CM/ECF Help Desk: Phone: (866) 236-5100 or (509) 458-3410 Email: ecfinfo@waed.uscourts.gov
Beginning January 25, 2021 the Eastern District of Washington will upgrade to the NextGen CM/ECF system that will examine PDF files prior to filing them to a case within the system. It is imperative that attorneys begin to follow the guidelines listed below to ensure that documents they are filing in ECF are not rejected by the system.
***The simplest way to address most PDF upload rejections is to flatten the PDF and then upload it into CM/ECF.*** Those steps are as follows:
Electronic filing modules, guides, references and resources can be found below.
Attorney's Guide to Opening a Civil Case
ECF Administrative Procedures Updated March 13, 2023
Electronic Case Filing User Manual Updated April 16, 2021
ECF Checklist
Electronic Case File Access and Privacy
Civil Case Opening Checklist (PDF)
Entering Party Names (PDF)
Creating Cross-Document Hyperlinks
Redacting Documents
Filing Criminal Sealed and Ex Parte Documents (for criminal defense counsel)
Filing Civil Sealed and Ex Parte Documents
Docket text will list parties that may access an Ex Parte Order
In Camera, Sealed, Restricted, and Exparte Documents
Instructions for Filing Large Documents
Filing Non-Scannable Exhibits