On May 11, 2025, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin implementing Multifactor Authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER). MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping protect against cyberattacks that steal passwords, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

Electronic filers with any type of CM/ECF-level access who do not voluntarily enroll will be randomly selected to do so. These randomly selected CM/ECF users will be notified of the MFA requirement during login. By the end of 2025, everyone with CM/ECF-level access will be required to use MFA when logging in.

Electronic filers with PACER-only access accounts will not be required to have MFA enabled, but will have the option to enroll. All other accounts that can file in CM/ECF will be required to enroll.

The announcement from PACER provides additional details about the upcoming MFA changes.

Pay.gov must conduct maintenance activity on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The activity will occur from 4:00 PM MDT to 8:00 PM MDT.  During this window, the outage will affect all Pay.gov production websites.  CM/ECF will still be available for filing, but paying any related filing fees may not be possible during this maintenance window.

Please plan ahead for this outage. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact our CM-ECF Help Desk during business hours by calling 801-450-3443 or by email using bankruptcy_clerk@utb.uscourts.gov.

Beginning June 1, 2025

In order to remain in active status within the District of Utah for the period of 2024-2025, attorneys are required to register with and pay an annual registration fee to the U.S. District Court, District of Utah. This process must be completed between the dates of June 1, 2025, and July 1, 2025.

Online registration is mandatory for all Attorneys who practice in either the District Court and/or Bankruptcy Court, although the annual fee is waived for Federal Attorneys, as defined in the local rules of the Utah District Court DUCivR 83-1.1(b)(1).

If you practice in the Bankruptcy Court, you must register with the District Court and pay the annual registration fee to them.  The Bankruptcy Court does not require an additional registration beyond that of the District Court.

Click here to visit the Utah District Court’s website for instructions.

In accordance with General Order 23-006 of the Utah District Court, active and federal attorneys who fail to register by July 1, 2025, will be unable to electronically file documents in this court as of July 2, 2025. In addition, their membership status will be changed to “registration lapsed,” and they will need to pay a reinstatement fee of $75.00 to reactivate their membership.

Link for instructions: http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-annual-registration

The Court will be closed Monday, February 17th, 2025 in observance of Presidents' Day. We'll be back in the office on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025.

The Court will be closed Monday, January 20th, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We'll be back in the office on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.