United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (ECF) SYSTEM ATTORNEY REGISTRATION FORM Full Filing Privileges - Attorneys Admitted to Practice in the SD/Georgia This form shall be used by attorneys who are admitted to practice in the Southern District of Georgia to register for training and/or access to the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) System used by the United States Bankruptcy Court. First/Middle/Last Name: GA Bar ID/State: Admitted to Practice in SD/Georgia (date): Firm Name: Firm Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number: Internet E-Mail Addresses (required): Personal e-mail to receive ECF login and password: E-mail to receive all notices: IF YOU ARE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AND HAVE NOT ATTENDED CM/ECF TRAINING OFFERED BY THIS COURT OR ANOTHER BANKRUPTCY COURT, COMPLETE THIS SECTION. Training Locations - Select training location you prefer: Augusta: U.S. Courthouse 500 East Ford Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 Savannah: U.S. Courthouse 125 Bull Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 Names of support staff accompanying attorney/user: Note: For special accommodations and/or training arrangements, please contact the CM/ECF Project Manager at 912/650-4105. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com IF YOU ARE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AND CERTIFIED AS AN ECF FILER BY ANOTHER BANKRUPTCY COURT COMPLETE THIS SECTION. I, (Full Name) , of (Law Firm or Company) hereby certify that I am a registered user of the CM/ECF system, in good standing, with the U.S. . Additionally, I have attached Bankruptcy Court for the to this registration form/affidavit sufficient documentation to verify that I have experience with the CM/ECF system and filing documents electronically. I submit this certification in order to waive the requirement for ECF training in the Southern District of Georgia. (Proper documentation may include a redacted Notice of Electronic Filing; copy of a training certificate; or an email from another court providing login and password information.) By submitting this training registration form, I agree to abide by the following rules and/or requirements: 1. The unique password issued to a certified user of the ECF system serves as and constitutes the signature of the user for purposes of Bankruptcy Rule 9011 on any document filed electronically. Accordingly, the user must protect and secure the password issued by the court. If any reason exists to suspect the password has been compromised in any way, it is the duty and responsibility of the user to notify the clerk’s office immediately. The clerk’s office will immediately delete the compromised password from the electronic filing system and issue a new password. 2. Certification to file in the electronic case filing system will constitute a request and an agreement to receive service of pleadings and other papers electronically pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9036, where service of pleadings and other papers is otherwise permitted conventionally by first class mail, postage prepaid. 3. In meeting the hardware and software requirements for participation in the electronic case filing system with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia, I declare that I have in my possession the following: Pentium processor-based personal computer (16MB of Ram or 24 for Windows NT) Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP CD-RW drive or 3.5" diskette drive Modem, 56 K (or faster) or other internet access device Scanner (if documents are not in electronic format) Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (or later). Adobe Reader alone is not sufficient. Netscape Navigator (version 4.78x) or Internet Explorer (version 5.5) Internet service provider (minimum speed of 56K) 4. My office staff and I have a full understanding of a windows-based word processing software package, one of the required internet browsers, and viewing a PDF document in a PDF reader. We are competent in creating, scanning, and/or printing a document into a PDF format. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 5. Upon completion of court-sponsored ECF training in the Southern District of Georgia or certification of completing ECF training in another district, a login and password will be issued. Certified users may then file documents electronically via the internet in accordance with General Order 2005-7, the Local Bankruptcy Rules for Electronic Case Files, and all administrative procedures adopted by the bankruptcy court. 6. The login and password assigned to me shall be used exclusively by me, or authorized members of my staff who have completed the required training, and I will not knowingly permit use of my password by anyone not so authorized and certified. I certify that I am a member in good standing of the bar of the Southern District of Georgia and am admitted to practice before the District and Bankruptcy Courts in accordance with Local Rule 83. I further certify that I have read and will comply with General Order 2005-7, the Local Bankruptcy Rules for Electronic Case Files (ECF), and all administrative procedures adopted by the bankruptcy court. Attorney Signature Date ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submit training registration form to: United States Bankruptcy Court, Attn: CM/ECF Project Manager, 125 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USBC Use Only Date Received: Training Date/Location: Revised: January 31, 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com