NextGen Migration

Job Aids

Link Your PACER and CM/ECF Accounts

Link or Unlink a Filing Agent and Attorney/Trustee Account

How to Request Changes to Your ECF Account

Instructions for Attorney Filers Registering to E-file

Instructions for Non-Attorney Limited Filers Registering to E-file

PACER Learning Aid, How to Upgrade PACER Account

Training

Training Material for GANB Public User Training – Session One, April 30, 2021

GANB Public User Training – Session One, April 30, 2021 -Recorded

Training Material for GANB NextGen Training - Session Two - Filing Agents - May 14, 2021

GANB Filing Agents Training – Session Two, May 14, 2021 - Recorded

Training Material for GANB NextGen Training - Session Three - July 16, 2021

GANB NextGen Training - Session Three - July 16, 2021 - Recorded

Questions or Need More Information?

Please direct all questions about the migration to NextGen to ecf_helpdesk@ganb.uscourts.gov.

What is NextGen, Why the Migration and Frequently Asked Questions

NextGen is a filing system fully integrated with PACER.  The two systems are linked by a module called Central Sign-On which is the ability for e-filing attorneys to sign into any NextGen court using one login and password.  No more individual CM/ECF logins for each court!

• As of March 1, 2021, there are 115 courts live on NextGen and another 59 courts with go-live dates.  By early 2022, all federal courts will be live on NextGen. 
   
• Shared PACER accounts may not be used once a court has migrated to NextGen.
   
• Over the coming weeks, information will be provided about:
  • the need for individual PACER accounts;
     
  • how to determine if you have an upgraded PACER login (which is required for NextGen) and, if not, how to upgrade the login;
     
  • how to use filing agents in GANB; and
     
  • how to link your PACER login once the migration to NextGen is complete.

If you are an e-filer in a court that is live on NextGen (i.e. 11^th Circuit Court of Appeals or Northern District of Georgia District Court) you already completed the necessary steps to upgrade your PACER account so some of the work is already done.