1. Contacts and Resources

1. The District of Oregon's website is at ord.uscourts.gov.  The Court Directory with location and contact information can be found at ord.uscourts.gov/en/general/contact-us.
2. The Chief Judge for the District of Oregon is the Honorable Ann Aiken.  There are 21 judicial officers, including five district court judges, seven senior district court judges, six magistrate judges, two recalled magistrate judges, and one part-time magistrate judge.
3. Mary L. Moran is the Clerk of Court and Leandra "Le" Kelleher is the Chief Deputy Clerk of Court.
4. Case Assignment and Case Reassignment Notices display the name of the assigned presiding judicial officer, the name and contact information for the courtroom deputy clerk, and the name and contact information for the case administrator/docket clerk associated with the case.
5. Clerk of Court offices and intake counters are located in Portland, Eugene, and Medford.  There is also an unstaffed courthouse in Pendleton. 

2. Local and Federal Rules, Orders, Policies, and Procedures

1. Local Rules for the District of Oregon, effective January 1, 2010, are found at ord.uscourts.gov/en/local-rules/.
2. It is the practice of the District of Oregon to apply some of the civil Local Rules, like those pertaining to the formatting of documents and sealed document procedures, to criminal case filings.
3. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are found on the Cornell University Law School website at http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/index.html.
4. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are found on the Cornell University Law School website at http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/.
5. A link to all of the federal rules can be found on the Court's website at ord.uscourts.gov/en/attorneys/federal-rules.
6. The Court also has Standing Orders that, for example, establish requirements for entry to the federal courthouses in Oregon.  These are published on the Standing Orders page.

3. Attorney Admission Information

1. LR 83 outlines admission procedures for attorneys generally admitted and specially admitted to practice in the Court.
2. Application forms are available on the Court's website and include a general admission application, a special admission - pro hac vice application, and a special temporary application for government attorneys.
3. There are also opportunities for attorneys to apply to serve on the Court's Pro Bono Panel and Court-sponsored Mediator Panel.
4. Pursuant to LR 83, attorneys being admitted as members of the Federal Bar are concurrently registering for CM/ECF and are consenting to electronic service.

4. Schedule of Fees

1. The Schedule of Fees is available on the Court's website by visiting the For Attorneys page and selecting Court Fees.
2. The Electronic Access Fee Schedule is also available on the Court Fees page.
3. The National Archives and Records Administration Fee Schedule may be found at http://www.archives.gov/research/order/fees.html.

5. Electronic Case Filing – CM/ECF

1. The Court uses the Case Management / Electronic Case File (CM/ECF) software to support electronic filing and service (Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49) in civil and criminal cases, and electronic access to public civil and criminal court records.
2. Training resources include a User Manual, on-line tutorials, and other release materials.  These resources can be found on the District's CM/ECF page at ord.uscourts.gov/en/e-filing/cm-ecf-and-pacer and on the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) page at http://www.pacer.gov/.  Questions regarding electronic filing may be directed to the docket staff during normal business hours.
3. LR 100 is the rule specifically governing electronic filing in the District of Oregon and includes the definition of the official court record, signature requirements, and service requirements.  Attorneys practicing in other districts should contact that court for their specific filing requirements as some rules and procedures may differ.
4. Electronic filing of documents by attorneys is mandatory.  Paper judge's copies are required in certain situations.  For example, a judge's copy is required for dispositive motions and related documents, as well as documents that exceed 10 pages, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
5. The deadline for electronically filing a document on the day it is due is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), unless otherwise ordered by a judicial officer.
6. Registered User CM/ECF case participants (counsel of record or litigants who have been granted access to the system via court order) receive one free look at electronically filed documents in their cases.  The "free look" is viewed by clicking on the hyperlink contained in the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) sent from CM/ECF following a system transaction.  Users are encouraged to save and print documents accessed via these hyperlinks during the "free look" as thereafter, they will incur PACER charges.
7. The Court will post notices regarding scheduled system downtime for maintenance or for software upgrades on its Internet homepage, as well as on the CM/ECF login screen.
8. Transcripts of federal courtroom proceedings held before judicial officers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon are electronically filed pursuant to the Policy and Procedures for the Electronic Filing of Transcripts.  The Policy and Procedures document, as well as other pertinent information about redaction responsibilities and forms, are published on the Court's website at http://ord.uscourts.gov/en/attorneys/about-transcripts.

6. Case Initiation and Assignment

1. As of this date, case initiation documents (complaints or notices of removal, civil cover sheets, requisite filing fees, and service of process papers to be issued) are to be submitted in paper with an accompanying CD-R containing text searchable, PDF versions of the filings.  (See LR 3 - Commencement of Action and LR 100-5(a)(1) - Case Initiating Documents.)
2. When a new case is filed, a presiding judicial officer is selected randomly using the Case Assignment Module of CM/ECF by the clerk at the intake counter.  The intake clerk will also assign a case number, issue service of process documents, and generate the appropriate case initiation documents including a discovery and pretrial scheduling order and a case assignment notice.

7. Role of a Magistrate Judge in the District of Oregon

1. A Consent to Jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge form is given to the plaintiff at case initiation for service on all parties.
2. A civil action may be randomly assigned to a Magistrate Judge as the presiding judge prior to, and even absent consent.
3. Additional information about the role of Magistrate Judges in the District of Oregon is found at ord.uscourts.gov/en/court-policies/role-of-magistrate-judges-in-the-district-of-oregon.

8. How to Retrieve Case Information

1. You will need a PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) account to view federal court case information (case dockets and electronically filed documents including written opinions) over the Internet.  PACER is an electronic public access service of the United States Judiciary.  Establishing a PACER account is free of charge, although registration does require a credit or debit card number to secure the account.  Viewing menu screens is free but viewing system output (e.g. reports, docket sheets, and case file documents) currently generates a fee of $.08 per page.  All users can view documents classified as written opinions of the Court without incurring any charges.  Excluding transcripts and reports, there is a 30 page document fee limit.  This means that if you are viewing a 62 page electronically filed document, you will only be charged for 30 of those pages.
2. PACER Service Center contact information:

   PACER Service Center
   P.O. Box 780549
   San Antonio, TX 78278-0549
   1-800-676-6856
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   Visit the PACER Internet site at http://www.pacer.gov/ for additional important information.

3. Some cases, like Social Security cases, immigration cases, and documents filed ex parte, have certain restrictions for viewing documents electronically via the Internet, and access is restricted to parties and counsel of record, or to the filer.  Unless otherwise restricted, non-parties may view the information at the Court's public intake counter terminals.
4. To locate civil and criminal case information generally older than 1990, or to retrieve records sent to the regional Federal Records Center in Seattle, WA, contact the nearest Clerk's Office intake counter.

9. Private and Otherwise Sensitive Information

1. For information regarding the inclusion of personal data identifiers in court filings, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1, as well as the E-Government Act of 2002, and the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access to the Electronic Case Files (available at: http://www.privacy.uscourts.gov/).  Counsel is also reminded of their responsibility to review electronically filed transcripts.  See the "Policy and Procedures for the Electronic Filing of Transcripts" available on the Court's website.
2. The protection of personal or otherwise sensitive information applies to filings made either in electronic or paper form.
3. The responsibility for compliance with privacy and redaction rules rests with the filer.  See the Notice Regarding Personal Data Identifiers and Other Sensitive Information at http://ord-pdx-web/en/public/personal-data-identifiers-notice.

10. Other Federal Resources

1. Federal Judiciary website: http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx.
2. U.S. Government website: http://www.usa.gov.
3. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals website: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov.

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