Court documents go digital.

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The U.S. District Court of the Western District of Tennessee has gone digital. West Tennesseans--and anyone else interested--now can access federal court documents with a mouse click.

The Electronic Case Filing system, a new electronic filing option, allows the public to access federal documents, records, and cases at no cost to the user. The system is part of a new rule that requires all papers in all active cases to be filed electronically through the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee's electronic filing system.

Civil, criminal, and miscellaneous cases that go through federal court now will be accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Through a free Public Access to Court Electronic Records or PACER account, attorneys and anyone with Internet access may log on at www.tnwd.uscourts. gov/n/home.asp?file=info/home.asp and view federal court records in this district. Users of the system can access all records except those that are sealed and certain police records such as grand jury and investigative proceedings, according to the court's website. Sealed documents may be submitted, but permission is not needed to...