N.H. R. Sup. Ct. 5

As amended through December 30, 2024
Rule 5 - Scope of Electronic Filing: Requesting Exemption Based Upon Party's Status or Hardship

A party who is required by these rules to file electronically in a supreme court case may be excused from the requirement of electronic filing in the following circumstances:

(a) The supreme court may fully excuse a party from electronic filing in the case if the court finds that:
(1) a party is protected by law from disclosing certain identifying or contact information, and electronic filing would defeat or undermine that protection; or
(2) extraordinary circumstances exist that would render electronic filing such a hardship that the party would be denied access to the court. A party requesting to be fully excused from the requirement of electronic filing shall conventionally file a motion with the court setting forth the reasons for the request. The motion should be filed with the party's first filing in the case, and the party's first filing may be conventionally filed subject to the court's ruling on the motion. If the motion is granted, the party who is fully excused from the requirement of electronic filing shall file documents conventionally, shall serve documents conventionally on other parties, and shall be served documents conventionally by other parties and the court.
(b) A self-represented individual over whom guardianship is sought or ordered, or a self-represented individual for whom involuntary admission or commitment is sought or ordered, is exempt from the requirement of electronic filing and need not file a motion to be excused.
(c) A self-represented incarcerated party who notifies the court in writing of his or her incarceration is exempt from the requirement of electronic filing until such time as that party is no longer incarcerated. A self-represented incarcerated party need not file a motion to be excused.
(d) In the interest of expediting a decision, or for other good cause shown, the supreme court may permit, on its own motion or the motion of a party, a limited exception to the requirement of electronic filing by allowing a party who is not otherwise excused pursuant to this rule to initiate a case conventionally or to file a document in an existing case conventionally.

N.H. R. Sup. Ct. 5

Adopted March 29, 2018, effective 3/29/2018; amended effective 1/1/2020; amended effective 1/1/2020.