Pro Se Filer PDF Submissions
This page is for submitting Pro Se PDF filings ONLY. The Sixth Amended General Order 21-0027 has expired. Therefore, the Court will no longer use of this email box (Temporary_E-Filing@ilnd.uscourts.gov) to receive filings from pro se litigants. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will accept filings from pro se litigants via the Pro Se Filer Submission
webpage.
Filings must be in PDF format; Picture/text files (.jpeg, .png., .doc .docx, .txt, etc) are prohibited.
Only PDFs are to be submitted through this page. Other file types are prohibited.
This process is not to be used for documents containing Personal Identifiable Information that should not be seen on
the court’s public docket. (Examples: Social Security Numbers, Birth Dates, names of Minor Children, etc.).
Please follow Local Rule 26.2, Sealed Documents, for filing sealed documents.
If you are submitting documents for a new civil case, pursuant to LR 3.1, you must also submit a civil cover sheet/designation sheet.
PDF Submission Page
If you do not receive a CM-ECF notification regarding your submission within 24 business hours,
please contact the Intake Desk at 312-435-5691.
If you wish to attain a pdf copy of a document, you may set up a PACER account by clicking
HERE.
If you do not wish to set up a PACER account, please send your request to the Certified Copy Desk (CCD) inbox
CCD_ILND@ilnd.uscourts.gov.
You will be provided with a CCD invoice and charged according to the Fee Schedule.