Are You Ready for NextGen CM/ECF?

1. Are You Ready for NextGen CM/ECF? August 1,2019

2. What is NextGen CM/ECF? • Federal judiciary-wide upgrade to the electronic case filing system • Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy versions • 52 courts are currently live on NextGen

3. What will change in NextGen CM/ECF? • Preferred web browser will be Firefox • Individualized PACER account sign-on for filing and viewing in all NextGen courts • Enhanced, uniform interface across the courts

4. Logging in to NextGen

5. NextGen Implementation Timeline New CM/ECF Registrations Suspended (8/21/2019 12:00pm) Electronic Filing Suspended (8/23/2019 12:00pm) Initial Implementation Notice (11/26/2018) Implementation Date Announced (06/14/2019) Live on NextGen CM/ECF (8/26/2019 6:00am) Upgrade PACER Accounts Before 8/26/2019

6. Impact on Electronic Filing • No electronic filing from 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, August 23 through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, August 26 • By order, the clerk’s office and CM/ECF filing will be inaccessible beginning at 12:00 p.m. on August 23, 2019, under RCFC 6(a)(3)

7. Prepare for NextGen CM/ECF • Upgrade or register for an individual PACER account • Shared firm and organization accounts will no longer work

8. What if I do not upgrade my PACER account by August 26? • You risk being temporarily locked out of the CM/ECF system and missing a filing deadline • Upgrade your account today

9. Account Preparation Before august 26, 2019

10. Which Court of Federal Claims attorney user am I? • Electronic Filer and Upgraded PACER User • Electronic Filer and Non-Upgraded PACER User • Electronic Filer and Unregistered PACER User • Non-Electronic Filer • Non-Member of the Court’s Bar

11. Check Your PACER Account Status • Go to www.pacer.gov • Select Manage My Account at the top of the screen • If the account type is Upgraded PACER Account, then your account is upgraded

12. User 1 Electronic Filer and Upgraded PACER User • Action Needed: • You are ready to link your PACER account to CM/ECF on August 26 You are all set for NextGen CM/ECF!

13. User 2 Electronic Filer and Non-Upgraded PACER User • Action Needed: • Upgrade your individual PACER account

14. Upgrade Your PACER Account • On the Manage My Account page, select Maintenance • Select Update Personal Information • Complete the account update information

15. User 3 Electronic Filer and Unregistered PACER User • Action Needed: • Create an individual PACER account

16. Register for an Individual PACER Account • Go to www.pacer.gov • Select Register and click Start • Click View as the registration type to begin the registration process

17. User 4 Non-Electronic Filer • Action Needed: • Create a PACER account (User 3) • Register for a CM/ECF account through the court’s website before August 21

18. Register for a CM/ECF Account • New CM/ECF account registrations will be unavailable from August 21 through August 25, 2019 • On or before August 20, 2019: • Go to www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/electronic-filing • Select Obtain a CM/ECF Filing Account • Fill out and submit the necessary form • On or after August 26, 2019, go to www.pacer.gov for E-Filing registration

19. User 5 Non-Member of the bar • Action Needed: • Create a PACER account (See User 3) • Register for a CM/ECF account (See User 4) • Submit an bar application For more information: www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/cfc-bar-admission

20. PACER Administrative Accounts (PAA) • Account management for organizations and law firms – Billing • Link new individual accounts to PAA • Unlink individual accounts to PAA • Update billing information for accounts (client code) • Individual users make updates to their own accounts

21. Account Creation and Maintenance Beginning August 26, 2019

22. First Time Using NextGen • Must first have an upgraded individual PACER account • On or after August 26, 2019, you must link your Court of Federal Claims CM/ECF account to your upgraded PACER account

23. New E-Filing Accounts • Go to www.pacer.gov • Select the Register menu, then click Start • Click E-File and/or Attorney Admissions as the registration type, select National Courts as the court type, and select Court of Federal Claims when prompted

24. Properly Filing Documents Start now!

25. Events • Use the proper event when filing a document in CM/ECF • Making event selection more intuitive • Streamlined lists of events • Clarification of event names • If you are unsure which event to use, contact the CM/ECF Help Desk at: (202) 357-6402 or CFC_CMECFHelpDesk@cfc.uscourts.gov

26. Linking • When required to link by CM/ECF, ensure that the correct event is chosen • When linking is presented as an option, always link related documents

27. Importance of Proper Filing • Using the proper event and properly linking filings: • Ensures that the correct deadlines are set – helpful for running calendar reports • Allows the opposing party to properly file a response/reply to your filing • Failing to use the proper event and properly linking may result in your filing being stricken from the record

28. Properly Formatting Citations • For case law and other external sources, use standard Bluebook formats or other formats typically used by the court • For documents filed with the court, include the document number (or, if the document is filed in another case, the case number and document number) in your citation Recommended citation formats for filed documents are posted to the court’s website at www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/cmecf_nextgen

29. Additional Information • Registering for New PACER Account • Upgrading a Legacy PACER Account • Linking CM/ECF Account to Upgraded PACER Account

30. Online Learning Modules • Please visit the court's website at www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/cmecf_nextgen for the following electronic learning modules:   • Checking Your PACER Account Status • Upgrading Your PACER Account • Registering for an Individual PACER Account • Linking Your CM/ECF Account to Your Upgraded PACER Account • Logging in to NextGen for Attorneys

31. Questions?