This court upgraded to the latest version (Next Generation) of the CM/ECF filing system on January 27, 2020. For more information about what that means for you, go to our NextGen page.

Admission and Registration

• Attorney Admissions
  Attorneys must apply for admission to this court before registering to e-file.
• Registration (Your Account)
  Attorneys and pro se e-filers/e-service recipients must register in CM/ECF before they can begin e-filing or receive e-service notifications.

Technical Requirements

• CM/ECF Technical Requirements (Section II: Technical Requirements)
  E-filers must be familiar with and abide by all technical requirements when e-filing with this court.

Procedures and rules

• ECF Filing Procedures (PDF; Revised March 2023: Updates Comparison Chart) 
  Filers must be familiar with and abide by the ECF Filing Procedures when filing with this court.
• Local Rules and General Orders
  E-filers and traditional filers must be familiar with and comply with the Local Rules and General Orders when filing with this court.
• Federal Rules
  E-filers and traditional filers must be familiar with and comply with the Federal Rules when filing with this court.
• Chambers Procedures
  Provides filing and trial-related rules specific to each Chambers in this court. 
• Emergency Filings
  Provides instructions for submitting emergency filings such as Motions for Temporary Restraining Order.

Gather Your Materials

• Forms
  Provides local and national form templates for a number of filing events.  If a form is not listed here, no template form has been created.
• Payment
  Provides breakdown of fees related to filing in this court.