The Case Management / Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system for the Northern District of Iowa will be unavailable starting Friday, November 8th at 6:00 P.M. CDT, until Sunday, November 10th at 4:00 P.M. CDT. It is recommended parties coordinate their filing needs around the maintenance window.

Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference - SAVE THE DATE - July 30 - August 1, 2025 Click here for details

Fifth Annual Bill of Rights Day Contest: The United States Courts within the Seventh and Eighth Circuits are hosting the Fifth Annual Bill of Rights Day Contest and we want YOU to be a part of it! For students in Grades 5-12, click here for details

Recording of Clerk’s Office Training re Exhibits/Financial Affidavit/Redacted NEFs held on 7/25/2024 can be found here.
Related PowerPoint found here.

Regarding the court's revised Civil and Criminal Trial Management Orders:
Instructions for filing civil exhibits can be found here.
Instructions for filing criminal exhibits can be found here.

NOTICE: The court has been made aware that scammers are reaching out to people and using the court’s Cedar Rapids office phone number or Sioux City office phone number for purposes of caller ID spoofing. The court will not call or text individuals to demand money or notify individuals of a warrant. Please rely on the phone number listed below to call the clerk’s office in Cedar Rapids or Sioux City to confirm the validity of any contact by the court.

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