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Filing Electronically with eCabinet

A webinar for Vermont attorneys and their staff

(To mute your phone, press *6)

Webinar Logistics

Short for Web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation transmitted over the Internet

• Download a copy of the slides from:http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/MasterPages/eservices-efiling.aspx

• Introduce yourself before asking a question

• Send your comments about the webinar to: jud-helpdesk@state.vt.usSubject must be “eCabinet Training”

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Agenda

Module 1: eCabinet Concepts

Module 2: Registration/Account Activation

Module 3: Filing

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MODULE 1: ECABINET CONCEPTS

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Module 1 Topics

What Is Electronic Filing?

Features of eCabinet

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What Is Electronic Filing?• The ability for attorneys and self‐represented

litigants …

• to initiate cases and add documents to electronically filed cases…

• with the Vermont Superior Court …

• through the Internet …

• using a standard web browser (Internet Explorer 7 or 8)

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*Please review the “eCabinet – Technical” FAQs: http://vermontjudiciary.org/MasterPages/eservices-efiling.aspx

Features of eCabinet

• File 24/7

• File to any unit and division (eventually)

• Software that steps you through filing

• Online payment options

• For details, see the VT Rules for Electronic Filing*

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*http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/LC/Statutes%20and%20Rules/PROMULGATED_vciv-vrdecr-vref-emrgcy%20rules.pdf

Summary: eCabinet Concepts

1. Electronic filing is filing cases and documents with the Superior Court over the Internet

2. You can pay filing fees online

3. You can file new cases, plus add documents to electronic cases

4. Currently, you cannot file small claims and stalking cases

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Questions?

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MODULE 2: REGISTRATION /ACCOUNT ACTIVATION

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Module 2 Topics

Who May Register for an eCabinet E-filing Account?

The Registration/ Activation Process

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Who May Register for an eCabinet E-filing Account?

• Vermont attorneys who are active

• Attorneys from other states admitted pro hac vice

• Self-represented litigants

• Others; e.g., court personnel, other government agency staff

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Note: Although an attorney’s assistant may NOT register for their own account, the Rules do allow the assistant to file using the attorney’s account.

The Registration/Activation Process

Steps

1. Display the eCabinet Welcomepage

2. Click the Register Now! link

3. Complete the Account Registration screen

4. Submit your registration

5. Activate your account

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1: Display the eCabinet Welcome Page

1. Go to the Vermont Judiciary webpage: www.vermontjudiciary.org

2. In the Electronic Services box, click Electronic Filing

3. On the Electronic Services eCabinet Electronic Filing page, click the eCabinet logotype

4. On the Welcome to eCabinet screen, click the Register Now! link

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2: Click the Register Now! Link

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3: Complete the Account Registration Page

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a. Role Section

b. UserName/ Password

c. Security Section

d. Email/ Contact Information Section

a

b

c

d

a. Select the Role

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b. Specify Your User Name and Password

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c. Select and Answer a Security Question

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d. Type Your Name and Primary Email Address

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Add Email Addresses and Contact Information

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4: Submit Your Registration

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5: Activate Your Account

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Summary: Registration/Activation

1. Attorneys, self-represented litigants, and others may register for eCabinet

2. There is no validation of self-represented litigants

3. There is NO relationship between eCabinet and Attorney Licensing

4. A registered attorney may allow assistants to use their eCabinet account

5. If you register multiple emails, notifications will come to all of them.

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Questions?

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MODULE 3: FILING

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Module 3 Topics

How to File a New Case

Adding a Document to an Existing Case

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How to Tell Whether You Can File a Particular Case

1. You are an attorney or SRL

2. It is a new case

3. You’re filing in Windsor or Rutland Civil

.

4. This is not a Small Claims or Stalking case

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How to File a New CaseSteps

1. Prepare the documents you want to file

2. Sign into eCabinet3. Enter the case information4. Add the primary parties5. Attach documents 6. Specify payment type7. Review and make payment8. Understand the notification

emails you receive9. Perform service

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1: Prepare the Documents

1. Format according to VT Rules of Electronic Filing, # 6

2. Redact confidential information and items that should not be publicly accessible– Create a corresponding unredacted version or list of

redacted information

3. If the filing requires submittal of specific documents, include them all

4. Submit each document as a separate attachment

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- PDF format - Clearly legible - No staples

< 10 mb - One-sided - No tabs

- No viruses - White paper

2: Sign into eCabinet

1. Open your Internet browser

2. Go to www.vermontjudiciary.org

3. Click Electronic Filing

4. On the Judiciary e-Filing page, click the link to e-Filing

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My Filings Is Your Home Page

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Select the New Case Option

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3: Enter the Case Information

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a

b

c

d

a. Select the Court, Unit, and Division

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b. Select the Case Type

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b. Select the Case Subtype

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c. Note the Filing Fees

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d. Add Handling Instructions

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4: Add the Primary Parties

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Add the Parties: Overview

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a b

c

d

a./b. Select the Party’s Role

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c./d. Enter Party Information and Save

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eCabinet Adds the Parties

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5: Attach Documents

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Attach Documents: Overview

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a

b

c

d

a. Select the Document Group

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b. Select the Document Type/# Pages

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c. Answer the Public Access Questions

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d. Attach the Document: Public

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d. Attach the Document: Public w/Identifiers

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Notice the Paperclip Icon

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6: Select Payment Type

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7: Review and Make Payment

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Payment Options• Cash or Check : If you choose to pay by

cash or check, your filing will NOT be accepted (docket number assigned) until payment is received. However, the filing will retain the date of submittal as the filing date.

• Credit Card: If you choose to pay by credit card, your filing will be reviewed as if payment has automatically been received. The credit card will not be “charged” until the filing has been accepted (docket number assigned).

• eCheck: The ability to pay by electronic check is coming soon.

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More Payment Options• IFP: You may request a fee

waiver by attaching the IFP form to the payment screen of eCabinet.

• Other Government Agency: Coming Soon! If you are filing for a government agency you will be able to bypass the fee requirement.

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Credit Card Payment Site

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8: Understand the Notification Emails

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View the Email Log Anytime

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Sign Out of eCabinet

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What Happens When the Court Receives Your Filing

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Filing Completed!

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9: Perform Service

• Nothing has changed!

• Service must be made by non-electronic means unless parties agree otherwise in writing

• Return of service must be made by email attachment or non-electronic means

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What to Do When:• You’ve forgotten your password—email the

helpdesk at jud-helpdesk@state.vt.us and they will reset your password.

• You need to update contact information or change your security question—1) Log into eCabinet 2) in the left corner, click on the “Account” option 3) select “My Profile” from the menu 4) edit information

• You are having trouble viewing eCabinet screens (e.g. option buttons are not showing)—Be sure you are using IE 7 or higher

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Editing Account Information

Questions?

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Adding a Document to an Existing Case

1. Sign into eCabinet

2. Select the Existing Case option

3. Enter the docket number

4. Step through the tabs (can’t add parties)

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Steps

4: Step through the Tabs

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Summary: Filing

1. Prepare all the documents for filing before you sign into eCabinet

2. If the Court, Unit, and Division you want don’t appear on the Case Information tab, you can’t file electronically

3. Select the Document Group and Type 4. Replace your cover letter with handling

instructions5. Know that your filing is not complete until

payment is made6. Service hasn’t changed

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Questions?

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Happy Filing!

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