Helpful Hints for Using CM/ECF in the Eastern District of North Carolina

• ** Be sure to refer to the Events Listing for the most recent list of docket events.
• Please read the Local Rules for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Administrative Guide regarding electronic filing. Both of these documents can be found on the courts website under CM/ECF.
• If you are trying to file a document and there is no docket event listed, contact Carolyn Baker or Donna Skinner in the Wilson office or Tina Roberson in the Raleigh office. There is a Generic Motion which can be added for you to use to docket your pleading. Once you have completed the transaction, the docket code will be removed.
• If you make an error when filing a document, please contact the court the same day and the entry can be deleted with the exception of a new petition and an adversary proceeding which cannot be deleted.
• If you submit a document which pertains to a matter on the calendar the day of filing or the day after filing of your document, contact the Courtroom Deputy and the Electronic Court Administrator and advise them of the document you have filed. If you do not do this, the Judge will not have any way of knowing about the document you filed as the case administrators do not review the work until the day after filing.