- Required Steps for Training and Registration as an ECF Filer
- Fourth Circuit Attorney ECF On-line Training
- Fourth Circuit Attorney ECF On-line Training (PDF Transcript)
- Additional Electronic Learning Modules
- Review and Certification Form
- Log-in to CM/ECF Practice Database (practice filing)
Training
Fourth Circuit on-line training is required before registration.- Register/Retrieve Password
Registration/Password Retrieval
- CM/ECF Hardware & Software Requirements
- Launching CM/ECF on Apple MacIntosh
- Converting Word Processing Documents to PDF
- Paginating Briefs & Table of Contents in Word 2002-3 & Word 2007
- Redacting Sealed Information
- Technical FAQ's--CM/ECF Issues
- Technical FAQ's--PDF Related
- PDF Compatibility and CM/ECF
Technical Information
- Fourth Circuit Implementation Notice
- Administrative Order 08-01
- CM/ECF User Manual
Procedural Information
Documents filed by counsel must be filed in electronic PDF format using the Menu of Attorney Filing Events. Appendices, vouchers, and case-initiating documents (petitions for review, mandamus, permission to appeal) are excepted from electronic filing and are filed by counsel in paper format. Formal briefs must be filed in both electronic and paper format.- CM/ECF FAQ’s
- PACER FAQ’s
- Contact Information