Access the District of Oregon's CM/ECF System here.

The District utilizes a Case Management and Electronic Case Filing ("CM/ECF") system that was developed by the Judiciary. For attorneys, it is an electronic intake counter and service agent. For the public, it facilitates research of court records via PACER. It is important to become familiar with both systems if you want to interact effectively with the courts.

CM/ECF and PACER each require the creation of an account to use the service. If you are representing yourself in court, you may apply to become a Registered User of CM/ECF for the purpose of accessing the records and filings in your case. Any member of the public may sign up for a PACER account at any time by visiting the PACER Registration page. Electronic access to the Court's written opinions is free of charge.  A written opinion is defined by the Judicial Conference of the United States as "any document issued by a judge or judges of the court, sitting in that capacity, that sets forth a reasoned explanation for a court's decision." When you access a case record, you may select a "Written Opinions Report" under the Reports menu to identify written opinions in that case. Pleadings, motions, and other documents may be accessed for a fee: retrieval of such information is charged at $0.08 (eight cents) per page. However, no charge is owed until a PACER user accumulates $10 or more of fees in a given calendar year. A full breakdown of the District's Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule is available.

Please refer to the CM-ECF User Manual to learn more about using CM/ECF. There is also an Electronic Case Filing Tutorial available on the US Courts PACER website.

For individuals interested in learning more about researching using PACER, the PACER User Manual is an excellent place to start. The District of Oregon has no formal position on the use of the RECAP extension for Firefox.

Last Updated on Tuesday, January 26, 2010