Becoming a Registered ECF User
Before you can file documents electronically with the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court, you must register with the court. Please review and ensure you meet the minimum requirements for case filing, and take the short quiz entitled, "The Facts about ECF" to find out what it means to be an e-filer in the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court.
Based on the type of pleadings that you will be filing, click on the appropriate registration process:
- Attorney Registration - Typical documents associated with this type of registration include, but are not limited to: new cases, adversary proceedings, appeals, motions/applications, proof of claims and proposed orders.
- Creditor/Limited Use Filer Registration - Typical documents associated with this type of registration include, but are not limited to: Assignments/Transfers of claims, proof of claims, notices of appearance and reaffirmation agreements.
If you need to register with PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) - PACER Registration
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creditor: A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor. attorney, or Chapter 7Bankruptcy Terminology
chapter 7: The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for "liquidation," i.e., the sale of a debtor's nonexempt property and the distribution of the proceeds to creditors. trusteeBankruptcy Terminology
trustee: The representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers, principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors, under the general supervision of the court and the direct supervision of the United States trustee or Bankruptcy Administrator. course. The classroom training provides 3.75 hours of CLE credit. Click on one of the classes below to view available training dates. If you are not registered in another district, you must complete the training requirement.The online attorney tutorial cannot be used to meet the training requirement. Attorneys who are not registered Bankruptcy ECF users in another district, must attend a classroom training session to become a registered ECF user in the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court.
*For creditor/claims filers, you only need to complete the online creditor filer tutorial and then complete Steps 3 and 4 below. Classroom training is not required for limited creditorBankruptcy Terminology
creditor: A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.
filers.
Classroom Online Debtor Attorney Class
Creditor Attorney Class
Chapter 7 Trustee Class
Online Attorney Tutorial
Online Creditor Filer Tutorial
* If you need to cancel your reservation for classroom training, please send an e-mail to ecftraining@txnb.uscourts.gov notifying the court you will be unable to attend. Please include the name(s) of all participants not attending, and the class date. Please allow 2 days notice when cancelling a reservation.
Step 3 - Complete the Connectivity Exercise. A copy of the connectivity exercise can be found in the ECF Registration Packet. To complete the exercise, you will need a training login and password. You can obtain a training login and password by attending classroom training, or by calling the court at 214-753-2600.
Step 4 - Fill out the ECF Registration Packet. It contains everything you need to become a registered filer in the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court. Mail the completed ECF Registration Packet to the address provided on the forms. The court will review your registration request and issue a live login and password to the Electronic Case Filing System once all forms have been processed. Please do NOT submit your ECF Registration forms until you have completed all required steps in the registration process.
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