Rule 5 - ELECTRONIC FILINGFor purposes of this rule, e-filing refers to the submission of documents from litigants to a clerk of courts' e-filing system in a digitized format pursuant to that clerk of courts' procedures and instructions, and does not include fax filings or e-mail filings.
(A)Availability. The clerk of courts of each county within the jurisdiction of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals is authorized to implement an e-filing system and prepare and maintain operating procedures and instructions for their e-filing system. The clerk of courts' operating procedures and instructions shall determine the days and hours during which the e-filing system is available.(B)File-stamp. Upon successful submission, receipt and acceptance by the Clerk of Courts, e-filed documents will be electronically file-stamped and deemed filed as of the date of the file-stamp. The file-stamp will include the date and time that the receiving device of the Clerk of Courts received the entire transmission, as well as the confirmation number of the filing. An e-filed document that is not successfully processed by the Clerk of Courts will not receive an electronic file stamp, but the filer will receive a rejection e-mail.(C)Service. Service of documents filed electronically shall be accomplished in the manner prescribed by the appellate rules. See App.R. 3 and 13(B).(D)Time to Respond or Act. Whenever a time period is measured from the date after a document is filed, the time will be measured from the date the electronically filed document is deemed to have been filed.Amended effective 6/1/2022; amended effective 7/3/2023; amended effective 7/1/2024.