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Updating Attorney Contact Information

Your contact information (mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address) must be kept up to date at all times. See Local Rule 102.1.b.

1. Updating Your E-Filing Account

To update your contact information:

  1. Go to pacer.uscourts.gov and log in to PACER.
  2. Click the button at the top of the page, Manage PACER Account.
  3. Click the Maintenance tab.
  4. Click the appropriate link(s), depending on what you need to update.
  5. Follow the instructions.

The updated information is sent to the court where it can be reviewed and processed to update the user's record in CM/ECF.

2. My Name Has Changed. What Should I Do?

If your name has changed, you must send a request for a name change to the Clerk's Office in addition to submitting a request through PACER.  Additional information is available on our website at http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/name-change.

3. How Do I Update or Change My Email Information in CM/ECF?

a. Click Utilities on the main menu bar.

b. Under Your Account, click the link Maintain Your Account.

c. A new screen will be displayed showing your name, address, phone number, and other information.

d. At the bottom of the screen, click the Email information button.

e. When you click an email address, the configuration options will be displayed on the right.

f. You will be directed to PACER to make the desired changes.

4. How Do I Add a Secondary Email Address?

To add a secondary email address:

a. Click Utilities on the main menu bar.

b. Under Your Account, click the link Maintain Your Account.

c. A new screen will be displayed showing your name, address, phone number, and other information.

d. At the bottom of the screen, click the Email information button.

e. When you click an email address, the configuration options will be displayed on the right.From the Email Information screen, click the link add new email address.

f. Type the new address in the white text box directly under Configuration options.

g. As you type the address, the configuration options will be displayed. Update the options as needed.

h. Click the button, Return to Person Information Screen.

i. Click Submit, then Submit again. A confirmation screen will be displayed.

5. How Do I Delete a Secondary Email Address?

To delete a secondary email address:

a. Click Utilities on the main menu bar.

b. Under Your Account, click the link Maintain Your Account.

c. A new screen will be displayed showing your name, address, phone number, and other information.

d. At the bottom of the screen, click the Email information button.

e. When you click an email address, the configuration options will be displayed on the right. From the Email Information screen, click the email address you want to remove. The email address and the configuration options will be displayed to the right.

f. Using the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard, remove the email address.

g. Click the button, Return to Person Information Screen.

h. If you have more than one secondary email address, a pop-up box will ask if you wish to delete this email address. Click OK. Click Return to Person Information Screen.

i. Click Submit, then Submit again. A confirmation screen will be displayed.

6. How Do I Update My Contact Information?

To update your mailing address, phone number, or fax number, follow the instructions below:

a. Click Utilities on the main menu bar.

b. Under Your Account, click the link Maintain Your Account.

c. A new screen will be displayed showing your name, address, phone number, and other information.  Click the link Edit Name and Address Information.  You will be redirected to PACER to make the desired changes.