Click here for information on how to access Civil Summonses.
Click here for information on the Court's Electronic Seal.
This District's Electronic Case Filing (ECF) System is live. Unless excused by the court, all members of this District Bar must be trained and registered as Filing Users.
The civil shell case number is 09av99999 and the criminal shell case number is 09ar99999.
CM/ECF e-filers are required to pay fees online. Click HERE for details.
If you know your ECF login**, but have forgotten your password, you can reset your password by clicking here and following the instructions on the screen. You will receive an email in the primary email account registered with our court. Follow the link to reset the password.
**Hint**Your ECF login is your 5 digit federal court id number, plus your first name initial and last name initial. For example, if John Doe's federal court id number is 4295, then his ECF login will be 04295jd (use a leading '0' if your bar id is less than 5 digits).
If you have lost your ECF login and password, send an email including the attorney's name and federal court ID number to
. The original ECF information will be resent to the email address listed on the registration form.
Court opinions may be viewed, searched, or retrieved using PACER. Only opinions designated by a judge as "written opinions" will be made available without charge. Check the written opinions report in Pacer for these opinions.
Make sure your email spam filter accepts mail from the entire domain of @scd.uscourts.gov to help prevent undelivered NEFs, or notifications of electronic filing from the Court.
. The original ECF information will be resent to the email address listed on the registration form.