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MOTION TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY CHANGE: Effective January 7, 2026, the Motion to Appear Telephonically docket event has been replaced with Motion to Appear Remotely. The filer will be prompted to choose whether they are requesting to appear telephonically or by video conference during docketing of the motion. This motion may not be required by all Judges, please refer to the Judges procedures page.

FLATTEN PDF FORMS - NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC FILERS - CHANGE IN PROCEDURES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Effective immediately, when using a PDF fillable form, the user must lock or "flatten" the PDF document after completing the form fields to ensure the document can be viewed on all devices and to prevent other users from manipulating or editing the information. The document filed and stored in CM/ECF cannot be altered once it has been filed; however, flattening the form will prevent any user from saving the document and editing the form fields. Instructions on how to flatten a pdf file can be found here.

NOTICE OF REDACTION RESPONSIBILITY: Effective immediately this notice provides a change in the clerk's office procedures as it relates to redaction of personal identifiers. The Court reminds electronic filers of the responsibility to redact sensitive information in any document filed with the Court in compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037. Any personal information not redacted is available to the public. The following personal data identifiers should be partially redacted from all pleadings, documents and attachments: Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers; dates of birth; names of minor children; and financial account numbers. To the extent electronic filers rely on redaction by the clerk's office, please be advised effective immediately staff will no longer provide this review and the court will no longer issue notices advising of the same.

CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATIONS RESTRICTED ON SUNDAYS. Credit card payment authorization are not available each Sunday from 2:00am till 6:00am ET. The company that handles the Internet Payment Process, (Pay.gov), has set aside this recurring weekly block of time to perform system maintenance and enhancements.


System Outages\Updates

Date
Time
Action
October 2, 2026
Scheduled
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) will be unavailable starting on Friday October 2, 2026 beginning at 6 PM for an upgrade to version 1.9. The outage is expected to last from 6 PM Friday until 6 PM Sunday October 4, 2026. Please plan accordingly.
August 16, 2026
Completed
PACER users and Next Generation (NextGen) Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) e-filers may experience intermittent disruptions to the PACER Case Locator (PCL) search functionality. The outage is expected to last from 5:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST. Please plan accordingly.
June 20, 2026
Completed
Pay.gov will be unavailable on Saturday, June 20, 2026, beginning at 9:00am. The outage is expected to be a minimum of 6 hours and could last up to 12 hours. Please plan accordingly.
May 2, 2026
Completed
ECF-Live - scheduled system maintenance from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am (MST). Intermittent disruptions in access to CM/ECF expected.
April 20, 2026
Completed
ECF-Live - scheduled system maintenance from 7:00 am to 10:00 am (MST). Intermittent disruptions in access to CM/ECF expected.
September 20, 2025
Completed
ECF-Live - scheduled system maintenance from 3:00 am to 8:00 am (MST). Intermittent disruptions in access to CM/ECF expected.
August 28, 2025
Completed
We are experiencing issues with claims filing in CM/ECF. This is a national issue affecting many courts. Also affected: The Electronic Proof of Claim program (ePOC) and the Electronic Drop Box (eDB). This notice will be updated once resolved.


If you have CM/ECF procedural questions, please contact the court at (602) 682-4000.

Contact the MIS Department at (602) 682-4100 regarding any computer related questions.

Last updated - Monday March 4, 2024 - Current time -

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