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Can a full-text search be performed upon scanned .pdf documents filed in a case?

April 26, 2017Case documents filed full-text Performed scanned search

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Can a full-text search be performed upon scanned .pdf documents filed in a case?

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No, reliable and accurate full-text search capability is not possible on documents scanned (even those scanned using OCR technology), so CM/ECF does not offer a full-text search feature. It is unlikely that the courts will offer this service unless the results could be relied upon as being 100% reliable.