How are electronic documents served?
When a document is electronically filed, ECF will generate a Notice of Electronic Filing [NEF] which is a courtesy e-mail advising participating parties that there has been a document filed in their case and giving them access to ECF to login and view the document or the docket sheet. Service of a filing is traditionally made simultaneously with or even before the document is submitted to the Clerk for filing. It is not contingent upon Clerk acceptance of the document for filing. Service of the document, even through a Clerk maintained electronic filing process, does not constitute a representation that the document has become a part of the official court file. It merely represents that the document has been submitted for filing. If, after the NEF has been distributed electronically, the filing is rejected for some reason, no additional notification of the rejection will be sent to participating parties.
When a document is electronically filed with the court, a Notice of Electronic Filing is generated that includes information about what was filed, the time of filing, the text of the docket entry, the unique document stamp, and a list of case participants that receive e-mail notification of the filing and a list of those that do not. The Notice of Electronic Filing sent to those listed as receiving e-mail notification contains a hyperlink to the document. Parties who are not registered to use the CM/ECF system must be served in the traditional manner, with paper documents. Note however that those pleadings or documents that must be personally served pursuant to statute or rule must still be served conventionally.
The system is set up so that when a court user or attorney files a document with the court, a Notice of Electronic Filing is generated that includes information about what was filed, the text of the docket entry, the unique document stamp, and a list of case participants that receive e-mail notification of the filing and a list of those that do not. The Notice of Electronic Filing sent to those listed as receiving e-mail notification contains a hyperlink to the document. Parties who are not registered to use the CM/ECF system must be served in the traditional manner, with paper documents. Back to Procedural category Back to top.
The system is set up so that when a court user or attorney files a document with the court, a Notice of Electronic Filing is generated that includes information about what was filed, the text of the docket entry, the unique document stamp, and a list of case participants that receive e-mail notification of the filing and a list of those that do not. The Notice of Electronic Filing sent to those listed as receiving e-mail notification contains a hyperlink to the document.
