• The Court has entered Administrative Order 09-AO-042 amending time deadlines in certain Local Rules to conform to the amendments of the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure effective December 1, 2009.
• Mandatory Submission of Civil Initiating Documents through CM/ECF Effective August 4, 2008. Manual and Tutorial.

Court Bar Membership and ECF Registration

• Court Bar Membership Application
• ECF Registration Training
• Notice of Change of Registration Information
  PDF NonFillable | PDF Fillable

Resources

• Electronically Filing Sealed Documents (Revised October 2008)
• Electronic Case Filing User's Manual (Revised February 2008)
• CM/ECF Online Case Submission Instructions (New)
• Party Name Data Conventions for CM/ECF (New)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Electronic Filing Help Desk
• PACER Service Center

Training and Tutorials

• Attorney Contact Information Update Instructions (New)
• Required Online Training
• Tutorials

Electronic Filing Policies

• ECF Policies and Procedures (Revised October 2009)
• Notice of Changes to ECF Policies and Procedures (October 2009)
• Judges' Courtesy Copy Policy
• Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court - Responsibility for Redaction
• Procedures Governing the Electronic Availability and Redaction of Transcripts
  (Revised September 2009)
• Procedure to Address Non-Compliance with ECF Policies and Procedures
  (Revised September 2009)

Newsletters

• October 2009



In this issue: New Requirement To Log In to CM/ECF | Change of Contact Information Procedure | Updating Contact Information | RECAP Software Security Concerns | Helpful Reminders | Hyperlinks in Documents | The "Back" Button



• April 2008



In this issue: Tips for Successfully E-Filing New Civil Actions | E-filing Notices of Removal | Issuance of Additional Summons News for Netscape Users | Helpful Tips and Information



• August 2007



In this issue: Bounce Backs: A Growing Problem | Stop Receiving NEF’s | Procedure to Discontinue NEF’s | Transcripts Don’t get a Free Look | PACER Service Center Great Resource | Court Institutes Disciplinary Policy | Check List for Successful E-Filing



• March 2007



In this issue: CM/ECF 3.0 Released | Judges’ Courtesy Copies | Updates to E-Filing Policies and Procedures | Filing Exhibits Separately | Important Form Update | Pay.gov News | PDF Hints and Tips | Filing a Joinder/Concurrence in Criminal Cases | Keeping up with the Times | Save Yourself Some Time



• October 2006



In this issue: USPS Track and Confirm Notices | Adobe Acrobat 8.0 | Attorney E-Filing Terminal Now Available | Reminders | Selecting the Appropriate Category | Viewing Documents in Social Security Appeal Cases | On-Line Training Always Available | Signatures | Appearances for Multiple Attorneys



• June 2006



In this issue: Important Changes to Rule 11 | E-Filing Tutorials Available | E-Filing Reminders | Compliance with LR 83.4 | Affidavits Must be Signed | Viewing Documents for Accuracy | Six Months of Mandatory E-Filing | ECF Policies and Procedures Updated | Filing Forms Completed On-Line



• December 2005



In this issue: Mandatory E-filing | To Link or Not to Link | E-filing Requests for Garnishments | Keeping track of Passwords and Policies | Filing Voluminous and Numerous Exhibits 3 | Creating Shortcut to CM/ECF Login | Adding U.S. District Court to Favorites



• September 2005



In this issue: Top 12 E-filing Errors | HTML or Text? What does it Mean? | Do you consider NEF’s Spam? Your Email Client Might