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ECF Registration for Creditors & Other Limited Filers

All electronic filers must register for CM/ECF Electronic Case Filing system (ECF) through PACER using an individual PACER account.

Filing requests will not be approved until all requirements have been met.

Requirements:

  1. Register through PACER using an individual PACER account.
  2. Filers must submit a completed Limited Filers Training Answer Sheet.

Registration documents may be found here: https://www.ilcb.uscourts.gov/ecf-registration-and-training-attorneys-and-limited-filers

Electronic filers in the Limited Filer category are limited to filing only the documents listed below (Documents filed in CM/ECF must be in Portable Document Format (PDF), or the newer PDF/A.):

  • Assignment/Transfer of Claims
  • Creditor Request for Notices
  • Reaffirmation Agreement

Claims and Claim Related Documents must be filed using the Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) Program and cannot be filed using a limited filer account type.