ECF Certification Instructions

Step 1 - Register for a PACER account at the PACER Service Center.
The PACER account is required to view documents in ECF

Step 2 - Register for an ECF account. On-Line Registration Form.  
The ECF account is required to electronically file documents with the District of Idaho.
(You must be registered for your ECF account before you complete the on-line certification test)

Step 3 - Review the ECF Rules & Procedures.

a. Electronic Case Filing Overview
b. Electronic Case Filing Procedures (effective 1/1/2011)
c. Local Bankruptcy Rule 5003.1 and/or Local District Rule 5.1
d. General Order #247 - Provisions Relating to Electronic Case Filing.

Step 4. Review the Reference Materials & Electronic Learning Modules

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the appropriate on-line tutorial.

Bankruptcy Court ECF Tutorial
District Court ECF Tutorial

Step 5 - Complete the On-Line Certification Test

NOTE:  If you indicated on the ECF registration form that you are an existing filer with another district and have completed their training requirements, you will not be required to complete the training or certification requirements for this district. You are required to review the local rules, procedures and general order identified in Step 3

The test is a 25-question multiple-choice test taken from the required reading documents and on-line tutorials.
The test will be graded after submission and the results immediately displayed to you. The attorney's official court ECF login and password will be emailed upon successful completion of the test. If you do not pass the test you can re-take it at any time.

Bankruptcy Court ECF Test
District Court ECF Test

ECF Filing 'Hands On' Practice

If you would like to test your newly acquired skills, or you would like to try out a new feature, you are encouraged to login to our training database to practice. These login/passwords will provide access to either the Bankruptcy or District training databases.

Logins:  atty1        atty4             Password: train           
             atty2        atty5   
             atty3        atty6                 

Bankruptcy ECF Training Database

Training Cases:  BK 06-20001 or 06-10
Adv  04-6069 or 04-7010

District ECF Training Database

 Training Cases:    CV 05-1004 or 07-19, CR 06-10001 or 06-106