Electronic Case Filing

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How to file electronically:

Effective June 17, 2002, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin accepts and encourages electronic filing by e-mail in all cases except those cases that are assigned to Judge John C. Shabaz.

If the case is appealed to the Seventh Circuit or Federal Circuit, all counsel must provide the clerk of the district court with paper copies of all e-filed documents for inclusion on appeal until such time as the appellate court agrees to accept an electronic record.

Two Steps to E-Filing.

1. Convert the document(s) you want to file to PDF format. Please review our Primer on Converting Documents to PDF. A hard copy version of the document should not be filed unless it is specifically requested by the court.

The name that you assign to a PDF document should describe the type of pleading (e.g. Summons, Motion to Dismiss, Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss, etc.). Please review our Naming PDF Documents.

2. Attach the PDF(s) to a single e-mail, and put the case number and short caption in the subject field and send to ecf@wiwd.uscourts.gov.

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