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CM/ECF

In order to participate in electronic filing with the Southern District of West Virginia, you must have Internet access and the following:

  • Computer with 32 MB of RAM running Windows or Macintosh operating system.
  • Internet access of at least 56 Kbps.  High speed connections such as DSL will improve performance. 
  • The following browsers have been tested and approved for use with CM/ECF: Netscape 4.7 and 7.x; Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0. The following browsers have not been tested with CM/ECF but seem to work: Mozilla, Firefox and Opera.
  • The following browsers are not compatible with CM/ECF: Netscape 6.x; Internet Explorer 5.0; AOL browser; and MSN browser. (Attention AOL users: The AOL internet connection will work with CM/ECF, but the AOL provided browser is not supported.)
  • a PDF-compatible word processor like Macintosh or Windows-based versions of Corel WordPerfect or Microsoft Word.
  • Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or higher) full-version to convert documents from a word processor format to portable document format (PDF).
  • Access to a scanner to image non-computerized documents. (OPTIONAL)