Rule 4.1 - Eligibility; Registration Required(a)Attorneys. Unless exempted by the court, each attorney representing a party to a case maintained in JIMS shall register as a JEFS User. An attorney is eligible for registration if the attorney is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Hawai'i, is on active status, and is not suspended, disbarred, or otherwise prohibited from practicing law in the State of Hawai'i. An attorney admitted pro hac vice may not register as a JEFS User because all filings must be made by the local counsel with whom the pro hac vice attorney is associated.(b)Assistant or Staff Member. An assistant or staff member employed by an attorney JEFS User, or employed by the law firm or the organization of the attorney JEFS user, may register as a JEFS user in his or her own name to electronically file documents on behalf of the employer. The employer shall be responsible for the actions and documents electronically filed by the assistant or staff member.(c)Self-represented parties. A self-represented party may register as a JEFS User for the case(s) in which he or she is a party.(d)Approved government agency partners. An employee of anapproved government agency partner, who is not a party, but who preparesdocuments for filing in a court case, may register as a JEFS User for the solepurpose of filing through JEFS court documents necessary for a particular case.Haw. R. Elec. Fil'g. & Serv. 4.1
Amended January 21, 2015, effective 7/1/2015; Adopted April 10, 2019, effective 4/10/2019.