E.D.N.Y. LBR 5005-1 — Filing by Electronic Means
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Verified against the official source (E.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Bankruptcy Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
E.D.N.Y. LBR 5005-1 — Filing by Electronic Means: the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case and proceeding before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
Requirement
(a) Password and Registration. (i) Attorneys An attorney admitted to practice before the Court may obtain a password to permit the attorney to file documents electronically. An attorney may register to use the electronic filing system by filing a password application. (ii) Limited Creditors Creditors may register for limited use of the electronic filing system by filing a password application. (b) Filing Requirements. (i) All motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, exhibits, and other documents required to be filed with the Court in connection with a case, except documents to be placed under seal in accordance with E.D.N.Y. LBR 9018, shall be filed by electronic means. The date and time of the electronic filing shall be the official date and time of the filing of the document. (ii) Proofs of claim may be filed electronically. (iii) All documents that form part of a motion or pleading, and which are being filed at the same time and by the same party, except for a memorandum of law, may be electronically filed together under one docket number. A memorandum of law shall be filed separately and shall indicate the motion or pleading to which it relates. (iv) Relevant excerpts of exhibits that are not in electronic form shall be scanned and electronically filed. Such document excerpts shall be identified as excerpts, shall not exceed 20 pages, and shall state that the entire document is in the possession of the filing party and is available upon request. The complete exhibit shall be made available to counsel on request, and shall be available in the courtroom at any hearing on the matter. Persons filing excerpts of exhibits pursuant to these procedures do so without prejudice to their right to file additional excerpts or the entire exhibit with the Court at any time. Opposing parties may file any additional excerpts that they believe to be germane. Chambers copies of complete exhibits shall be provided to the Court on request. CROSS-REFERENCE: E.D.N.Y. LBR 9018-1 REFERENCE: General Order on Electronic Filing Procedures Committee Note: Attorney and Limited Creditor ECF password applications are available at the intake counter of the Clerk’s office and at the Court’s Website. Former E.D.N.Y. LBR 5005-1 was stricken, and Former E.D.N.Y. LBR 5005-2 was redesignated E.D.N.Y. 5005-1.
Source of truth
(a) Password and Registration. (i) Attorneys An attorney admitted to practice before the Court may obtain a password to permit the attorney to file documents electronically. An attorney may register to use the electronic filing system by filing a password application. (ii) Limite
- Official source
- E.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Bankruptcy Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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