To file your motion in a criminal case, click on "Criminal" in the blue menu bar, then choose "Motions" in the "Motions and Related Filings" category. Screen by screen, you will:

• Enter the case number.

• Choose the defendant(s).

• Choose the type of motion.

• Select the filer.

• Upload your document.

• Upload and name any attachments, if necessary.

• Indicate Oral Argument, if requested on the motion.

• Enter the noting date.

• Complete your filing and submit it to the ECF system.

• View, save, and print the Receipt of Electronic Filing. The receipt lists all those who received the document via electronic service and those who must be served by conventional means. Note: SEALED documents are not served electronically.

After logging out of the ECF system, send an e-mail to the judge attaching the proposed order in Word or WordPerfect format. 

• The format of the e-mail address is: [JudgeLastName]Orders@wawd.uscourts.gov.
  For example: LasnikOrders@wawd.uscourts.gov

• Remember to put the case number and name of the proposed order in the subject line of the e-mail.