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To register
to e-file with the EDVA, you must be an attorney who is a member
of our bar or of the U.S. Attorney's Office, and you must have either
taken a live class or passed the the
EDVA online policies and procedures quiz.
Only
attorneys can register to e-file, but anyone may take the live classes.
In fact, support staff are encouraged to attend a class.
Live classes are free and are held at the Alexandria, Richmond,
and Norfolk courthouses.
Both a beginning
and advanced class are offered. Use the Comfort Survey and
the class descriptions (see below) to decide for which class to
register.
To register for a live class, take the following
steps:
- Take the Comfort
Survey . Shortly after submitting the survey, you will receive
an e-mail with your results.
- Use the Comfort Survey results and the brief class descriptions
below to decide for which level of class to register. You should
sign up for one level of class or the other, not both.
The beginning
class offers an extra hour to provide some computer skills
useful for e-filing. The beginning class
• runs approximately three and a half hours, from 9:00
a.m. until 12:30 p.m.;
• is worth 3.5 hours of CLE credit; and
• covers converting documents to PDF, filing and locating
documents electronically, EDVA ECF policies and procedures,
Internet e-filing resources, and training database practice.
The advanced
class
• runs approximately two and a half hours, from 9:30 a.m.
until 12:00 p.m.;
• is worth 2.5 hours of CLE credit; and
• covers EDVA ECF policies and procedures, Internet e-filing
resources, and training database practice.
Review the 2008 and 2009 dates below
to see when you can attend.
- Register for your preferred class.
Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
If fewer than six people have registered for a class two weeks
(10 business days) before the scheduled date, we may cancel the
class and reschedule the students for another class of their choosing.
• As each class is filled, completed, or canceled, it will
be taken off the list below.
• Dates for the end of 2009 will be added later.
• Classes scheduled for November 2008 and following have
CLE credit approval pending.
Alexandria:
beginning, 9 :30 - 1:00, 4/21/2009,
5/19/2009, 6/16/2009, 7/28/2009, 8/18/2009, 9/29/2009, 10/27/2009
advanced, 9:30
- 12:00, 4/22/2009, 5/20/2009, 6/17/2009, 7/29/2009, 8/19/2009,
9/30/2009, 10/28/2009
Richmond (Please note that classes through December 2008
will be at 1000 Main Street; subsequent classes will be at 701
East Broad Street):
beginning, 9:00
- 12:30, 4/14/2009, 5/12/2009, 6/9/2009, 7/21/2009, 8/11/2009,
9/22/2009, 10/20/2009
advanced, 9:30
- 12:00, , 4/15/2009, 5/13/2009, 6/10/2009,
7/22/2009, 8/12/2009, 9/23/2009, 10/21/2009
Norfolk:
beginning, 9:00
- 12:30, 4/7/2009, 5/5/2009, 6/2/2009, 7/14/2009,
8/4/2009, 9/15/2009, 10/6/2009
advanced, 9:30
- 12:00, 3/4/2009, 5/6/2009, 7/15/2009, 9/16/2009
- Check your e-mail's spam filter and ensure that e-mails will
be allowed through from this address: cmecf@vaed.uscourts.gov.
If your e-mail filtering software blocks transmissions from this
address, you may not receive your class registration confirmation
e-mail, and you will not receive your login and password and your
notices of electronic filing.
- Register for a class by clicking here.
You will receive an almost immediate e-mail confirming your registration.
If you have any questions before or after you register, you can
call the 703-299-2130. Please note: you will not be able
to register online for a class on the day that it is being offered;
call the appropriate division's clerk's office and speak to a
trainer about whether the class in which you are interested still
has room.
- Use the EDVA Internet site to get information about directions,
parking, and other forms of transportation. Please note that cell
phones are not permitted in any courthouse, and no storage for
cell phones is available. Food and drink are also prohibited,
both in entering the courthouses and in the training rooms. Please
also review the list of other prohibited items. You will need
a photo ID to enter the courthouse.
- Give us the courtesy of at least 48 hours' notice if you need
to cancel your registration. Please note that you will need to
cancel registration for one class before enrolling in another
class. To cancel your registration, call the divisional
helpdesk at the numbers below:
Alexandria Help Desk:
703-299-2101
703-299-2102
Norfolk/Newport News Help Desk:
757-222-7201
757-222-7202
Richmond Help Desk:
804-916-2220
804-916-2230
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