esignature not acceptable by a Washington state court

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I am a pro-se defendant in a lawsuit in a Washington state couinty, but live in New Mexico.

I prepared a pleading, e-signed it with Docusign, only to learn that WA court did not do online filing. So I shipped the e-signed physical papers to a process server in WA for filing in the court. The clerk at first resisted filing the papers due to e-signature, but was reminded that it was her duty, she filed the papers saying that the judge will not like it.

--- Is it acceptable to use e-signed physical papers as "the original document" ?

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Hello,Thank you for reaching out here in the DocuSign Community.DocuSign doesn’t provide direct legal advice, but we do offer the DocuSign Legal FAQ article that you can see by clicking the link below: https://support.docusign.com/en/articles/Legal-FAQIf you need more specific legal guidance that the Legal FAQ doesn’t address, please consult a law office in your local jurisdiction or your company’s legal team.Please click "Select as Best" below if you found the answer to be a valid solution to your issue!Best regards,Nathaly | DocuSign Community Moderator

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