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ECF Certification Information

Attorney, United States Trustee, Case Trustee Certification

  • Complete the Attorney Exercises and email us upon completion. We will check for accuracy and email you a login and password. Pursuant to D.N.D. Bankr. L.R. 5005-1, an attorney, U.S. Trustee, or case trustee is required to be a CM/ECF electronic filer.

Cross-Certification

  • Electronic case filing training from another U.S. Bankruptcy or U.S. District Court may qualify you to be certified to access the CM/ECF system in this district without further training. To apply for cross-certification:

Limited Filing User

  • An individual authorized by a creditor or company, a court reporter/transcriber or an attorney requesting access to the CM/ECF system pursuant to D.N.D Bankr.L.R. 9010(C) may register as a limited filing user. To apply for limited filing user access:

Filing Agent

  • An individual employed by a registered user may be a filing agent. When a filing agent is no longer authorized to act on the registered user’s behalf, the filing agent’s login and password must be disassociated by the registered user. To apply for filing agent access:

Attorney Requesting Notice

  • An attorney may obtain access to CM/ECF for purposes of monitoring a specific case. To apply for this access:

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