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Alternate Document Submission (ADS) is a District of New Jersey service that may be used by self-represented litigants without CM/ECF privileges for filing a new civil case or for filing documents in existing civil, criminal or miscellaneous cases, as an alternative to mailing or bringing the documents to the courthouse. Using ADS is the electronic equivalent of mailing your document(s) to the Court for filing on CM/ECF. You are not required to use ADS. You may continue to elect to submit documents by one of the other filing methods provided for self-represented litigants: by mail; by placing them in the drop box in one of the courthouse lobbies; or delivering them in person at the Clerk’s Office. Clerk’s Office and drop box hours are located on the Court’s website.

If you successfully submit documents via ADS, do not mail originals of those documents to the Clerk’s Office for filing. 

COURTESY COPIES:  Courtesy copies should not be submitted via ADS.  

Please review the ADS Guidelines and Procedures for more information and a complete list of the conditions and requirements for using ADS.

If you have any questions or encounter any technical issues, please contact the Clerk's Office.

Enter your name, as listed on your documents.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: By using ADS, you are consenting to receive notices of electronic filings. This means you will not receive notices via USPS, you will only receive email notifications.

(If you are filing a new case, select the vicinage in which you are seeking to file. Upon the ADS submission, you will be required to pay the filing and administrative fee to the Clerk of Court to proceed with your case. You may pay by credit card, check or money order. Cash will not be accepted. If you cannot afford to pay the filing fees, you may apply to the Court to allow you to file your complaint without the prepayment of the filing fee by submitting an application to proceed in forma pauperis.)
(Enter the number of the case in which you are filing. To file a document in more than one case, you must complete this form for each case in which you would like to file the document. Failure to include your case number may result in processing delays and/or the misfiling of your submission. If you do not know your case number, you can contact the Clerk’s Office by calling any of the three vicinages during the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). If you are filing a new case, enter “NEW CASE” in the field below.)
(Enter the caption of the case in which you are filing the same way that the case caption appears on the docket. If you are filing a new case, enter “NEW CASE” in the field below.)
Please provide a brief description of the document(s) that you are filing (limited to 35 characters) in the field provided. The description you provide will assist the Clerk’s Office in timely processing your document and will not necessarily appear on the docket.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

By clicking submit below, you agree to each of the following:

  1. I have reviewed the ADS Guidelines and Procedures for version 2.0.
  2. None of the documents I have attached are listed on the Filings that May Not Be Submitted by Alternate Document Submission including, but not limited to, SEALED documents.
  3. I have removed all document security protections.
  4. I have properly redacted all documents containing personal identifiers such as an individual’s SSN, TIN, date of birth, the name of an individual known to be a minor, or a financial-account number (unless as provided in Rule 5.2(b)(1)), in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2.
  5. The document is not a fillable pdf and does not contain any hyperlinks. I have flattened my pdf prior to attaching my document for submission.
  6. I have included my address and signature to my document for submission.
  7. I understand that by using ADS, I am consenting to receive electronic notification and service of all future documents filed in this case at the email address I have provided. In doing so, I agree to waive my right to receive service by mail pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b). I agree to promptly notify the Clerk if there is any change to my email address.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION SCREEN AND EMAIL AFTER CLICKING SUBMIT, YOUR DOCUMENT(S) HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED.

By entering my name in the box below, I affirm that I have read, understood, and agree with the statements above.
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