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Alabama Middle District - Document Filing System


NEXTGEN version 1.7.1.2




  • The Middle District of Alabama upgraded to NextGen Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) version 1.7.1 on Monday, October 24th.
  • The Alabama Middle District now allows registered attorneys to e-file new case filings via CM/ECF Attorney Case Opening or by emailing the new case(s) to the Clerk's Office's New Case Email List. For links and more information click HERE.
  • For information on preparing and uploading PDFs in CM/ECF and why PDFs with certain content might be rejected, click HERE.



     The technical specification for PDF documents allowed in CM/ECF is 25 MB for each PDF attachment. Attempts to upload PDF documents exceeding the aforementioned limit will be rejected by CM/ECF.



15February2022

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