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NextGen is Coming! Action Required

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

ARE YOU A FILING ATTORNEY, TRUSTEE or LIMITED PARTICIPANT?

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 15 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. Upgrade Your PACER Account

If your PACER account was created prior to August 2014, you may need to upgrade your account before your court moves to NextGen CM/ECF.  An upgraded PACER account allows you to use the same account to search for case information and file electronically in a court using NextGen court CM/ECF. 

To upgrade your existing PACER account: 

  • Log in with your PACER username and password, and check the Account Type. If your account is already upgraded, it will say ‘Account Type: Upgraded PACER Account.’ If it indicates ‘Account Type: Legacy PACER Account’, select the Upgrade link.  
  • Complete the Upgrade PACER account screens by validating your account information, adding date of birth, county, creating new username, creating new password, and selecting security questions.  
  • For more help, review the step by step guide on upgrading your PACER account. 

If you don’t already have a PACER account, follow the steps to complete the registration.

  1. Link Your CM/ECF Filing Account to Your Upgraded PACER Account

After or on Monday, November 1st, 2021, at 8:00 AM (CDT), you must link your CM/ECF filing credentials (login and password) to your upgraded PACER account. You must know both sets of credentials to link the accounts. 

  • Go to the NextGen CM/ECF website for OKWB.  
  • Click the “CM/ECF Document Filing System” link. At the login screen, log in with your upgraded PACER account credentials. 
  • Click the “Utilities” menu. 
  • Click “Link a CM/ECF account to my PACER account.” If you do not see this option, look for “NextGen Release 1.1 Menu Item,” click it, and then click “Link a CM/ECF account to my PACER account.” 
  • Enter your CM/ECF login and password. 
  • You will be prompted to confirm the CM/ECF account being linked to the PACER account to ensure you are not linking the wrong accounts.  
  • If successful, you will be sent to the welcome screen for that court. If the filing menu options do not appear, refresh your browser (F5) and/or clear your cookies, cache, and history. 
  • If unsuccessful, please try again. To reset your password, or obtain your CM/ECF username, contact the court at 405-609-5700
  • For more help, review the step by step guide on linking your CM/ECF account.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • If you have questions, please contact the Clerk's office at (405) 609-5700 or trainers@okwb.uscourts.gov.