# Presentation: 800342

***CM/ECF District Version 3.1***
***MAJOR FEATURES***

## Major Features of Version 3.1

- Event search from Main Menu
- Cascading menus
- Event search from event category
- Case number search
- Abridged PACER Docket Reports
- Cross-document hyperlinks
- Viewing Multiple PACER Documents & Docket sheets

## Major Features of Version 3.1

- Notice of Electronic Filing Changes
- Orders, Judgments and Written Opinions in Social Security cases
- Pay.gov
- New civil cases can be created by attorneys
- Description required when filing attachments
- New Parties can be added during docketing

## Searching for an Event from the Main Menu

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- A Search option has been added to the CM/ECF main menu.

## Searching for an Event from the Main Menu

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- Clicking on Search displays the Search Menus and Events window.

- In this window enter all or part of the name of the event to be found.  For example, to find an Objection to Report and Recommendations event, type “objection” in the box and click the Search button.

## Searching for an Event from the Main Menu

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- CM/ECF will display a list of events which contain the entered word or string of words and the menu on which the event can be found.

-  To continue docketing, simply click on the appropriate event.

- Civil Events

- Criminal Events

## Cascading Menus

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- A cascading menu system has been added.  Users have the option of using the new cascading menus or continuing to use the existing static menus.

- Notice the Civil, Criminal, Reports, and Utilities selections have a down arrow next to them, which indicates the presence of a sub-menu.

- Sub-menu down arrow

## Cascading Menus 

***Cascading Menus ***

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- Placing the mouse pointer over one of the menu options displays the menu’s sub-menu.

- To use the keyboard to display a sub-menu, press and hold the **ALT** key together with the underlined letter in the menu name (ALT + C).

## Cascading Menus 

***Cascading Menus ***

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- A sub-menu may have its own sub-menu, as indicated by the arrow to the right of the menu name.

- Placing the mouse pointer over a primary sub-menu option displays the lower level sub-menu. Click the desired menu category to display the events on that menu.

## Searching for an Event within a Category

***Searching for an Event within a Category***

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- After selecting an event category, CM/ECF will display a list of events within the category and an event search box.

## Searching for an Event within a Category

***Searching for an Event within a Category***

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- To find an event within the category, either scroll down the list or in the search box type all or part of a word from the name of the event.

- Search  for event... OR

- Scroll Event pick-list

## Searching for an Event within a Category 

***Searching for an Event within a Category****** ***

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- For example, to locate the pretrial conference event,  type “pre” in the search box. CM/ECF will display a list of events which have a word starting with the letters entered.  Click on the desired event to select it from the list.

- Note:  The search will begin with the first letter typed; therefore, the search function does not accommodate the use of wildcard characters.

## Searching for an Event within a Category 

***Searching for an Event within a Category****** ***

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- The selected event will be added to the Selected Events box, and the list of available events will again be displayed.

## Searching for an Event within a Category 

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- Continue with event selection until all necessary events have been added to the Selected Events box. If an incorrect event is selected, click on the event to remove it from the list.

- Once all of the necessary events have been selected, click the [Next] button to continue.

- Can select multiple events.

## Searching for a Case Number 

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- The Case Number look-up screen has been modified to reduce the number of screens a user must navigate to find a full case number.

- After a partial case number is entered, the screen shown on the next slide will automatically display.

- Notice the grayed out Next button.

## Searching for a Case Number 

- Once the partial case number is entered, users would click the Find This Case button to begin the case number look-up process**. **

- The Next button  remains grayed out until a full case number is selected.

## Searching for a Case Number 

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- When only a portion of a case number is entered, all possible case number matches will display on the same screen as the initial look-up field.

- Once the full case number is located, select the proper case number checkbox to continue with docketing.

- Selecting a case number checkbox activates the Next button.

## Abridged PACER Docket Sheets

***Abridged PACER Docket Sheets***

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- The docket sheet report has been modified to allow the creation of an Abridged PACER Docket report.

- If the Create abridged docket report option is selected, the report will run with check boxes beside each docket entry.

## Abridged PACER Docket Sheets 

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- Select the entries to be included on the Abridged Docket report, enter a name for the report, and then save the report.

- The Expiration date field will default to 60 days from the report creation date, however; the date can be modified.

## Cross-document hyperlinks

- Users can file a document that includes a hyperlink to a previously filed document(s) in the same case or another case in the District of Maryland or on any other court’s CM/ECF system

## Viewing Multiple PACER Documents and Docket Sheets

- Users can view, print, or download all of the documents for one or more PACER docket entries

## Notice of Electronic Filing Changes

- Only case participants will receive one free look at documents that are accessed via the NEF
- If attorneys receive e-mail notices for cases in which they are NOT a participant, they will NOT get a free look at the document; the usual PACER charges will apply

## Orders, Judgments, and Written Opinions in Social Security Cases

- Remote access to Social Security cases changes effective December 1, 2007
- Written opinions will become available to all PACER users (includes judgments, orders, opinions, and R&Rs that have been adopted by orders)

## Pay.gov

- Allows attorneys to pay via the Internet for new case openings, motions for pro hac vice and notices of appeal

## Civil Case Opening

- Attorneys will now be able to open new cases online.  Detailed instructions are available on the Court’s web site at _[www.mdd.uscourts.gov](http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/)_

## Requiring a Description When Filing Attachments

- When a user adds an attachment to a document, the user _must_ either select an attachment category or enter a description; this is now mandatory

## Allow Attorneys, Aliases, and Corporate Parents to be added for New Parties during Docketing

- If a party is added to a case during docketing via the Add/Create New Party hyperlink, the following buttons are available on the Party Information Screen: Attorney, Alias, Corporate Parent or Other Affiliate, and Review.