The proposed orders are for the judge to use as a draft. Therefore, they cannot be write-protected (that is, they must be able to be edited by the judge and the judge’s staff). In order to ensure that the proposed orders you submit are usable, the Court requires that, in addition to including such documents along with the filing, (which version may be write-protected), you also email a copy of the non-write-protected (this is a version that can be modified and/or edited) proposed order to the case judge's separate eFiling service address. The format is judge[last name]eserve [at] dcsc.gov or magistratejudge[last name of magistrate judge]eserve [at] dcsc.gov. It is most helpful if the proposed order is sent in the format in which it was created (such as in Word or Word Perfect) and, of course, that it not be write-protected.

Proposed orders should include under the area for the judges signature, the names of those to be served and the manner of service. If the party is not eServed, such as a pro se party, the party's or counsel's address should be included as well.