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9th Cir. R. 25-5 — Electronic Filing: the court's own rule, verbatim from FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE NINTH CIRCUIT RULES CIRCUIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTES (1 June 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(New Rule 12/1/09, Rev. 7/1/13, 3/23/16; 12/1/18; 12/1/24) (a) Participation. All attorneys and court reporters are required to submit all filings electronically using the Court’s Appellate Electronic Filing System unless the Court grants a request to be exempted from the requirement. Filers seeking an exemption must complete the Appellate Electronic Filing System Exemption Form found on the Court’s website. If an exempt filer registers for the Appellate Electronic Filing System, that registration will abrogate the exemption. (Rev. 7/1/13) Use of the Appellate Electronic Filing System is voluntary for all parties proceeding without counsel. If a technical malfunction prevents access to the Appellate Electronic Filing System for a protracted period, the Court by special order may permit paper filings pending restoration of electronic access. (b) Documents that may be submitted either electronically or in paper format. (Abrogated 12/1/24) (c) Paper Copies of Electronically Filed Documents No paper copies of electronically filed documents may be submitted unless specifically directed by the Court. Generally the Court will only request paper copies of briefs and excerpts of record that have been accepted and filed by the Court. (New 12/1/24) (d) Deadlines. (1) When permitted. Electronic filing is permitted at any time other than when precluded by system maintenance. Filings will be processed by the Court during the Court’s business hours. (2) Timeliness. An electronic filing successfully completed by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time will be entered on the Court’s docket as of that date. The Court’s Appellate Electronic Filing System determines the date and time a filing is completed. If technical failure prevents timely electronic filing of any document, the filing party shall preserve documentation of the failure and seek appropriate relief from the Court. (e) Technical requirements. All documents must be submitted in Portable Document Format (“PDF”). The version filed with the Court must be generated from the original word processing file to permit the electronic version of the document to be searched and copied. PDF files created by scanning paper documents are prohibited; however, exhibits submitted as attachments to a document may be scanned and attached if the filer does not possess a word processing file version of the attachment. No single attachment shall exceed 100 MB in size. Attachments that exceed that size must be divided into sub-volumes. (Rev. 7/1/13, 12/1/19) (f) Signature. Electronic filings shall indicate each signatory by using an “s/” in addition to the typed name of counsel or an unrepresented party. Documents filed on behalf of separately represented parties or multiple pro se parties must indicate one signatory by using an “s/” in addition to the typed name and attest that all other parties on whose behalf the filing is submitted concur in the filing’s content. (g) Service. All filings not submitted through the Appellate Electronic Filing System require a certificate of service or equivalent statement. A sample certificate can be found on the Court’s website at Form 25. (1) Filings Submitted Electronically That Are Served Electronically. When a document (other than an original proceeding or petition for review) is submitted electronically, the Appellate Electronic Filing System will automatically notify the other parties and counsel who are registered for electronic filing of the submission; no certificate of service or service of paper copies upon other parties and counsel registered for electronic filing is necessary. Registration for the Appellate Electronic Filing System constitutes consent to electronic service. (2) Filings Submitted Electronically That Are Not Served Electronically. Original proceedings, petitions for review, sealed filings, and any electronically submitted filing in a case involving a pro se litigant or an attorney who is not registered for the Appellate Electronic Filing System must be served pursuant to FRAP 25(c)(1), and must be accompanied by a certificate of service or equivalent statement. A sample certificate can be found on the Court’s website at Form 15. Registration for the Appellate Electronic Filing System constitutes consent to service by email. (h) Court-Issued Documents. Except as otherwise provided by these rules or court order, electronically filed and distributed orders, decrees, and judgments constitute entry on the docket under FRAP 36 and 45(b). Orders also may be issued as “text-only” entries on the docket without an attached document. Such orders are official and binding. Cross Reference: • FRAP 25. Filing and Service on page 79, specifically, FRAP 25(a)(5), Privacy Protection • Circuit Rule 27-13. Sealed Documents on page 104 • Circuit Rule 22-3. Applications for Authorization to File Second or Successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition or § 2255 Motion - All Cases; Stay of Execution - Capital Cases on page 70, specifically, Circuit Rule 22-3(c)(2), Service in Noncapital Cases
(New Rule 12/1/09, Rev. 7/1/13, 3/23/16; 12/1/18; 12/1/24) (a) Participation. All attorneys and court reporters are required to submit all filings electronically using the Court’s Appellate Electronic Filing System unless the Court grants a request to be exempted from the require
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.