(a) Manner of Filing – General
(1) A case, other than a case filed ex parte or a case in which a party pays the filing fee at the court, shall be considered initiated and filed with the court when:
(A) the case-initiating document has been electronically submitted to the court's electronic filing system;
(B) the filing fee, if applicable, has been paid electronically, or a properly supported motion to waive the filing fee has been submitted; and
(C) the submission has been acknowledged as received by the court's electronic filing system.
(2) A document, other than a document filed ex parte or a document for which the filing party pays the filing fee at the court, shall be considered filed when:
(A) it has been electronically submitted to the