The Western District of Michigan uses media noticing accounts to allow media professionals to receive Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) in selected cases. Note: clicking on a link included in an NEF will result in PACER fees.
Prerequisites
An upgraded PACER account is required to apply for a Media Noticing Account. For instructions on registering or upgrading a PACER account, visit pacer.uscourts.gov.
Send an e-mail to media@miwd.uscourts.gov, and request a media noticing account. Failure to perform this step will result in your registration being rejected.
Instructions
To register for a Western District of Michigan CM/ECF media noticing account, follow the instructions below. When entering/reviewing your address, type MEDIA in the Firm/Office field. Requests for Media Noticing Accounts that do not include this will be rejected.
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Step |
Action |
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| 1 | Navigate to pacer.uscourts.gov. Mouse over the Manage Your Account panel under What can we help you accomplish? and click on Manage My Account Login. Click the Log in to Manage My Account button and log in with your upgraded PACER credentials. |
| 2 | Click on the Maintenance tab. |
| 3 | Click the Non-Attorney E-File Registration link. IMPORTANT: Type MEDIA in the Firm/Office Field. Put your organization name in the Unit/Department field. |
| 4 | Select District for Court Type and Michigan Western District Court for Court. Select "Party" for Role in Court. Click Next. |
| 5 | Click the E-File Registration Only button and follow the instructions. The request will be sent to the Clerk's Office where it will be processed. You may check the status of your request in PACER by clicking the Check E-File Status link under the Maintenance tab. |
Responsibilities
As a media account holder, you acknowledge the following:
| 1 | The media account holder will be charged PACER fees. |
| 2 | The media account holder will keep their account information, including e-mail address, up to date. |
| 3 | If the Court receives bounce-back or un-deliverable e-mails from the media account holder's account, the account will be deactivated. |
Notice in Cases
To add cases for noticing to your account follow the steps below:
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Step |
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| 1 | Log in to CM/ECF via PACER and click on Utilities. |
| 2 | Click on the Update Your E-mail Address link, and on the next screen, click on your e-mail address. |
| 3 | Under Configuration Options, find Case-Specific Options. Enter the case number for the case in which you wish to receive Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)s in the Add Additional Cases for Noticing field and click Find This Case. |
| 4 | CM/ECF will reformat the case number if the case is found. Click Add case(s). The case will now appear in the list cases below. |
| 5 | After you finish adding cases, click Submit all changes in the left panel. A confirmation screen will appear. |