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CM/ECF NextGen is Rapidly Approaching 11/1/2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma will be upgrading its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) software to the Next Generation (NextGen) of CM/ECF in less than 30 days.

 IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 

  1. The Court's CM/ECF System will be unavailable for electronic filing Friday, October 29, 2021 at 11:00 AM (CDT) through Monday, November 1, 2021 at 8:00 AM (CDT) in order to upgrade the CM/ECF System. During this time, e-filers will NOT be able to file electronically and should plan accordingly. For emergency filings during this time, attorneys and the public may use our EDSS online filing system, or submit their filings to the Clerk’s office during regular business hours.
  1. Each attorney MUST have his/her own individual PACER account. 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 attorney accounts and have those individual accounts centrally billed for PACER access fees. To register for a PACER Administrative Account, please visit https://www.pacer.gov/reg_firm.html.
  1. Existing “Legacy” PACER accounts (accounts issued prior to August 11, 2014) must be upgraded. Go to www.pacer.gov, Manage My Account, and login with the attorney’s current PACER credentials. Note the display in Account Type. If “Legacy,” select Upgrade, and update the information.
  1. Each attorney MUST know his/her current CM/ECF login/password for filing documents. Make sure attorneys know their CM/ECF login and password before the court upgrades to NextGen. If the login information is stored in the browser, it WILL be lost and not recoverable. Once the court upgrades, attorneys must link their existing ECF accounts to their upgraded PACER accounts for Central Sign On. If an attorney does not know his/her login or password, please call the Court Clerk’s office at 405-609-5700.
  1. Attorneys will NOT be able to file in NextGen until their ECF account is linked to their upgraded individual PACER account. This linkage, however, cannot be done until AFTER the court upgrades to NextGen.
  1. NextGen will allow filers to use a single account to view documents in PACER and to electronically file documents in CM/ECF. Be prepared to link your PACER account to your CM/ECF account on Monday, November 1, 2021. Visit the Court's NextGen Information Page on our website (http://www.okwb.uscourts.gov/) for important information.