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Refer to ECF User's Manual

Flatten PDF Fillable Forms Before Uploading unto ECF

Submit Orders to the Court in the Correct Format

Motions and Supporting Materials Larger than 15 Pages

Proof of Service Should be Filed as an Attachment

File Exhibit List as Main Document & Exhibits as Attachments

Proof of Service / Affidavit of Mailing (Examples)

Plaintiffs Must Promptly File Their Proof of Service After Serving Summons, Complaint and Pretrial Order

Filers Who Make an Error Should Make a Corrective Entry

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