Attorney Questions
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Can an attorney add new attorneys from their offices to the database?
Only court staff can provide an attorney with permissions to the database.
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Will attorneys be able to access the CM/ECF system after the court's regular business hours to file cases and review documents/docket sheets?
The system will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please refer to the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for guidelines on filing deadlines.
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How are fees paid?
The bankruptcy version of CM/ECF allows filers the ability to directly pay filing fees on CM/ECF using the U.S. Treasury Internet credit card service. Upon successful submission of a docket entry requiring a filing fee payment, the filer is immediately offered the option to pay the filing fee via the Internet. Upon the successful processing of the credit card payment on the Internet, the filer receives a receipt and an "Internet credit card payment" docket event is automatically entered into the case record.
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How will the E-mail be coming to my office under ECF?
E-mails regarding the documents filed can be sent to your e mail account in two ways, detail and summary. The detail report will be sent to your e mail address every time a document is entered in the ECF system. The summary report will be sent once a day and contain a summary of all documents filed for that day.
If you would like to change the way the E mails are coming to your office, you may request that change through the ECF e mail help desk at cmecfhelpdesk@mieb.uscourts.gov -
Can I have my e-mails sent to more than one e-mail address in my office?
Yes. Send a request for a secondary e-mail address to the e-mail help desk at cmecfhelpdesk@mieb.uscourts.gov
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What do I do if I have attended training or I registered as trained in another district but I do not have a login or password yet?
Go to the Court's web site www.mieb.uscourts.gov and complete the form found in Completed Training and have not received a login and password. A login and password will be issued as soon as possible afterward.