Finally, click the Print button (Letter C).This allows the Adobe PDF print driver to reconvert and scale your document down to an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. Then select Fit in the Page Sizing & Handling section (Letter B).In the Print Popup, select Adobe PDF as your printer (Letter A).Some legal document management software can cause issues with file stamp placement as well, and flattening the document will remove those incompatibilities as well. However, this conflict is not relegated to only digital signatures. This prohibits the court from adding a file-stamp to the document upon acceptance.

These programs add hidden meta data which is incompatible with many of the court’s e-filing Manager’s software. If a user has digital signatures in their PDF created with DocuSign or similar software, they must also flatten the document. The court requires the filer flatten these PDFs to ensure the document can be viewed on all devices, and to prevent others from manipulating or editing the information. Typically this is due to the filer using a fillable PDF that is still editable. The #1 reason the system rejects a filing is because the system can not process a document.

The Court consistently returns conformed copies without a file stamp.

The filing is rejected because the document failed to submit to the court.

The system immediately auto-rejects your documents because one or more documents could not be processed.

It can also remove invisible meta data which is incompatible with many of the court’s e-Filing manager’s software. Flattening PDFs ensures the document can be viewed on all devices, and prevents others from manipulating or editing the information.

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