Are there benchmarks on the relationship between the PDF file size and the amount of time it takes to transmit (upload) and docket the entry at various Internet speeds?
In the existing civil prototype (trial) courts, the average document is 12 – 12 1/2 pages. Using this average, upload/transmission of a PDF text file takes (less than) 1 – 1 1/2 minutes on average. We have not tracked average times for larger documents. Various factors can affect the time it takes to transmit (upload) documents to the court, (e.g., load on the Internet Service Provider (ISP), user’s modem speed, etc.) CM/ECF users may occasionally perceive the transmission time as excessive because their PC is tied up during the process. However, when weighed against the time required to prepare paper documents and deliver them to the court (via mail or delivery service), plus the delay before court staff reviews and dockets the pleading, CM/ECF significantly reduces the time between preparing a pleading and its appearance on the docket. It is important to understand that aside from case opening, various events can take different amounts of time. The document is not considered and acce
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