Can an attorney edit a docket entry?
No. An attorney cannot edit anything once it has been uploaded into the database. During docketing of an event, the attorney can select from specific pull down lists only. An attorney can also add to the docket entry using free text, where permitted by the court, but only during preparation of docket entry. Once the docket entry and document are officially submitted and electronically accepted by the court, only court personnel can revise or edit the docket entry. Will there be restrictions on who may have access to the CM/ECF system for the purpose of filing documents? Will there be restrictions on who may have access to the CM/ECF system for the purpose of seeing the filed documents or for other purposes? ANSWER: Each participating court will establish policies on access to file documents through the electronic filing system. At the present time, prototype courts are providing document filing access principally to attorneys, although some courts are also providing access to US truste
