NextGen - What It Means For You | Western District of Missouri

The District Court has upgraded its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) to the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen). This upgrade provides users with several new benefits. One of these benefits is Central Sign-On, a login process which allows e-filing attorneys to use one PACER login and password to access any NextGen court (district, appellate and bankruptcy) in which they practice.

The U.S. District Court converted to NextGen CM/ECF on April 23, 2018. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court converted to NextGen CM/ECF on July 9, 2018.

Attorneys must obtain their own PACER account and upgrade it. Your PACER account is your login to CM/ECF, and therefore you MUST have your own individual PACER account. E-filing attorneys are not be able to use shared PACER accounts. Please click the PACER link below for more information regarding how to upgrade your existing PACER account or how to register for a new PACER account. After upgrading or obtaining your PACER account, you must then link your PACER account to your current CM/ECF account. Linking instructions can be found within the PACER tab below.

Note: Not all courts have implemented NextGen CM/ECF. If you file in courts that have not converted to NextGen, you must continue to use that court's CM/ECF login and password until they implement NextGen CM/ECF. To see the current status for courts, click here.

Attorney Admissions contact information:

District password information please call 573-636-4015
Bankruptcy password information contact Sydney Donovan at 816-512-1849

PACER contact information:

Email: pacer@psc.uscourts.gov
Phone: 800-676-6856
Website: https://www.pacer.gov/nextgen

NextGen Correspondence to Attorneys and Law Firms

PACER

Registering for a PACER Account

You must have your own PACER Account, which will be linked to your CM/ECF filing account once the court has implemented NextGen. Shared PACER accounts cannot be used by CM/ECF filers once the Court has upgraded.

Instructions for Registering for a PACER Account

In order to use NextGen, attorneys with individual CM/ECF accounts must have individual PACER accounts. Shared PACER accounts cannot be used by CM/ECF filers now that the court has upgraded to NextGen. If you do not have your own PACER account, follow the steps below to register for an account.

Go to www.pacer.gov.
Select Register for an Account.
Select PACER-Case Search Only.
Click on Register for PACER account.
Complete the Account Information form. Under User Type at the bottom of the form, select INDIVIDUAL.

NOTE: If you work for a government agency, make the appropriate selection from the Government Accounts category.
Complete User Verification.
Click Next.
An account validation token will be sent to your email address.
Check your email for the security code.
Copy security code and paste it into the Validation Token box, then click Next
Create a Username and Password; and select Security Questions. Click Next when finished.
Enter the payment information to be saved. This screen is optional.

NOTE: Providing a credit card is optional. If you would like to register without providing a credit card, click Next without entering any information on this screen. For instant access to PACER, the credit card information will be validated. There is no registration charge; however, the credit card will be charged quarterly for any fees incurred. If you submit your registration request without providing credit card information, you will receive an activation code by U.S. mail in 7-10 business days.
Check the box if you authorize the PACER Service Center to charge the above credit card once a quarter for any PACER fees due.
Click Next.
Read the policies and procedures and acknowledge by checking the box.
Click Submit.
The last screen will thank you for registering with the PACER service center. This account is just for viewing documents, not for e-filing. If you already have a CM/ECF account with our court, please follow the instructions for linking your new PACER login with your CM/ECF credentials.

For questions, please contact PACER at 800-676-6856.

Upgrading Your PACER Account

Linking PACER Account to NextGen

Prior to filing, you must link your upgraded PACER account to your CM/ECF filing account. This is a one-time procedure unless you file in both the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court and then you must link each of your accounts to PACER. After linking your CM/ECF filing account to your PACER account, you will then use your PACER account when filing documents with the court. This may be referred to as your Central Sign On account.

Click on the District CM/ECF or Bankruptcy CM/ECF link on the Western District of Missouri’s website at www.mow.uscourts.gov or go to https://ecf.mowd.uscourts.gov to access the District Court and/or https://ecf.mowb.uscourts.gov to access the Bankruptcy Court.
Click on the Western District of Missouri– Document Filing System link.
You will be redirected to the PACER login page. Login with your upgraded PACER account (see instructions for Upgrading Your PACER Account, if necessary). Enter your Username and Password and select Login.
Click on Utilities and select Link a CM/ECF account to my PACER Account.
Enter your CM/ECF login and password. This is the court issued account you previously used for filing documents. If you do not know the information, you must contact the court to have the password reset.
Hint: the CM/ECF login is typically the attorneys first and last initials in uppercase followed by the last 4 digits of his/her Social Security number e.g. CS5184
Click Submit.
Ensure that the CM/ECF and PACER names match.

NOTE: After submitting this screen, your old e-filing credentials for your CM/ECF filing account will be permanently linked to your upgraded PACER account. Use your upgraded PACER account (CSO account) to e-file in this court. Your old CM/ECF login and password can no longer be used.
Click Submit.
A confirmation message will appear noting that the accounts are now linked. You will now use your PACER CSO account for filing documents in the Western District of Missouri CM/ECF system. If you file in District AND Bankruptcy Court, you will need to link both accounts to PACER.
To proceed with e-filing at this time, refresh your browser and the District or Bankruptcy menu items will display. If the menu does not refresh, log out and then log back in again. Your account is now ready for filing documents.

NOTE: You will now use your new PACER username and password to login to both PACER and NextGen CM/ECF.

PACER Administrative Accounts

CJA PACER Procedure

NOTE: CJA Attorneys will only need one PACER account for filing and viewing in NextGen CM/ECF. If you have a separate exempt CJA account now, those exempt privileges will be added to your individual upgraded PACER account.

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Go to www.pacer.gov.
Select Register for an Account.
Select PACER-Case Search Only.
Click on Register for PACER account.
Complete the Account Information form. Under User Type at the bottom of the form, select INDIVIDUAL.
Check the box to indicate that you are a member of the CJA Panel and select the CJA Jurisdiction.
Complete User Verification.
Click Next.
An account validation token will be sent to your email address.
Check your email for the security code.
Copy security code and paste it into the Validation Token box, then click Next
Create a Username and Password; and select Security Questions. Click Next when finished.
Enter the payment information to be saved. This screen is optional.
NOTE: Providing a credit card is optional. If you would like to register without providing a credit card, click Next without entering any information on this screen. For instant access to PACER, the credit card information will be validated. There is no registration charge; however, the credit card will be charged quarterly for any fees incurred. If you submit your registration request without providing credit card information, you will receive an activation code by U.S. mail in 7-10 business days.
Check the box if you authorize the PACER Service Center to charge the above credit card once a quarter for any PACER fees due.
Click Next
Read the policies and procedures and acknowledge by checking the box.
Click Submit.
The last screen will thank you for registering with the PACER service center. If you already had a CM/ECF account with our court, please follow the instructions for linking your new PACER login with your CM/ECF credentials.
You will receive an email from the PSC requesting that you reply to the email with your acknowledgement in order to activate your CJA privileges.

NOTE: It may take up to 4 days for the account to be activated.

For questions, please contact PACER at 800-676-6856.

Federal Government Attorney

Saving Payment Information for PACER and E-Filing

PACER Contact Information

PACER FAQs

Attorney Bar Registration

Requirements for Admission

Registration for Admission

In order to request admission to practice, you must have an upgraded individual PACER account. If you do not have an upgraded individual PACER Account (see Instructions for Upgrading Your PACER Account). Once you have a PACER Account, follow the steps below to request filing access.

Login to www.pacer.gov
Hover over Manage Your Account
Click on Manage My Account Login
Click on Log in to Manage My Account
Enter username/password
Select Login
Select the Maintenance tab and click Attorney Admissions/E-File Registration
Select Attorney Admissions and E-File
Select U.S. District Courts as the Court Type and Missouri Western District Court as the Court. Click Next
Complete all five sections of the required registration information:

Attorney Bar Information:

Check one or both boxes to indicate the federal or state courts to which you are admitted.

Click on the +Add button to select and add the state and/or federal court(s) to which you are admitted.

Sponsoring Attorney:

Enter the required information for ONE of your sponsoring attorneys.

Attorney Information:

Enter your personal information and acknowledge the admission fee or request a waiver of fees.

Document Upload:

Click the Upload button, then +Browse to attach the Certificates from Two Active, 5-Year Members of this Court’s Bar. **Note that the two certificates should be saved and uploaded as one PDF document.**

Additional Attorney Information Required by Court:

Answer all questions and click Next.

Complete the personal information on the E-File Registration screen and click Next. Note HTML is the preferred Email Format.
Set default Payment Information if desired (not required). Click Next when finished or to bypass this screen. You can add a credit card or ACH payment method for each of the following fee types:

To use the same account for multiple fee types, once the account information is entered, click in the box next to one or multiple types to designate the entered payment method for that account.
Check the Acknowledgment of Policies and Procedures for Attorney Admissions box and the two Attorney E-Filing Terms of Use acknowledgment boxes.
Click Submit. You will see the following Confirmation Page when your request has been submitted.

NOTE: The court will review your admission request and provide you with further instructions (including a link to pay the admission fee online) via email. Please note that you must pay the admission fee online.