There are two ways to sign a PDF document for electronic filing:

1. The preferred method is using "/s/." Please refer to the Administrative Procedures for the correct format of the electronic signature “/s/,” click here: Policies & Procedures.
2. If the document is signed in ink, you'll need to scan it into PDF format before filing it electronically.

To avoid receiving a Clerk’s Notice to Filer regarding a Login/Signature Block Violation, it is important to ensure that the name of the attorney e-filing the document matches the name in the document's signature block. Additionally, the attorney’s full name must be spelled exactly as it appears in the attorney’s CM/ECF account. Failing to do so will violate Section 3J(1) of the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures and LR 5.1(b).

Please also note that documents filed conventionally (in-person) must have original signatures in ink, including the Notice of Conventional Filing form that attorneys are required to complete.