What are the benefits and features of using CM/ECF?
There are a number of significant benefits and features: • Courts can allow registered attorneys to file documents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • Reduction of paper, photocopy, postage and courier costs. • Full case information is available immediately to attorneys, parties, and the general public through the Internet. This includes the ability to view the full text of most filed documents. • Attorneys on the system will receive email notices electronically in CM/ECF cases. This greatly speeds delivery and eliminates the costs to both the court and attorneys of handling and mailing paper notices. • Multiple parties can view the same case files simultaneously. • Since CM/ECF uses Internet standard software, the out-of-pocket cost of participation for attorneys is typically very low.
