Please be aware of which PDFs will be REJECTED or ACCEPTED by CM/ECF.
- PDFs with the following content will be REJECTED:
- Does not comply with PDF format standards (see below)
- Contains editable forms
- Contains JavaScript
- Encrypted or password-protected
- Contains scripts which can launch an external application
- Contains internal attachments
- Contains audio and/or video content
- Created with Mac OS X using a fillable form in the Safari browser
- Created with Mac OS X using MS Word and selecting the option, “Best for printing”
- PDFs with the following content will be ACCEPTED:
- Contains hyperlinks to external web sites
- Meets the PDF-A standard
- Contains optical character recognition (OCR) meta-data
- Comprised of scanned documents
- Created with Mac OS X using a fillable form in the Chrome browser
- Created with Mac OS X using MS Word and selecting the option, “Best for Electronic Distribution”
Refer to the instructions below regarding PDF documents. This infomation is also posted on PACER.uscourts.gov