CM/ECF - Eastern District of Louisiana Rev. 5/2006
Third Party Complaint Page -5-
STEP 11 The system will then display the pdf document screen.
• To associate a pdf file with this entry, you can either enter the path and filename
of the document with the .pdf extension, if you know it, in the Filename field, or
you can click Browse... to find it. If you click Browse..., the system will display a
File Upload screen.
• On this screen, you should click on the down arrow for the Files of type: field at
the bottom and select “All Files (*.*).” This screen will then show all files,
including .pdf files. Then, if the desired file is not displayed, either double-click on
any directory or folder icon to go down the directory structure, or click on the “Up
One Level” icon, to go up the directory structure.
• Navigate to the directory where the appropriate pdf file is located, then click on it
to select it. To make sure you are associating the correct file, you can view the
selected file by right-clicking on the filename.
• On this menu, click Open. The system will launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader to
display the contents of the pdf document. With that you can verify that this is the
correct document.
• If this is the correct document, close the Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on
the X in the top right corner, then click Open on the File Upload screen. This will
return you to the pdf document screen.
• If this is not the correct file, close this window, navigate to a different directory, if
necessary, and open another file until you find the correct pdf file.
• If this document has attachments, you would click Yes at the bottom. The
system would then let you enter the pdf filenames and descriptions of the
attachments.
• Click Next to continue.
STEP 12 The system will prompt you to certify that service has been accomplished in
accordance with the Federal Rules and Local Rules of this Court. This does not take
the place of the Certificate of Service that should be included in your filing.
Click Next to continue.
STEP 13 The system will display the Modify Docket Text screen.
• On this screen you can add to the docket text in the blank boxes as appropriate.
When the docket text is accurate, click Next.