accomplished as set forth in the administrative procedures guide for the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, which is authorized by General Order 2005-06. A copy of the administrative procedures may be obtained from the clerk's office or downloaded from court's website at www.lamd.uscourts.gov .

LCrR49.2M Service of Documents By Electronic Means

The "Notice of Electronic Filing" that is automatically generated by the court's Electronic Filing System, except as provided below, constitutes service of the filed document on all parties who have consented to electronic service. Parties who have not consented to electronic service must be served with a copy of any pleading or other document filed electronically in accordance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Local Rules.

Most sealed filings do not produce a Notice of Electronic Filing, and therefore, service by the party of any sealed document must be in accordance with the Federal Rules and the Local Rules.

A certificate of service must be included with all electronic filings. The certificate of service must identify the method of service upon each party. [Adopted July 15, 2005]