IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS OF KENTUCKY
IN RE: MANDATORY ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (ECF)
NOTICE OF MANDATORY ELECTRONIC CASE FILING
Pursuant to Joint General Order 05-03, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of
Kentucky hereby give notice that effective September 1, 2006, all cases, proceedings, motions, memoranda of law
and other pleadings or documents filed with the court1 must be filed using the Electronic Case Filing System (ECF
System.)
Members of the bar who are not registered ECF Filing Users are strongly encouraged to register and obtain training
in the immediate future. If you desire to attend a training class conducted by court personnel, please do not delay.
ECF training obtained in any bankruptcy or district court will satisfy the training requirement for ECF registration.
The registration form to become a Filing User in ECF is available on the Courts’ web sites or may be obtained from
the Clerks’ Offices. Attorneys2 seeking to file documents electronically must be admitted to practice before the
Court and must have completed and submitted the prescribed registration form to the clerk for the District in which
the attorney intends to become a Filing User. If the Filing User intends to electronically file documents in both
Districts, a separate registration form must be completed for each District.
Minimum Systems Requirements for ECF are:
Computer running a standard platform such as Windows or Macintosh;
Internet access to the web site3;
Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 and Firefox 1.5 and 2.0;
Word processing software;
Software to convert documents into PDF (portable document format)
Personal e-mail account;
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) account.
Various methods of training for ECF are available, including but not limited to, training at the courthouse by court
personnel and through the tutorials on the Courts’ web pages. Check the Courts’ web sites for training schedules
and how to enroll.
The Courts’ Amended Joint Administrative Policies and Procedures governing ECF along with the Joint Notices of
Electronic Availability of Case File Information, ECF User Manual, and other information relating to CM/ECF are
posted on the Courts’ web sites. The Courts’ web sites are located at www.kywd.uscourts.gov and
www.kyed.uscourts.gov.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the clerk’s office. The clerk’s office will assist you during this
transition. The Eastern District of Kentucky ECF Help Desk number is 866-485-6349. The Western District of
Kentucky ECF Help Desk number is 866-822-8305.
Leslie G. Whitmer, Clerk, Jeffrey A. Apperson, Clerk,
Eastern District of Kentucky Western District of Kentucky
1
Cases filed prior to March 17, 2003 in the Eastern District of Kentucky shall remain paper cases.
2
A party proceeding pro se shall not file electronically, unless otherwise permitted by the court. Pro se filers
shall file paper originals of all documents.
3
High-speed internet access is beneficial to the user.
Amended June 25, 2009
