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Federal district courts: PDF requirements for e-filing

Every federal district court runs its own CM/ECF system and sets its own file size limit, commonly between 10 MB and 50 MB per PDF. The limit almost always applies to each file separately: the main document and each exhibit can each be up to the limit. Large exhibits must be split into parts and attached in order.

Limits for the 94 courts below range from 10 MB to 750 MB per file.

Federal district courts PDF requirements
CourtPer PDFPer filingSearchable textBookmarksVerified
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands20 MB———
District Court of Guam50 MB———
District Court of the Virgin Islands50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona30 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii250 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland30 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana250 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska35 MB100 MB (rec.)——
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico200 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota40 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont150 MB———
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming80 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana200 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York40 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington50 MB200 MB (rec.)——
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin75 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana200 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee10 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama10 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia30 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa15 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma250 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama750 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York15 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia35 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky120 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan30 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri40 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma60 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee40 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas10 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia50 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington100 MB———
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin100 MB———