CM/ECF Attorneys' Manual - Southern District of Ohio

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Registering for Access to ECF Online registration can be obtained on our web site at http://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/cmecf/ or by calling the court. Once an account has been established, your login and password will be sent to you by the Office of the Clerk by regular, first-class mail. We strongly recommend that users practice in the “training” ECF database before filing documents in the “live” ECF database. Our web site offers the following training opportunities: 1) Online tutorial 2) Online training database 3) Registration for classes at the courthouse CM/ECF Attorney’s Manual (Rev. July 2005) Page 6 Ohio Southern District Court
Preparation Setting Up the Acrobat PDF Reader Users must set up Adobe’s Acrobat Reader software in order to view documents that have been electronically filed on the system. All pleadings must be filed in PDF format. When installing this product, please review and follow Adobe’s directions to utilize Acrobat Reader after installation. Portable Document Format (PDF) Only PDF (Portable Document Format) documents may be filed with the court using the ECF system. Before sending the file to the court, users should preview the PDF formatted document to ensure that it appears in its entirety and in the proper format. How to View a PDF File • Start the Adobe Acrobat program. • Go to the File menu and choose Open. • Click on the location and file name of the document to be viewed. • If the designated location is correct, and the file is in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat Exchange loads the file and displays it on the screen. • If the displayed document is larger than the screen or consists of multiple pages, use the scroll bars to move through the document. • Click on the View menu for other options for viewing the displayed document. Choose the option that is most appropriate for the document. How to Convert Documents to PDF Format You must convert all of your documents to PDF format before submitting them to the Court’s Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system. The conversion process requires special software such as Adobe Acrobat Writer or FinePrint pdfFactory. CM/ECF Attorney’s Manual (Rev. July 2005) Page 7 Ohio Southern District Court
Page 1 and 2: ELECTRONIC CASE FILING CM/ECF Attor
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Page 5: Requirements Hardware and Software
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Page 17 and 18: 2. Enter the case number in which t
Page 19 and 20: to: • Navigate to the appropriate
Page 21 and 22: • Click on [Browse] to search for
Page 23 and 24: 7. Submit the pleading. • Click o
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Page 33 and 34: *Listings are for example purposes
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Page 37 and 38: Query Feature Registered participan
Page 39 and 40: Case Summary Provides a summary of
Page 41 and 42: documents associated with the case
Page 43 and 44: Civil Cases Report The Civil Cases
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