CM/ECF & PACER Access

  • When accessing CM/ECF to FILE ELECTRONICALLY, users must login with the filing attorney's ECF login and password.  To obtain an ECF account login & password for the Southern District of Indiana, complete the attorney Registration Form. ECF-registered attorneys also receive immediate service (via e-mail) of electronically filed documents in their cases. 

  • When accessing CM/ECF to VIEW CASE INFORMATION and case documents, users must login with a PACER account.  To learn more about PACER and to register online for a PACER account, visit the PACER Service Center.
      

 

 

ECF Rules and Procedures

  • The U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will upgrade CM/ECF to Version 5.1.1 on January 7, 2012.

  • Electronic Civil Case Opening begins February 1, 2012.  Participants may file new civil cases electronically via CM/ECF.  Training is required and may be scheduled  through the clerk's office.

  • The ECF Policies and Procedures Manual discusses procedures for using the court's CM/ECF system (Revised January 1, 2012).

  • Learn more about CM/ECF and how to file documents electronically via CM/ECF with our CM/ECF Training Resources.

 

  
  U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana ▪ Updated January 30, 2012