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NextGen - Process for Filing Agents

Filing Agents

Filing Agents MUST register under Non-Attorney E-File Registration.

Request E-filing privileges with the court through PACER, or if you already have a CM/ECF login and password, link your CM/ECF account to your PACER account.

See below for different scenarios that will assist you in the registration process:

Filing Agent: Has a CM/ECF Account but No PACER Account

  1. Register for a Non-Attorney PACER account.
  2. Link PACER TO CM/ECF.

Filing Agent: Has a CM/ECF Account and a PACER Account

  1. Upgrade your PACER account.
  2. Link PACER to CM/ECF account.

Filing Agent: No CM/ECF Account and No PACER Account

  1. Register for a Non-Attorney PACER account.

Attorney or Trustee

An approved Filing Agent will need their account linked to the attorney or trustee's CM/ECF account.

The attorney or trustee logs into CM/ECF via PACER and performs the following:

  1. Click Utilities > Your Accounts > Maintain Your ECF Account > More User Information
  2. In the Find Filing Agent field, enter the name of the Filing Agent and click the search icon.
  3. Select Filing Agent.
  4. Click on the Filing Agent's name once it has been linked, and the Update Filing Agent Permissions box will appear.
  5. Change Internet Payment to Y and click Save.
  6. Click Return to Account Screen.
  7. Click Submit.