What are the benefits of using CM/ECF to attorneys, the public, and the court?
Some of the benefits are as follows: Full case information, including docket sheets and the full text of the filed documents, are readily available to everyone simultaneously without having to retrieve case records from the file room. Attorneys, trustees, other government agencies, the public, and the court staff can also access this information at any time from any location with Internet access. Registered attorneys, trustees, and the US Trustee can file and retrieve court documents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Attorneys, trustees, and the US Trustee can receive notices electronically in ECF cases. This eliminates the costs to those parties of handling and mailing paper notices. It also greatly speeds delivery and allows easier tracking of case activity. Maintaining files in electronic form reduces physical storage space needs. Since CM/ECF uses Internet standard software, the out of pocket cost for participation is typically low; and, the amount of time needed to learn how to a
Some of the benefits are as follows: Full case information, including docket sheets and the full text of the filed documents, are readily available to everyone simultaneously without having to retrieve case records from the file room. Attorneys, trustees, other government agencies, the public, and the court staff can also access this information at any time from any location with Internet access. Registered attorneys, trustees, and the US Trustee can file and retrieve court documents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with the exception of brief downtimes for system maintenance. Registered attorneys, trustees, and the US Trustee can receive notices electronically in ECF cases. This eliminates the costs to those parties of handling and mailing paper notices. It also greatly speeds delivery and allows easier tracking of case activity. Maintaining files in electronic form reduces physical storage space needs. Since CM/ECF uses Internet standard software, the out of pocket cost for particip
