If you have already upgraded to Adobe Acrobat 9, you will have to make a quick change before you can use it for electronic case filing. Acrobat 9 introduces a number of new features, so you have to make sure your PDFs are backwards-compatible. It is an easy change to the settings, though.

Here are easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions (PDF link) from the court with screenshots.

The CM/ECF electronic case filing system used by the Minnesota U.S. District Court is a clumsy bit of software, but it serves its purpose and is slowly improving. The court announced an upgrade to v3.1 today (PDF link). The upgrade will happen this Saturday, and will introduce some nice new features.

For a summary of the new features, read on . . .

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