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FAQs

  • Once I register, will the system send me all the previous emails? Can emails that I didn't get be re-sent? I deleted the ECF email, can you send me another?

    No. New users will only get emails occurring after their registration is complete AND a document is filed using the newly issued login.  Otherwise, if the attorney wants to begin receiving email notifications, but is not prepared to file a document, then he/she can add the case number under the "email information" section of your ECF account. 

    Simply check the box "Send Notices in these additional cases" and enter the case number in the text box to the right in the following format: XX-XXXXX. Click "Return to Account Screen" and then click "Submit" to accept the changes.

    Since the ECF system only sends out emails when the efiling occurs, there is no way to re-send emails that were previously sent.

  • How do we add an additional e-mail address to my ECF account so someone besides the attorney will get Notices of Electronic Filing?

    1. Log in to ECF with your ECF login (not your PACER)

    2. On the Blue-Bar, click on Utilities, then choose Maintain Your ECF Account.

    3. At the bottom of the main screen, click on the Email Information button.

    4. Check the box that reads "to the secondary address" under the "Send the Notices Specified below" section

    5. Add the email address(es) in that text box (follow each address with a comma or carriage-return).

    IMPORTANT: Make sure there are no blank spaces in any of the email fields, especially at the end of the address, or ECF will give you and error about invalid address.

    6. Click on "Return to Account screen" at the bottom of the Email Info page (do not click the "Back Button" on the browser).

    8. Click on "Submit" at the bottom of the primary Maintain User Account screen.

    NOTE: You may see a list of cases in which the attorney's participating. You should spread the changes to all of them by selecting "Update All" and then clicking "Submit".

  • How do I change my ECF password?

    Go to Utilities and choose Change Your Password

    Your password must be at least eight (8) characters and include a capital letter and a special character or number (1, 2, 3...#, &...)

    Click Submit

  • Is there a way to get BOTH an email message notice (Send a notice for each filing) and the daily summary report (Send a Daily Summary Report)?

    CM/ECF is configured to send one or the other, it does not have the capablitity to send both

  • How long does the ECF system take to send out the emails?

    The ECF system usually sends out emails within 5 minutes of completion of the electronic filing so there is no real delay.  If you are exeriencing delays, check on the frequency with which you have set your email server to check for new messages.
     

  • Can a client or an interested party (non-attorney) receive emails on a case?

    You can add a secondary email address by using the Maintain My ECF Account option under Utilities. Any email addresses you add will receive everything that the primary email account gets in all his or her cases. This can be confusing for the secondary if they start to receive emails regarding cases for which they are not involved. Instead, you might want to set up a RULE on your email server or email client to automatically forward case emails to anyone you wish.

  • Can secondary email addresses get emails on certain cases only?

    No. Secondary email addresses will receive emails for every case that the primary email gets. It works exactly like a "CC" (carbon-copy) address.

  • How do I remove myself from the mailing list on a particular case?

    You will need to file a notice in the case that you no longer wish to receive notices in.

  • Appointment of counsel

    Counsel is not appointed for Pro Se debtors in Bankruptcy. If a debtor files a bankruptcy Pro Se, they are acting as their own counsel. They are responsible for knowing the Court's local rules, and the federal rules of bankruptcy. They are responsible for filling out their own forms and noticing parties.

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