CM/ECF User's Manual - District of Massachusetts

In the event you selected and highlighted a file that is not in PDF format, ECF willdisplay the following error message after you click on the [Next] button.• ECF will not permit you to select a file for your pleading that is not in PDFformat.• Click on the [Back] button and ECF will return to the previous screen.Select and highlight the PDF file of your pleading and proceed as before.Failure to Select A Document to FileIf you fail to select a document to file with your pleading, ECF will display the errormessage depicted below.• If you click [OK] from the screen depicted above ECF will return you to theprevious screen. You cannot proceed without attaching a PDF document.6. Adding attachments to documents being filedAttachments in the CM/ECF system are any documents you would file as an exhibitor attachment to a paper document. Examples might be affidavits, proposeddocuments, etc. If you acknowledged the need to attach documents to your motionduring the previous step, a new screen appears for you to select the attachments.If the document you wish to file requires leave of court, such as an amendedcomplaint or a document to be filed out of time, the proposed document shall beattached as an exhibit to the motion. If your motion is granted, the order willdirect you to electronically file your document with the court.CM/ECF User’s Manual - October 200321District of Massachusetts