§ Rule 5(g) Filing; Attachments
Rule 5(g). Filing; Attachments
(1) Filing. All papers after the complaint required to be served upon a party or to be filed with the Court within a specified time shall be both filed with the Court and served within that specified time;
(2) Papers Not to Be Filed. The following papers shall not be filed separately and may be filed as attachments or exhibits to other documents only when relevant to the determination of an issue before the Court:
(A) Subpoena Papers. Any praecipe used solely for issuance of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, and any affidavit of service of a subpoena, except for post-judgment proceedings;
(B) Discovery Papers. Notices of deposition; depositions, interrogatories and answers; requests for production, inspection or admission, and responses; requests for physical and mental examination; and notices of service of any discovery or discovery response;
(C) Proposed Pleadings. Any proposed pleading, except such pleading may be filed after ruling by the Court if necessary to preserve the record on appeal;
(D) Prior Filings. Any paper which previously has been filed in the case. If a party desires to call the Court's attention to anything contained in a previously filed paper, the party shall do so by incorporation by reference;
(E) Authorities Cited In Memoranda. Copies of authorities cited in memoranda, unless necessary to preserve the record on appeal; and
(F) Offers of Judgment Under Rule 68.
(3) Attachments to Judge. Except for proposed orders and proposed judgments, a party may attach copies of papers not otherwise to be filed under this rule to a copy of a motion or memorandum of points and authorities delivered to the judge to whom the case has been assigned. Any such papers provided to the judge must also be provided to all other parties.
(4) Sanctions. For violation of this Rule, the Court may order the removal of the offending document and charge the offending party or counsel such costs or fees as may be necessary to cover the Clerk's costs of filing, preservation, or storage, and the Court may impose any additional sanctions provided in Rule 16(f).