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ECF - ELECTRONIC CASE FILING

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Orange County Clerk of Courts Electronic Case Filing [ECF] information page. We began E-filing with Complex Business Litigation Division [CBLD] cases in March 2006.  Two important changes will occur on July 1, 2008. By Administrative Order, all Circuit Civil cases may be initiated electronically. All documents filed in any case initiated on or after January 1, 2007, also may be filed electronically. This is pursuant to Administrative order 2008-08-01. (after clicking on the link, click Administrative Orders, then in the Order Number box, enter 2008-08-01, then "search now")

The second change is that new fees set by the legislature will take effect. The new fees are posted on myorangeclerk.com

Please take a few minutes to explore the ECF information found on this page. The Implementation Procedures, a User Manual, Escrow Account application and four training videos are available to you.


GENERAL INFORMATION

• What is Electronic Case Filing (ECF)?
  1. Goals and Objectives
  2. Request an ECF Account
  3. E-filing contact: ecf_support@myorangeclerk.com or 407-836-2064

• Benefits of Electronic Filing
1. Benefits of Using ECF

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  1. List of Attorney FAQs.

• Florida Supreme Court Privacy Policy
  1. Administrative Order AOSC03-49 http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2003/index.shtml
  2. http://flcourts.org/

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• System Requirements
  1. System Requirements for ECF

• Scanning and Creating to Portable Document Format (PDF)
  1. Creating PDF Documents
  2. Scanning to PDF Format
  3. Checking Document Properties (file size)
  4. Adobe Compatibility with Earlier Versions
  5. Splitting PDF Documents into Multiple 4 MB Documents with Adobe
  6. Document Scanning Tips

• Browser Settings
  1. Internet Explorer
  2. Netscape/Mozilla Firefox

• Email Account Settings
  1. Yahoo
  2. AOL 9
  3. MSN Hotmail

FILING INFORMATION

• Procedures Implementing ECF
  1. ECF Implementation Procedures for Complex Business Litigation Division
     (ECF Implementation Procedures for CBLD - pdf)
  2. ECF Implementation Procedures for Circuit Court
     (ECF Implementation procedures for Circuit Court - pdf)
      

• Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and Civil Administrative Policies & Procedures
  1. http://www.floridabar.org/
  2. http://www.ninthcircuit.org/

• Civil Document Category List
  1. List of ECF Document Categories
  2. List of Documents within ECF Document Categories

• Civil Case Initiation Templates and Suggested Forms
  1. Certificate of Service (.doc)
  2. Summons (.doc)
  3. Word Case Initiation Template (.doc)
  4. WordPerfect Case Initiation Template (.wpd)
  5. Summons to be issued
  6. Spanish and French Versions Second Page for Personal Summons

• Proposed Orders
  1. Instructions on how the Attorney will file Proposed Orders

• Attorney ECF Manual
  1. Attorney User Manual in PDF (1.62 MB) *Updated Nov 6, 2006

• Suggested Practice for Filing Documents Electronically
  1. Tips and Tricks for Correctly Filing Document Electronically
  2. E-Filing Checklist
  3. Exhibit(s) Attached to Document
  4. You will receive three email notifications of documents filed: Received, Accepted and the NEF when filed.

• Escrow Account Information and Application
  1. Escrow Account Application (pdf)
  2. Escrow Account Application (WORD)

TRAINING INFORMATION

• Training Schedule and Contact Information
  1. Registration is requested and can be made through the Orange County Bar Association by contacting Maria at marieb@ocbanet.org.
  2. Next scheduled training date:   July 29, 2008 - 10:00 & 2:00

• ECF Demos - Loading takes a few seconds. After the first page displays, please press the spacebar on your computer to run the demo. To stop a demo, press the ESC key.
  1. Request an ECF Account- 2 MB
  2. Edit Your Profile/Change Your Password - 7 MB
  3. File a new Case - 37 MB
  4. File Subsequent Pleading/Proposed Order - 11 MB