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For e-filing assistance, please call our Help Desk at 312-582-8727.
E-Filling accounts are provided only to those attorneys who have completed the District Court's instructor-led CM/ECF training or on-line CM/ECF training. Attorneys who are already registered as an e-filer in another district or bankruptcy court, or who have received training in e-filing from their firm may register as e-filers without completing one of the District Court training programs. Click HERE to request an account.* Click HERE if appearing Pro Hac Vice.

CM/ECF FEATURE TRAINING VIDEO

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Maintenance Alert
Please take notice that the PACER/ECF system will be unavailable between 7:00 A.M. and 7:30 A.M. on Fridays for routine system maintenance.

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Request an E-Filing Account with the District Court

E-Filling accounts are provided only to those attorneys who have completed the District Court's instructor-led CM/ECF training or on-line CM/ECF training. Attorneys who are already registered as an e-filer in another district or bankruptcy court, or who have received training in e-filing from their firm may register as e-filers without completing one of the District Court training programs. Click HERE to request an account.  Click HERE if appearing Pro Hac Vice.

Register for an E-Filing Class with the District Court

Click HERE to register for an e-filing class.

PACER

PACER Help Desk 800- 676-6856

Get a PACER Account
You need both a CM/ECF account and a PACER account. The PACER account gives you the ability to read case dockets and view electronic images of documents. Your CM/ECF account allows you to electronically file a document with the Court. To get a PACER account you may call the center toll free at 1-800-676-6856 or go to the PACER Service Center's website at http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/register.html" and complete the online form.

Access PACER Account
Click HERE to access the U.S. Party/Case PACER

PACER Billing
Billable pages are calculated in two ways in CM/ECF. A formula is used to determine the number of pages for an HTML formatted report. Any information extracted from the CM/ECF database, such as the data used to create a docket sheet, is billed using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted. For a PDF document, the actual number of pages is counted to determine the number of billable pages. For report data retrieved from the CM/ECF system that is printed, the print job will not always match the number of pages billed. The number of pages printed is dependent on individual printer and browser settings. All users are charged equally for the same information regardless of the browser settings or printer configurations. A transaction receipt and the Review Billing History option are provided under Utilities for reviewing charges. Also, Review Transaction History is available on the PACER Service Center site in Account Information for reviewing transactions from all courts. The transactions are updated on the PACER Web Site by the middle of each month.

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