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This is an Electronic Filing court.

Click here to log in to this court's
Electronic Case Filing system

Look for more material to be added to this page as it becomes available.

CM/ECF Maintenance Announcement:
None at this time.
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The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois would like to make CMECF filers aware of certain concerns related to a software application or “plug-in” called RECAP, which was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable sharing of court documents on the Internet. Information here.


In order to support better archival preservation of court documents, the Federal Judiciary is recommending that all scanned documents be created using a 300 dpi scan setting. This new setting may increase the digital file size of a scanned document over that of one created using a 200 dpi scan setting, as previously recommended. The Central District of Illinois is also increasing the maximum single-file size limit from the current 5mb to 7mb.
If you have any further questions please contact the U.S. Clerk’s Office in your respective localities.


 

New! Instructions on how make a scanned PDF document text-searchable.
Instructions on how to split a PDF document into two or more smaller documents
Attorney Registration Form for this Court's Electronic Case Filing System (Fillable PDF) Updated
 
Check the Frequently Asked Questions page.
 
Pro Se Party Registration Form for this Court's Electronic Case Filing System (Fillable PDF) Updated
 

Electronic Case Filing 101:  A Tutorial for Attorneys and Law Firm Staff
 

Computer-based training modules for district court CM/ECF from the judiciary's training center
 
Additional training modules here:

Filing a Complaint module(EXE) (16mb)
Corresponding PDF Document

Filing an Answer module(EXE) (9mb)
Corresponding PDF Document

Filing a Motion module(EXE) (8.5mb)
Corresponding PDF Document

Filing a Response module(EXE) (9.5mb)
Corresponding PDF Document

PLEASE NOTE: All Executable (EXE) Learning Modules(ELM) are packaged with InstallShield®. To download and view a module, select it from the list. The file will be downloaded to your desktop. When you run the InstallShield® file, the ELM will be installed in the following directory: C\Program Files\SDSD Programs. Once installed, you can access the ELM from the START menu. Additionally, a folder with a Shortcut to the ELM will be placed on your desktop.