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Federal Circuit to Require Electronic Case Filing
Practical Law Legal Update 0-519-2975 (Approx. 2 pages)
Federal Circuit to Require Electronic Case Filing
by PLC Intellectual Property & Technology
| Law stated as of 03 May 2012 • USA (National/Federal) |
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued notice of a new mandatory electronic case filing (or e-filing) rule that goes into effect on May 17, 2012. Appeals opened or reinstated on March 1, 2012 or later will be assigned to the Federal Circuit's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system.
Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a notice of a new mandatory electronic case filing rule that goes into effect on May 17, 2012. Under the new rule, appeals opened or reinstated on or after March 1, 2012 will be assigned to the Federal Circuit's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. Electronic filing, or e-filing, of all case documents will be mandatory for:
- Attorneys admitted to the Federal Circuit bar.
- Federal, state and local government attorneys.
Paper filing by attorneys will not be permitted after May 17, 2012, unless authorized by the court's ECF rules. Attorneys must complete the ECF filer registration process before May 17 to file electronically. Registration information is available through the court's website.