Maintain Your ECF Account

This function allows the user to update personal information and instructions about email notification.

STEP 1          Select Utilities from the Main Menu, click on Maintain Your ECF Account link from Your Account menu. The Maintain User Account Screen will display.

STEP 2          Make appropriate changes or additions to name, address, telephone number.

Other buttons available on this screen are:

  • Email Information: This button allows the user to specify how they would like to be notified of CM/ECF filings and the email address at which they want to receive the notification, refer to Step 3 for further instructions.
  • More User Information: This button allows the user to change their password, refer to Step 4 for further instructions.
  • Click on Submit button upon completing all changes/additions
  • Click on Clear button to clear changes you may have made

STEP 3          Upon clicking on Email Information button, the e-mail information for your account screen will display. The fields include the following:

  • Primary e-mail address - specify complete e-mail address for notification to be sent
  • Send the notices specified below - select one or both option:
    • to my primary e-mail address
    • to these additional e-mail address - add additional e-mail addresses in text box
  • To receive notices for a case in which you are not involved, check the box Send notices in these additional cases and key the case number(s) in the text box.  (please note: there is a character limit of 250)
  • Select the appropriate radio button: to receive notice of electronic case filing for each case (Send a notice for each filing) or a summary report containing all cases (Send a Daily Summary Report)
  • Format Notices - Select the appropriate format for how notices should be sent
    • html format or ISP e-mail service
    • text format for cc:Mail, GroupWise, or other e-mail service

TIP: The format of the notices will depend on the type of e-mail system in your individual office.

  • Click on Return to Account Screen to continue making changes to your account and/or to submit changes once complete
  • Click on Clear button to clear changes you may have made

STEP 4          Upon clicking on More User Information button, information relating to your  password will display.

  • Password - Use this feature to change your password. When you type a new password, it is readable, however when you access this screen again, the password will be hidden.
  • Click on Return to Account Screen to continue making changes to your account and/or to submit changes once completed
  • Click on Clear button to clear changes you may have made

STEP 5          After making appropriate changes/additions and you click Submit, the system will display all cases you are involved. Several options appear:

  • Update All - default selection, click Submit button to have the changes/additions you made spread to all your cases.
  • To have address update spread to specific cases, but not all, hold down <CTRL> key on keyboard while clicking on specific cases
  • Click on Submit button to update your account
  • Click on Clear button to clear selection

STEP 6          After clicking submit, the system will display update information screen.  To continue, click on the Main Menu option of your choice.