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I tried to file a document but is says “format not recognized,” what am I doing wrong?

April 26, 2017DOCUMENT doing file recognized wrong

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I tried to file a document but is says “format not recognized,” what am I doing wrong?

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All documents [except Proposed Orders] must be submitted in portable document format [PDF] with the extension of “.pdf.” Two common errors occur. First a user thinks that the saved document is in PDF format. Second a user fails to indicate the full path name of the PDF file they want to upload. Because ECF could not find the file, it responded with the “format not recognized” message. The solution – provide the full path name when identifying the file [Ii.e. c:\ECF\Documents\05-CA-2536 Motion to Dismiss.pdf] during the upload process.