Filing & Service
N.D. Tex. — The Northern District of Texas requires attorneys — other than prisoner pro se parties — to file electronically (complaints excepted), with paper filings requiring an original and a judge's copy.
The Northern District of Texas requires attorneys — other than prisoner pro se parties — to file electronically (complaints excepted), with paper filings requiring an original and a judge's copy.
LR 5.1(a) -- Filing with the Clerk: 'A pleading, motion, or other paper that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permit or require to be filed, or that the court orders to be filed, that is submitted on paper, must be filed with the clerk's office for the appropriate division. Unless the presiding judge agrees to accept it for filing, the pleading, motion, or other paper must not be sent directly to the presiding judge.'
LR 5.1(b) -- Original and Judge's Copy Required: 'An original and one judge's copy of each pleading, motion, or other paper that is submitted on paper must be filed with the clerk. If a pleading, motion, or other paper is filed by electronic means, the judge's copy must be submitted following procedures set forth in the ECF Administrative Procedures Manual.'
LR 5.1(e) -- Electronic Filing Required: 'Unless the presiding judge otherwise directs, an attorney -- other than a prisoner pro se party -- must file any pleading (except a complaint), motion, or other paper by electronic means, subject to the restrictions and requirements of the ECF Administrative Procedures Manual. A party may, for cause, move to be excused from the requirement of electronic filing.'
LR 5.1(f) -- ECF Registration: 'Unless excused for cause, an attorney -- other than a prisoner pro se party -- must register as an ECF user within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case, following the registration procedures set forth in the ECF Administrative Procedures Manual.'
LR 6.1 -- Time Deemed Filed: 'A pleading, motion, or other paper that is filed by electronic means before midnight central time of any day will be deemed filed on that day. A pleading, motion, or other paper that is filed on paper before the clerk's office is scheduled to close on any day will be deemed filed on that day.'
LR 5.1(c) -- Multiple Papers in One Document: 'Except for a proposed order or judgment, a document may contain more than one pleading, motion, or other paper. Any such document must clearly identify each included pleading, motion, or other paper in its title.'