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PACER as a research tool

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:38:08 +0000

The CM/ECF civil case search page (a few courts might still be using the old PACER interface, but the differences are mostly superficial) contains several fields, although 99% of the time, we only use case number.

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Good ECF habits: Electronic Case Filing, one further thought

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:50:53 +0000

One important thing legal secretaries need to bear in mind when using ECF.Know how, when your lawyer sends out a letter with The Biggest Grammar Gaffe of All Time, and he will not let you correct it? Have you ever…

ECF Procedures, Electronic Case Filing Best Practice

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:38:45 +0000

A while back, opposing counsel in one of my cases electronically filed two documents in federal court — both within a week of each other — using the same incorrect event. First one document, and then

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