Guide § 2: Registration; Passwords

2.1. To participate in the ECF system, an attorney must register to file and serve documents electronically. Registration constitutes consent to receive electronic service of all documents as provided by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Rules of the Sixth Circuit, as well as to receive electronic notice of correspondence, orders, and opinions issued by the court.

2.2. To be eligible to register as a user of the ECF system, an attorney must be admitted to practice in this court, be a member in good standing, and have submitted to the PACER Service Center a completed ECF Attorney Registration form. Registration forms may be obtained from:

PACER Service Center P.O. Box 780549 San Antonio, TX 78278 Tel. (800)676-6856 or (210)301-6440 http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov In addition, the attorney or the attorney's firm must have a PACER account and an e-mail address.

2.3. Upon receipt of the attorney's registration information from the PACER Service Center, the clerk will issue a login name and user password to the attorney, who may thereafter change the password as he or she wishes. All registered attorneys have an affirmative duty to inform the clerk immediately of any change in their e-mail address. Service on an obsolete e-mail address will still constitute valid service on a registered attorney if the attorney has failed to notify the clerk of a new address. Authorized use of an attorney's login name and password by another is deemed to be the act of the attorney. If a login name and/or password should become compromised, the attorney is responsible for notifying the ECF Help Desk immediately at (513) 564-7000 or [email protected].

2.4. An attorney whose e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, or fax number has changed from that disclosed on the attorney’s original Attorney Registration Form shall file a notice of such change and serve the notice of such change on all parties in all cases in which the attorney has entered an appearance.