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Recent Changes

CM/ECF Release 3.3.2 ESR 1 and 3.3.3
Effective: November 23, 2009

CM/ECF Filer or Pacer Login Screen: A notice of redaction responsibility has been added to the CM/ECF Filer or PACER Login screen, reminding electronic filers of their responsibility to eliminate all personal identifiers from a document before submitting it to the court’s CM/ECF system.

The text of the message is as follows: IMPORTANT NOTICE OF REDACTION RESPONSIBILITY: All filers must redact: Social Security or taxpayer-identification numbers; dates of birth; names of minor children; and financial account numbers, in compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037. This requirement applies to all documents, including attachments.

The rule title is a hyperlink to the text of the rule. Below the message a check box appears to affirm that the notice has been read and understood. All external filers must check this box to complete the login process.

Docketing: When docketing a pleading, there will appear Have you redacted? under the final screen warning, reminding you to eliminate all personal identifiers from a document before filing it in CM/ECF.

Docketing a Claim: When docketing a claim, there will appear Have you redacted? under the browse line for the claim pdf since this is the last screen before submitting the claim.

Query: The Case Summary screen has been modified to show both terminated and active party and attorney records. A terminated party or attorney will appear with a (T) after the name.

Cases: The report has been modified to show terminated as well as active debtor, plaintiff and defendant records. If applicable, the terminated date appears on the report. To view this information, the user must check the 'Party information' box on the report criteria screen.