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U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaPlease take a moment to read this months important reminders and filing tips for ECF...
Volunteers Needed:
The Clerks Office is seeking 20 volunteers for a pilot project for the electronic filing of new civil cases (complaints only). If you anticipate filing a new civil complaint on or before September 1st and have an interest in filing your case electronically, please contact Joe Burgess (Joe_Burgess@dcd.uscourts.gov) or Tiffany Reed (Tiffany_Reed@dcd.uscourts.gov). In order to participate, volunteers must take a three-hour training class at the courthouse at a time to be determined by the trainer and your schedule. Thank you in advance for your interest!
When do I file an Errata?:
An Errata is to be filed to correct minor typos, omissions, or similar errors in a previously filed document. It should be titled an Errata, filed using the event Errata (under Other Documents), and linked to the previous docket entry that contained the errors. If you are making substantive changes to your original document, or would prefer to file a corrected version of it, you should file the amended or corrected document/motion in full, as if you were filing it for the first time. For instance, if substantive corrections were made to a Memorandum in Opposition to a Motion to Dismiss, you would file an amended opposition, using the event Memorandum in Opposition (under Oppositions and Replies). You can then add the word Amended to your docket entry. Rule of thumb: A simple Errata should not be filed as a Memorandum in Opposition, and an Amended Memorandum in Opposition should not be filed in full as an Errata.
Fillable Forms:
When submitting an online fillable PDF form for filing (e.g., Notice of Appearance), please be sure to first PRINT it as a new PDF document before attaching it to the docket entry. Printing the document to a new PDF makes the information/text fields fixed and unalterable. Conversely, simply saving the !
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Select ALL Filers:
Please be sure you are correctly selecting all parties represented in your motion/document when filing it. To select more than one party from the Party Selection list, hold the <CTRL> key down and click on each name. Be sure to double check you have selected all of the represented parties and not just the lead plaintiff or defendant before making your final submission.
How Do I File......an Administrative Record?:
Whether you are filing an Administrative Record in full or in part, it should be accompanied by a Notice of Filing and filed in ECF using the event Administrative Record (under Other Documents). Please do not use the generic event Notice (Other). Whenever possible, Administrative Records should be scanned and attached to the docket entries in their entirety, rather than submitted to the Clerks Office on CD/disk or paper. More than one docket entry can be made to accommodate the size of your filing, as long as each one is filed as an Administrative Record and contains the Notice of Filing as the first attached document.
Reminder Regarding Sealed Documents:
Please remember that it is counsels responsibility to serve any sealed documents on the opposing party. The Clerks Office is not responsible for effecting service of such documents. Also, all sealed documents must contain a Certificate of Service.
For more ECF filing pointers and to view previous e-newsletter topics, visit our website at: http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/ECFCR
Topics for July submitted by: Tawana Davis, Joe Burgess and Nicole Wilkens
Written and edited by: Nicole Wilkens