E-mail Address for Approved Sealed Document (see L.R. 141): ApprovedSealed@caed.uscourts.gov

Effective January 3, 2005, the Eastern District of California will become an electronic filing and service district. With limited, specified exceptions, electronic filing must be utilized by attorneys in all cases. All attorneys who wish to file documents in the Eastern District of California must be admitted to practice or admitted to appear pro hac vice. Admission to practice in the Eastern District of California includes the requirement that the attorney complete an e-filing registration form and receive a username and password. (See Local Rules.)

Any person appearing pro se may not utilize electronic filing except with the permission of the assigned judge. Pro se litigants, whether or not their litigation is assigned as a pro se case ("PS"), shall file and serve paper documents as required by applicable rules of civil or criminal procedure, or the local rules of this district. (See Local Rules.)