Notice of Amendments to the USCIT Rules effective December 1, 2025; and Notice of Proposed Amendments for Comment Due by Close of Business December 5, 2025 (https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/news/notice-extended-deadline-comments-proposed-amendments).

On October 16, 2025, Chief Judge Mark A. Barnett entered Administrative Order 25-01 restricting electronic access to sealed documents effective immediately. Sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures. A party with the right to access a sealed document may request a copy of that document from the filer, another party, or may request a paper copy from the Court by contacting the Clerk’s Office (copy fees apply).

Because sealed documents filed in CM/ECF will no longer be accessible or viewable electronically, service of sealed documents may not be accomplished through CM/ECF. Parties must serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Rules of the Court. The Clerk’s Office will serve Court-issued sealed documents in paper form by mail or express delivery service as approved by the issuing judge.

For more information, please see the FAQs posted on the Court’s website or contact the Clerk’s Office at 212-264-2971.

☆ New! ☆ The PACER Service Center (PSC) is currently experiencing long call wait times due to the enforcement of several security features that will enhance the security of PACER accounts, including updated password standards and multifactor authentication (MFA). ☆ New! ☆

To help mitigate the wait times, enforcement of the updated password standards has been temporarily delayed. In addition, we ask that only users who receive a prompt to enroll in MFA when they log in should do so. If you do not receive an MFA enrollment prompt, no action is necessary. Please do not contact the PSC with questions about MFA until you are required to enroll. This ensures support is available for those who need it. Some common questions we received are answered on the list of MFA Tips and Resources which should be reviewed before calling the PSC.

☆ New! ☆ Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice Before the Court ☆ New! ☆

Attorneys using generative artificial intelligence should be mindful of any individual chambers procedures or orders regarding confidential or business proprietary information and also the obligations of Rule 11 regarding attorneys’ representations to the Court.

There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails. Once a recipient replies to the email, they are sent a follow-on email containing a link to access a document that leads the user to a malicious website.

Please be sure to always validate cases and case documentation through CM/ECF only, and to never download any attachments or click any links from unofficial or questionable sources.

CM/ECF filers should be aware of the potential to inadvertently share restricted documents when using third-party services or software.

Sharing your PACER account credentials with a third-party service provider or designating that provider as a secondary recipient of a Notice of Electronic Filing or Notice of Docket Activity (NEF/NDA) will give it access to sealed or restricted case information and documents in violation of court order. You are urged to use caution in your computer security practices to ensure that sealed or restricted documents to which you have access are not disclosed.