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Electronic Case Filing, otherwise known as ECF, is finally here, and I love it. The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, where I practice, first allowed electronic filing on July 1, 2003. I used it from the start, coming into the office early that day to file a notice of appearance. I had deliberately held onto the pleading for a couple of days just so I could enjoy that moment. ECF is a court-controlled system allowing participating attorneys and litigants to submit pleadings and corresponding docket entries to the court over the Internet. Using it is simple. First, the lawyer creates the document she wants to file. Instead of printing the document using a printer, the lawyer uses a program called Adobe Acrobat to print the document in an electronic form called PDF. Usually, doing this is as easy as printing to paper.
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Why I Love Ecf
Electronic Case Filing, otherwise known as ECF, is finally here, and I love it. The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, where I practice, first allowed electronic filing on July 1, 2003. I used it from the start, coming into the office early that day to file a notice of appearance. I had deliberately held onto the pleading for a couple of days just so I could enjo...
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