CM/ECF will be down for system maintenance on
Friday, November 27, 5:00 p.m. until Sunday, November 29, 8:00 p.m.
CM/ECF Version 4 - as of November 30
CM/ECF is upgraded to Version 4 as of November 30.
See these important references for the most current information.
Case Opening Instructions (Version 4) for Attorneys
Summary of CM/ECF Version 4 Features/Updates
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Other Helpful References....
Check your Complaint for Privacy compliance before filing
Corporate Disclosure Statement (Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1)
See Also ......
Effective 12/1/2009
Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules
Please Note:
CM/ECF is not yet compatible with IE8.
If you are using IE8, you may experience difficulty logging
into the CM/ECF system or other functional problems with
CM/ECF. If you have questions regarding browser
compatibility with CM/ECF or PACER, please contact the
PACER Service Center at (800) 676-6856.
Thank you for your cooperation.
To assist with a current PACER program assessment, users of PACER may participate in a short survey regarding their
satisfaction with current services and any suggestions for potential enhancements. This survey will remain available to
users for approximately 30 days. Please click on the following link to take this survey, and we thank you in advance for
helping to improve public access to federal court documents and information:
Click here to begin the survey
The Court would like to make CM/ECF filers aware of certain security concerns relating to a software application or
“plug-in” called RECAP, which was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable the sharing of court documents
on the Internet. Once a user loads RECAP, documents that he or she subsequently accesses via PACER are automatically
sent to a public Internet repository. Other RECAP/PACER users are then able to see whether documents are available from
the Internet repository. RECAP captures District and Bankruptcy Court documents, but has not yet incorporated Appellate Court
functionality. At this time, RECAP does not appear to provide users with access to restricted or sealed documents. Please
be aware that RECAP is "open-source" software, which can be freely obtained by anyone with Internet access and modified
for benign or malicious purposes, such as facilitating unauthorized access to restricted or sealed documents. Accordingly,
CM/ECF filers are reminded to be diligent about their computer security practices to ensure that documents are not
inadvertently shared or compromised. The court and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts will continue to analyze the
implications of RECAP or related-software and advise of any ongoing or further concerns.
Forgot your bar
roll number?
FORMS - for filing your case electronically
Prepare JS44 Civil Cover Sheet
Prepare Summons in a Civil Action (AO440)
Prepare Summons for Office of General Counsel (S.S. App.)
Prepare Summons for Attorney General of the U.S. (S.S. App.)
Prepare Summons for U.S. Attorney (S.S. App.)
EFFECTIVE 10/11/2007:
Payment of Appeal fees will be
Any document that
requires a filing fee
(Complaint, Notice of Removal,
Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission)
must also be paid by
credit card through pay.gov.
The Court will never contact you to ask for your credit card information.
The Court does not collect or store credit card information.
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