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I tried to upload a document into CM/ECF, but I get a message that says “document is not a well-formed PDF” — what is the problem?

April 26, 2017CM DOCUMENT ECF message problem upload

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I tried to upload a document into CM/ECF, but I get a message that says “document is not a well-formed PDF” — what is the problem?

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This error message can appear for a number of reasons. • The document is not a PDF document. The file must have an extension of “.pdf”. • The PDF file has password protections or digital signatures. The ECF system does not accept PDF documents with these features. All documents must be signed with an s/ signature or a paper document must be scanned and made into a PDF file. If the PDF document has control permissions that require a password or a digital signature, the user must reformat the file before e-filing. • The file selected was mistakenly the word processing version of the document. The user needs to click on [Browse] again and select the appropriate PDF file. • The full path name for the PDF file isn’t represented. A user shouldn’t type in the “Filename” box, the user should click on [Browse] to select which file should be uploaded.