Court · requirements recordVerified 2026-10-05
U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal. upload limit: Under 50 MB
CM/ECF e-filing · PDF only. Per file. ECF rejects 50.0 MB or more, so a file must be strictly under 50,000,000 bytes. PDF/A is not required but the court reports it is rejected least often.
The record
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Under 50 MB per file
In their words“Files that exceed 50MB cannot be e-filed.”
File size
50.0 MB or more is rejected
In their words“ECF will reject anything 50.0MB (50,000KB), or over.”
Formats
PDF only
In their words“All documents must be in PDF format.”
Also
PDF/A not required
In their words“Is PDF/a format required? No, not at this time.”
Also
Split large filings
In their words“You may combine smaller exhibits into one file, as long as that file is under 50.0 MB. Or if needed, break your filing out into smaller sections.”
Related limits
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