CJA Attorney PACER Accounts
Register for a new PACER Account -OR- Upgrade a Legacy PACER
Account and Change PACER Exemption Status
(CJA Attorneys please note that you will only need one PACER account for filing and viewing
in ECF NextGen. If you have a separate exempt CJA account now, those exempt privileges
will be added to your individual upgraded PACER account.)
Register for a new PACER Account
1. Go to the PACER website to register for an account.
2. Fill out the registration page, check the box to indicate that you are a member of the
CJA Panel and then select Indiana Northern as the CJA Jurisdiction.
3. ON or AFTER November 8, 2021: Link your upgraded PACER exempt account to
your ECF Account (See instructions for Linking your Account).
OR
Upgrade Legacy PACER Account
1. Follow the procedures to upgrade your Legacy PACER account.
2. Contact the PACER Service Center (PSC) by email at
[email protected] or by
phone at 800-676-6856 and provide the following information to the PSC:
a. Name
b. PACER Username
c. Account number for upgraded PACER Account
d. List Indiana Northern District as the court in which you are appointed to the
CJA Panel.
3. The PSC will send you an email with instructions on how to proceed.
4. Link your upgraded PACER exempt account to your ECF Account on or after
November 8, 2021 (See instructions for Linking your Account).
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Change PACER Exemption Status
When viewing documents or docket sheets in a case in which you are appointed, change
your PACER Exemption Status. Each time you log into NextGen ECF your status will default
to Not Exempt.
1. Log into NextGen ECF
2. Click on Utilities
3. Select Change PACER Exemption Status
4. Select CJA and then Submit.
**Note that the change to exempt is only good for the current session. The status will
need to be changed each time you log in acting in your CJA capacity. **
5. While using the Query option you can toggle between exempt and not exempt by
clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.
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6. For additional information contact PSC by email at
[email protected] or by
phone at 800-676-6856.
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