Participation

Unless excused as set forth below, all attorneys who are members of and practicing in the Western District of Tennessee shall register as E-Filers. All attorneys appearing in Western District cases as Pro Hac Vice Participants must register as E- Filers concurrent with obtaining leave to appear Pro Hac Vice prior to filing any documents in this District. ADMISSION METHODS: Go to the court’s website: www.tnwd.uscourts.gov Choose Forms & Applications - Notice of Intent to File Attorney Admission OR Motion for Pro Hac Vice and follow instructions on the form. You will receive, via email, an ECF login and password.

1. Full Bar Admission - If you are filing for full admission, download the Application for Attorney Admissions without Personal Appearance, and e- file completed form into case YEAR-zz-9999 (e.g., in 2016 file in 16-zz- 9999). You will be prompted to pay the admission fee through the Pay.gov system. If you choose the form Application for Admission to the Bar, complete the form, then contact the Office of the Clerk to arrange for an in person open court admission date.

The current admission fee is $231.00. ECF Policies and Procedures 12/1/2016 Page 10 of 30 2. Pro Hac Vice Applicants - download Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, and e-file completed form into the appropriate case, along with a Certificate of Good Standing of the highest court in which admitted, and email a proposed order to the presiding judge’s ECF mailbox. The proposed Order must be in word processing format and all other forms in a PDF format.

The filing fee of $150.00 will be paid during the filing process via Pay.gov. If the motion is denied, the applicant will either reapply or do whatever the court’s order directs. Please note that an attorney’s failure to register as an E-Filer, unless otherwise excused from doing so, will preclude that attorney from receiving NEFs in any case. Further, even if an attorney is excused from ECF registration, that attorney, if appearing in a case, will be required to effectuate service of court papers in the traditional methods and will be barred from utilizing free and immediate electronic service through the Clerk’s Office.

Once that ECF registration is complete, an E- Filer may not withdraw from participation in the ECF System, except by order of the court.