What are the benefits and features of using CM/ECF for courts, attorneys and the public?
There are a number of significant benefits and features for courts, attorneys and the public: Full case information, including the docket and the filed documents, is readily available to judges, chambers staff, and clerk’s office personnel simultaneously without having to retrieve case records from a file room. These court users can also access this same information at any time from locations other than the courthouse via the Internet. At the court’s option, registered attorneys can file and retrieve court documents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Attorneys filing over the Internet will be able to automatically create docket entries. In addition, attorneys, parties and the general public are able to view case records using the Internet. This includes the ability to view the full text of all filed documents (subject to any limitations the court might impose). Attorneys can receive notices electronically in ECF cases; this eliminates the costs to both the court and attorneys of handli
