Instructions for registering for a PACER account can be found HERE. 

If you need assistance, please contact PACER.gov directly.

If a duplicate payment has been discovered on the same day the payments were made, a void may be issued for the duplicate payment. Counsel may contact the Clerk's Office and provide both receipt numbers for the payments. Once the payments have been confirmed in Pay.gov, the Clerk's Office may void the duplicate payment. An email from the Clerk's Office will be sent to counsel containing the void information. 

If a duplicate payment has been discovered after the date of payment, a refund may be issued for the duplicate payment. Counsel may contact the Clerk's Office and provide both receipt numbers for the payments. Once the payments have been confirmed in Pay.gov, the Clerk's office may refund the duplicate payment. An email from Pay.gov will be sent to counsel containing the refund information. 

No, it is the filer's responsibility to redact personal or private information in a filing. If a majority of the document would need to be redacted for filing, a Motion to Seal may be filed. 

Yes, all documents should have a descriptive name. You may either chose a name from the drop down menu or manually type in the name of the document in the open text box provided. It is NOT necessary to chose an item from the drop down menu and put text in the open text box. 

To avoid duplicative text, please be sure to read your text before completing the transaction. 

Each document must be 15 mbs or less.

Scan (or print to pdf) each document separately and save it on your system.

Go back to that directory and right click on the document.

Click properties. The screen will show you the size of your document. If the document is within the 15 mb limit, you may attach it to your entry.

If the document is larger than the 15 mb limit, you will need to break the document down into separate documents before attaching them in your entry.

If you have not yet linked your CM/ECF account and your PACER account because you cannot remember your CM/ECFlogin and/or password, you may contact the Clerk's Office or complete the  CM/ECF Online Password Reset Form.

If you have linked your CM/ECF account and your PACER account, and are having trouble with loggin in, you will need to contact PACER directly at 800 676 6856.  The Clerk's office cannot assist you with PACER login and password issues.

Cedar Rapids Clerk's Office: (319) 286-2300

Sioux City Clerk's Office: (712) 233-3900

Jurisdictional Filing Deadline:

Some deadlines in the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, and Appellate Procedure are jurisdictional and cannot be extended. (See, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(2)). It is the filer’s responsibility to ensure, by whatever means necessary, that a document is filed timely to comply with jurisdictional deadlines. A technical failure, including a failure of the CM/ECF system, will not excuse the filer from compliance with a jurisdictional deadline.

Non-jurisdictional Filing Deadline:

If a filer is unable to meet a nonjurisdictional filing deadline because of a technical failure, the filer must file the document using the earliest available electronic or non-electronic means. The filing of the document will be accepted by the court as timely unless the presiding judge determines that the untimely filing of the document should not be excused.

If you have a document that needs to be filed, you may contact the Clerk's Office for further instructions.

If you are located in or near Cedar Rapids or Sioux City, you may take the document to the courthouse for filing. 

All proposed documents should be emailed to: ecfmail@iand.uscourts.gov.

You should provide the court with a pdf version of the document and a Word version, if applicable.

The Clerk's Office will forward the document to the appropriate chambers for review.