Title: CORRECTION ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS REGARDING E-FILING TO THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE, AND RULES OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: ADM04-8001, ADM09-8006, ADM09-8009, ADM10-8011, ADM10-8050, ADM10-8051, C4-84-2133, C4-85-1848, C4-94-1646, C6-84-2134, CX-89-1863, CX-89-1963
State: Minnesota
Issuer: Minnesota Supreme Court
Date: August 1, 2012

1 STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT ADM09-8009 AMENDED ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS REGARDING MANDATORY E-FILING The eCourt Steering Committee has recommended certain amendments to the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts regarding the authorization of mandatory e-filing and e-service. The Court has reviewed the proposals and is advised in the premises. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The attached amendments to the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts be, and the same are, prescribed and promulgated to be effective September 16, 2013. 2. These amendments shall apply to all actions or proceedings commenced on or after the effective date. Dated: June 13, 2013 BY THE COURT: /s/ Lorie S. Gildea Chief Justice 2 AMENDMENTS TO MINNESOTA GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE 1 [Note: Except where indicated otherwise, new material is indicated by 2 underscoring, except committee comments, which are all new; deleted material is 3 indicated by strikethrough] 4 5 RULE 14. E-FILING AND E-SERVICE 6 Rule 14.01. Mandatory and Voluntary E-File and E-Service 7 * * * 8 (b) Cases Subject to Mandatory E-Filing and E-Service. Effective September 9 1, 2012, attorneys representing parties in any case of the Pilot Project Case Types in the 10 Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, and effective September 1, 2013, or ninety (90) 11 days after designation by the State Court Administrator, whichever is later, for attorneys 12 representing parties in any case of the Pilot Project Case types in the districts or portions 13 thereof designated by the State Court Administrator under Rule 14.01(e), and government 14 agencies appearing in such cases, must register promptly upon filing of any document by 15 any party with the Designated Provider and file documents electronically with the court 16 in Pilot Project Case Types. Registered attorneys and government agencies must also 17 electronically serve all documents required or permitted to be served on other registered 18 attorneys and government agencies in that case, provided that the attorney to be served 19 has designated an e-mail address for receiving electronic service in the E-Filing System 20 after the District Court has accepted the initial filing in the case. Electronic filing and 21 electronic service shall be accomplished through the E-Filing System. 22 * * * 23 24 25 26 Rule 14.03. Document Format 27 (a) Document Types. Documents filed electronically shall be submitted in 28 searchable one of the following electronic filed formats: Word, WordPerfect, PDF or .tif 29 (“Tiff”) format only. 30 31 32