Scanned vs. Text Based PDF Files
As the court reviews filings to date, by attorneys, a few have been found to be created by
scanning documents rather than by
printing to a PDF file. More information on this distinction is in a
PDFs - Scanned vs. Text fact sheet on the court's web site. The court's strong preference is that filed documents be "text" PDF format, so that copying and pasting, keyword searching and text output functions will be available. "Text" PDF documents also have a smaller file size. It appears that many firms have acquired copiers or scanners which can scan a document and create a PDF file. While this is acceptable for pre-existing exhibits, the preferred method of creating motions and memoranda for filing is to print to a PDF file. This is expressed in the
Administrative Procedures re: Electronic Filing.