Major Features of ECF 6.1 Upgrade

Filing Fee Increase - Effective 12/1/2023

PACER Fee Increase

Filing Sealed Documents Electronically

Geographic addresses to replace P.O. Boxes.

Directory of Judge Information -- duty stations, mailing addresses and telephone numbers.

CJA Guidelines

General Order 10-3 directs the Clerk to require counsel to accompany the filing of a sealed document or a document filed in a sealed case with the CD-ROM containing the sealed document in a PDF format.

Working for the Federal Judiciary

Official Court Transcripts: Redaction Responsibility of Counsel and Parties

Court Technology

CM/ECF Upgrade - Password Security - Effective February 21, 2012, CM/ECF will require users to create more secure passwords. A user will be prompted to change their password when logging into CM/ECF for the first time after the CM/ECF upgrade.

NOTICE regarding Recorded Proceedings - In the Lexington Courtrooms A and B, the official record of the proceeding may be taken by electronic sound (digital audio) recording.