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Fifth Circuit Court Sets March 15, 2010 as date for Mandatory Electronic Case Filing (ECF)

Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 25.2.1, the court established March 15, 2010, as the effective date for attorneys to use the ECF program to file in cases before the court.  Unless excused for good cause, counsel must register as Filing Users under Rule 25.2.3 and comply with the court’s electronic filing standards, posted separately on the Fifth Circuit website, www.ca5.uscourts.gov/cmecf.  Attorneys must be admitted to practice in the Fifth Circuit and are required to file an appearance form in each case they are involved in before making any electronic filings.

Even if you do not currently have a case before the court, the Fifth Circuit’s Clerk of Court most strongly recommends that all members of the Fifth Circuit bar register now as Fifth Circuit filing users.  Please go to the PACER Service Center website, www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announcements/general/ea_filer.html, and select the “REGISTER” link.  There is no cost to register as a Fifth Circuit Filer with PACER.  The Clerk invites all attorneys to become familiar with the information on the court’s ECF website and requests that attorneys file an appearance form as soon as possible to avoid filing delays.

Legal Writing Seminar – February 5

The FBA is presenting a Legal Writing Seminar on February 5, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Chief Judge Vance’s Courtroom.  Chief Judge Vance and a panel of lawyers will discuss effective and persuasive written advocacy.  Participants will receive one hour of CLE credit.  To register, please contact Camille Zeller at 589-7990 or click on the registration form below.

Download Legal Writing Seminar Registration Form

Fall 2009 Edition of the Advocate Now Available

Click on the link below for the latest news and information from the FBA’s New Orleans Chapter.

Download Advocate-Fall 2009

Fifth Circuit Electronic Case Filing

The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will begin offering electronic case filing (ECF) to attorneys on a voluntary basis in December 2009.  Please check the court’s ECF website for new information as it becomes available:

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/cmecf.  

In preparation for ECF implementation in December, attorneys may now register their user identification and address information for the Fifth Circuit ECF through the PACER Service Center.  Attorneys can request a new account or update an existing account to add the Fifth Circuit at:

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announcements/general/ea_filer.html.