Attorney Admissions:
Pro hac vice applications have to be notarized and require a wet signature by the attorney applying for admission. Electronic signatures are only for attorneys who have been admitted to practice and are a registered “filer” in the court’s electronic filing system. See LR IA 11-2 and LR IC 2-1 for more details.
For admission to the Nevada District Court:
An attorney who is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Nevada may apply for admission to the bar of this court.
To apply:
- Prepare a motion by a member of the bar of this court on the form.
- Log in to PACER Manage Account to begin admission process and submit the motion form. See instructions.
- Pay the admission fee of $212.00. The clerk will email the payment link after reviewing your admission request.
- Take the oath. The clerk will email instructions for making arrangements to take the oath.
The clerk will issue a certificate of admission following the oath. An attorney must be admitted to the bar of this court before e-filing privileges are approved. See Local Rule LR IA 11-1.
For admission to practice in a particular case:
- Complete a Verified Petition for Permission to Practice in This Case Only by Attorney Not Admitted to the Bar of This Court and Designation of Local Counsel attaching a certification of good standing;
- Send the completed form to the clerk’s office with the appropriate fee or have local counsel electronically file.
See Local Rule LR IA 11-2.
If you are admitted to the District of Nevada Bar, and you would like a Certificate of Good Standing, please do the following:
Log into the court’s CM/ECF website with your individual PACER login and click on “Civil”, and then click on “Certificate of Good Standing”, which is found on the menu under “Attorney Utility”. When prompted, enter your name and bar number. You will be prompted to enter your credit card information for payment of the $20.00 processing fee. Note: If you need certificates for multiple attorneys, you will need to log in to each attorney’s PACER account to order their certificate of good standing.
After verifying the attorney’s status, the Clerk’s Office will send the completed certificate to the attorney’s email address within 1 business day. There is an option to have the certificate printed and mailed instead if you do not want it emailed. Call the court at (702) 464-5555 if you have any additional questions.
Electronic Filing:
Leave of court is required to be removed from a case, LR IA 11-6.
If an order is entered removing an attorney, the docket will reflect that the attorney is “terminated” and is no longer the attorney of record.
This is not authorized. E-filing privileges are approved by the Court for each individual attorney who is admitted and practices before the court, LR IC 2-1.
You may update your physical address and primary email address by logging into PACER and going to Manage PACER Account at www.pacer.gov. To update secondary and additional email addresses for notices in CM/ECF, go to Utilities and Maintain your E-Mail. Make sure that when you are finished that you click on the “Submit all changes” button located at the bottom of the page.
Complete a request using the Request for Pay.Gov Refund form and attach backup documentation. Mail or deliver the form and backup documentation to the Clerk’s Office. The clerk cannot accept requests for refund by email or fax. Reimbursem*nt can take up to two weeks.
After admission to practice has been completed, you may register for e-filing by logging into your PACER account and going to Manage PACER Account at www.pacer.gov. The clerk will send an email informing the attorney when the request is processed. Click here for detailed step-by-step instructions.
Note: Due to the volume of requests received by the Court, it could take up to one business day to activate your CM/ECF registration.
If you have lost or forgotten your PACER password for CM/ECF, you may reset your password here. If you do not remember your username, click here.
File the correct .pdf document using the filing event called Notice of Corrected Image/Document under the menu category for your filing. Link the notice back to the previous filing on the docket. The clerk’s office will make any necessary corrections to the original entry.
Contact the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) for southern cases, or the Reno Clerk’s Office at 775-686-5800 for northern cases. The deputy clerk will correct the entry and file a Notice of Docket Correction. The attorney will be directed to refile the document in the correct case.
Contact the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) for southern cases, or the Reno Clerk’s Office at 775-686-5800 for northern cases. Depending on the circ*mstances, the deputy clerk will correct the entry and file a Notice of Docket Correction or direct the attorney to refile document selecting the correct event.
If the court or clerk discovers the error and action is needed, you will be notified via an email notice through CM/ECF titled Notice of Attorney Action Required.
First, go to the case docket and look to see if the attorney’s email address appears on the docket and is correct. The notation “ ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED” must appear below the email address.
Next, go to the attorney’s account to review the primary and secondary email addresses that are linked to the account. The primary email address must only appear once; it cannot be listed under both Primary and Secondary email address. Update any incorrect account information.
Finally, if all of the above information is correct, please contact the Help Desk at 702-464-5555 or 1-888-324-8394 for further assistance.
Use the Search feature located on the blue menu bar in CM/ECF and input a search term.
Example: Filing a Motion to Compel, type compel in the search box and the system will show all events containing the word compel.
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows registered users to review and print case and docket information in federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. PACER is provided by the Federal Judiciary in keeping with its commitment to providing public access to court information via a centralized service. For assistance with PACER please call 1-210-301-6440 or 1-800-676-6856.
The Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system allows parties and the court to file documents electronically making the case information immediately available. For assistance with CM/ECF please call the Las Vegas Help Desk at 702-464-5555 (toll free at 1-888-324-8394) or the Reno office at 775-686-5800.
Note: The District of Nevada has upgraded to the Next Generation of CM/ECF that uses a single sign-on feature. You must have an individual PACER account. Your PACER login and password is your single sign-on to Federal Courts that are on NextGen and you will use PACER login to e-file in the District of Nevada.
The following internet browsers have been tested and approved for use with CM/ECF:
- Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and higher
Other browsers are not supported, but may work.
TIP: If you are having trouble logging into CM/ECF and you are using Google Chrome, try using a different browser.
It is the filer’s responsibility to maintain and update his or her user account information, including the primary and secondary email addresses (LR IC 2-1(g)).
Case Filing:
Leave of court is required to be removed from a case, LR IA 11-6.
If an order is entered removing an attorney, the docket will reflect that the attorney is “terminated” and is no longer the attorney of record.
No. The court does not accept documents for filing by facsimile or email.
A person who is not registered as an electronic filer must file documents by delivering originals to the clerk’s office by hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or similar carrier service such as Federal Express, LR IC 2-1.
Only with the approval from the court. You will be required to submit an Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees with your complaint or petition.
Sealed documents can only be viewed by the court unless and until further order of the court. Ex parte documents are made available on the public docket the day after they are filed. Witness lists can be viewed by the case participants and the court. Documents in Social Security Appeals and Immigration cases (Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2(c)) can be viewed by case participants, the court, and at the clerk’s office public terminal.
Note: You must log into CM/ECF with your e-filer login and password in order to view documents restricted to case participants only. The system will verify you are a party in the case by your login ID; therefore, the CM/ECF login used must be associated with an attorney that has appeared in the case and is listed on the docket.
A person acting as his or her own attorney may request the court’s authorization to register as a filer in his or her specific case, LR IC 2-1(b).
Note: All communications with the court must be styled as a motion, stipulation, or notice, and must be filed in the court’s docket, LR IA 7-1(b).
Public documents are available on the PACER system. You can access and register for PACER at pacer.uscourts.gov. There is a public computer terminal at each of the clerk’s office locations where you can view your documents for free.
One original of each document should be filed. An attorney or pro se party who wishes to receive a file-stamped copy of any pleading or other paper must submit one additional copy and, if by mail, a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope. A party who is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis need not submit a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope. LR 10-1
File with the court a written notification of any change to contact information in your case, LR IA 3-1.
There are three types of restricted documents:
- sealed documents;
- ex parte documents; and,
- other select documents that contain personal identifiers (See Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2 and Fed.R.Crim.P. 49.1).
Documents filed under seal can only be viewed by the court unless and until further order of the court. Documents filed ex parte are filed on the docket, but not served on other parties. Unlike sealed documents, ex parte documents will appear on the public docket the day after being filed. Other select documents may be restricted due to the inclusion of person identifiers, such as financial account numbers and social security numbers. Witness lists and some documents filed in Social Security Appeal cases and Immigration cases are restricted to case participants only.
Note: You must log into CM/ECF using the login and password for an attorney that has properly appeared in the case, and is listed as attorney of record on the docket, in order to view documents that are restricted in Social Security Appeals and Immigration cases.
No. For a non-electronic filer, the court and opposing parties send documents in paper form via U.S. mail or other delivery service. For registered CM/ECF users, documents are provided electronically through the use of CM/ECF.
No. The requesting party must submit properly completed proposed summons forms. The clerk will issue the summons if they are timely, the filing fee is paid, or at any time at the direction of the court. Summons are not issued prior to the ruling on a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.
Transcripts of Court Proceedings:
Transcripts filed on or after May 15, 2008, will be available electronically after the 90-day restriction period. Sealed transcripts are not available electronically.
No. Transcripts of court proceedings held in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada must not be attached as exhibits or made part of an appendix in a pending matter. See Local Rules, LR IA 10-3 (b).
No. The Transcript Order form must be completed and returned to the clerk’s office by e-mail, hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or similar carrier service.
This can be done, however, the transcript will not be the official court record. The official certified court record can only be prepared by the court or an individual designated by the court to produce the record.
No. The court no longer accepts transcript orders by facsimile. Please hand deliver or e-mail the completed transcript order form.
No. Unless otherwise ordered, it is the responsibility of the ordering party to pay for the transcripts to be used in the record on appeal.
Once your order is received, an estimate of the total cost will be prepared, and you will be notified by the court reporter, recorder, or transcription company as to how much deposit is needed to start preparing your transcript. A deposit of the estimated total is required. You will be asked to send the deposit payable directly to the court reporter or transcription company.
Note: Transcripts are not started and the time for delivery does not start to run until the deposit has been received.
Complete a Transcript Order Form and email the form directly to the Official Court Reporter. The Transcript Order Form is available on the court’s website under Forms.
If you are a CJA appointed attorney, please log into the court’s eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request.
Do not e-file the transcript order form on the court’s electronic filing system.
The cost of a transcript depends on how quickly you need it and if it has been previously produced or not (see Maximum Per Page Transcript Rates).
The page rates have been set by the Judicial Conference of the United States and by General Order 2018-01.
Redaction of the following personal identifiers must be requested by an attorney or pro se party within 21 days of filing of the transcript:
- Social Security or Taxpayer Identification numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
- Financial account numbers redacted to the last four (4) digits;
- Dates of birth redacted to the year;
- Names of minor children redacted to initials; and
- Home addresses redacted to city and state, in criminal cases.
A copy of the request must be delivered to the court reporter.
When a transcript is complete, the court reporter or transcriber will deliver the transcript as requested in the delivery instructions on the transcript order, along with a bill for the actual cost. Your deposit will have been deducted from the actual cost. You will be asked to pay the balance in the form of a check or money order payable to the court reporter or a transcription company. The court cannot accept cash as payment for a transcript. If your deposit was greater than the actual cost, you will receive a refund check.
Log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system and submit a CJA-24 transcript request form.
Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Counsel of record in a case who have received a transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will be given access to the transcript via the CM/ECF system. Counsel of record in a case who have not purchased a copy of the transcript from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber will not have access to the transcript through CM/ECF until they purchase it or until after 90 days.
Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during the first 90 days must request the copy from the Official Court Reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order Form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference.
Anyone can view the transcript at the public terminal in both clerk’s offices free of charge. Filed transcripts are restricted in CM/ECF for the first 90 days. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy during that period must request the copy from the reporter or transcriber using the Transcript Order form and pay the fee set by the Judicial Conference and General Order 2018-01.
Yes. While court reporters or transcribers are authorized to redact the specific personal identifiers, parties may move the court by separate motion. A ruling from the court is required before other information in the transcript may be redacted.
Only proceedings in which the record is taken by digital audio recording have audio CDs available for purchase. Proceedings taken by an Official Court Reporter do not have audio recordings available for purchase. Proceedings that were audio recorded and have a certified transcript filed in the official court file are not available for purchase.
An Audio Recording Order form is available on the court’s website under Forms. The completed form should be e-mailed to Services@nvd.uscourts.gov.
No, you must also complete and file a Transcript Order form or, if appropriate, a CJA-24 request. The Designation of Transcripts is a document filed in the appeal process, but it does not replace ordering the transcripts with the order form.
Note: For CJA appointed attorneys, log into the court’s CJA eVoucher system to submit a CJA-24 authorization request for transcript.
Please refer to the minutes of proceedings on the court docket for the name of the Court Reporter or Electronic Court Recording Operator (ECRO), or if audio digital recording was used (FTR or Liberty).
Hearings reported by an Official Court Reporter:
If the hearing was reported by an official court reporter, please email the transcript order form directly to that court reporter. The minutes of proceedings will include the name of the court reporter.
If the order form includes multiple proceedings before more than one reporter or was reported by a contract court reporter whose name is not listed above, please email the transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.
Hearings electronically recorded:
If the hearing was a digital audio recorded (FTR or Liberty) proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge or if the hearing was before a U.S. District Judge and was electronically recorded by an ECRO, please email the transcript order form to the email address that is associated with the U.S. District Judge that is assigned to the case.
If there is no U.S. District Judge assigned to the case, please email your transcript order form to Transcript_Orders@nvd.uscourts.gov.
Audio Recordings:
Only proceedings in which the record is taken by an electronic court recording operator (ECRO) or a digital audio recorded (FTR or Liberty) proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Proceedings taken by an official court reporter do not have recordings available for sale.
A deputy clerk will notify you of the number of recordings involved after your order is received. Please include your contact information on the order form.
Complete an Audio Recording Order form. Deliver to the clerk’s office in Las Vegas or Reno.
For hearings held in Las Vegas send to NVDml_Recorders@nvd.uscourts.gov. For hearings held in Reno send to DocketReno@nvd.uscourts.gov.
The clerk cannot accept fax or phone orders.
Most recording orders can be ready for pick up the next business day. Please include your contact information on the audio recording order form and a deputy clerk will contact you when the audio recordings are ready.
See the court’s fee schedule for the most current rate. Checks or money orders for recordings should be made payable to the Clerk, U. S. District Court. A deposit may be required for large orders.
