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Electronic Case Filing General Procedures
Signature Format
Non-Attorney Signature Formats
Documents required to be signed by persons who are not counsel of record in a particular case (verified documents, affidavits, etc.), may be submitted in electronic format in any of the following ways so long as counsel has and maintains a signed copy.
Option 1
The document can be signed by hand, scanned and then filed electronically.
Option 2
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed along with a statement by counsel that he or she has a signed copy, as in the following example.
__________/s/*_________
Polly Plaintiff
*Counsel hereby certifies that he or she has a signed copy of the foregoing document available for inspection at any time by the court or a party to this action.
Option 3
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed with a scanned copy of the signature page as an attachment.
__________/s/*_________
Polly Plaintiff
*A copy of the signature page bearing an original signature is attached hereto. |
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# Non-Attorney Signature Formats
Documents required to be signed by persons who are not counsel of record in a particular case (verified documents, affidavits, etc.), may be submitted in electronic format in any of the following ways so long as counsel has and maintains a signed copy.
### Option 1
The document can be signed by hand, scanned and then filed electronically.
### Option 2
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed along with a statement by counsel that he or she has a signed copy, as in the following example.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/s/\*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Polly Plaintiff
\*Counsel hereby certifies that he or she has a signed copy of the foregoing document available for inspection at any time by the court or a party to this action.
### Option 3
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed with a scanned copy of the signature page as an attachment.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/s/\*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Polly Plaintiff
\*A copy of the signature page bearing an original signature is attached hereto.
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## Non-Attorney Signature Formats
Documents required to be signed by persons who are not counsel of record in a particular case (verified documents, affidavits, etc.), may be submitted in electronic format in any of the following ways so long as counsel has and maintains a signed copy.
### Option 1
The document can be signed by hand, scanned and then filed electronically.
### Option 2
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed along with a statement by counsel that he or she has a signed copy, as in the following example.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/s/\*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Polly Plaintiff
\*Counsel hereby certifies that he or she has a signed copy of the foregoing document available for inspection at any time by the court or a party to this action.
### Option 3
An electronic version of the document bearing a “/s/” can be filed with a scanned copy of the signature page as an attachment.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/s/\*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Polly Plaintiff
\*A copy of the signature page bearing an original signature is attached hereto. |
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