THE District Court for the NMI has upgraded its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing or CM/ECF software.
The upgraded Next Generation or NextGen CM/ECF was launched for use on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.
According to a court announcement signed by Magistrate Judge Heather Kennedy, Central Sign-On is new functionality that will allow attorneys to maintain one account across all courts (appellate, bankruptcy, and district). This means that attorneys will be able to use one login and password to access courts where they have permission to file.
Attorneys must have their own individual PACER accounts.
“If an attorney does not have an individual PACER account, the attorney must create one before the court upgrades to NextGen. Shared PACER accounts cannot be used by filing attorneys once the court has upgraded. Firms may set up a PACER Administrative Account to help manage multiple attorney accounts and have the individual accounts centrally billed for PACER access fees.”
To register for a PACER Administrative Account, visit https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account/group-billing
Existing “legacy” PACER accounts or those issued prior to Aug. 11, 2014 must be upgraded.
Go to https://pacer.uscourts.gov/my-account-billing/manage-my-account-login, and login with the attorney’s current PACER credentials. “Note the display in Account Type. If ‘Legacy,’ then select Upgrade, and update the information.”
Attorneys must know their current CM/ECF login/passwords for filing documents.
For more information, visit https://pacer.uscourts.gov/file-case/get-ready-nextgen-cmecf
Questions may be emailed to the ECF help desk at ecfhelpdesk@nmid.uscourts.gov, or you can contact the clerk’s office directly at (670) 237-1200.
