CM/ECF User's Manual - District of Massachusetts

E-Mail Notification of Documents That Were FiledAfter a pleading is electronically filed, the ECF System sends a Notice ofElectronic Filing to the designated attorneys and parties who have suppliedtheir E-mail addresses to the Court. Individuals who receive electronicnotification of the filing are permitted one "free look” at the document byclicking on the associated hyperlinked document number embedded in theNotice of Electronic Filing. The filer is permitted one free look at thedocument. The Court strongly urges you to copy the Notice of ElectronicFiling and pleading documents to your hard-drive for future access.Subsequent retrieval of the case docket sheet and pleading from CM/ECFmust be made through your PACER account and is subject to regular PACERfees.Note: It is the responsibility of filers to send hard copies of the pleading andNotice of Electronic Filing to attorneys and pro se parties who haveindicated they do not have E-mail accounts.Add/Create a New PartyIn some instances you may need to add a party to the ECF system. This may generallyoccur when filing amended complaints, third party complaints, etc. If the party you areadding is not listed in the “Select a Party” screen, click on Add/Create New Party. Thescreen depicted below will appear. However, if you believe the party should alreadyappear on the docket for the case contact the docket clerk for the Judicial Officerassigned to your case.You must first perform a search to see if your party is already entered on the ECF system.Type the first few letters of the party’s last name for an individual, or the first few lettersof the company name. Click [Search].If a match is found, ECF will display a list of party names. If the name of the party youare adding appears in the list, click on it and then click [Select name from list]. Reviewthe party information and select the party’s role in this filing. Click [Submit].CM/ECF User’s Manual - October 200339District of Massachusetts