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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:
No maintenance scheduled at this time.


New General Order 07-1, Electronic Availability of Transcripts. (Effective January 1, 2008)

New Transcript Availability Notice. (Effective January 1, 2008)
 

Administrative Procedures governing electronic filing:
(Updated 10/22/2007)

- for Civil cases
- for Criminal cases

 
Attorney CM/ECF Menu:
    - Attorney Civil Menu - Updated 6 March 2007
    - Attorney Criminal Menu - Updated 27 March 2006

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
 
Check the Frequently Asked Questions page.
 
  Notice of Electronic Availability of Case File Information (Privacy Policy)
       -
for Civil cases
       - for Criminal cases

 
Attorneys and their staffs may register for hands-on Electronic Case Filing training sessions which will take place at the U.S. District Courthouses in Peoria, Urbana, Springfield, and Rock Island.
 
Pro Se Party Registration Form for this Court's Electronic Case Filing System
 
Local Rules relating to Electronic Filing
 

The Judiciary-Wide Overview of CM/ECF
which includes:
        - frequently asked questions
        - hardware & software information
        - document format
        - general procedural rules for attorneys
 

Video:  CM/ECF  -  The Attorneys' Perspective
Recommendation for best viewing:  download the file first by right-clicking on the link above, then select "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As...,"  then view the video file on your own PC.
 

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

CM/ECF:  Clerk's Office at Your Desktop
 

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.