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Electronic Filing for Creditors

Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC)

  • Allows you to create, amend, and withdraw a Proof of Claim in any chapter.
  • Allows you to file a Rule 3002 Supplement (Notice of Mortgage Payment Change; Notice of Postpetition Fees, Expenses, and Charge; Response to Notice of Final Cure Payment; Proof of Claim Attachment 3001(c)(1) and (d); and Satisfaction of Claim) whether or not a claim has been filed.
  • Produces the Official Form 410 (Proof of Claim) and permits supporting documents to be attached.
  • Electronically files the claim with the court.
  • Provides you with the assigned claim number and the final claim form, which may be printed or electronically saved.
  • Does not require a login or password.
  • Per Local Bankruptcy Rule 5005-4, use of ECF or ePOC is mandatory for attorneys, trustees, and any creditor who has filed more than 10 documents with the court in any calendar year.
  • Do not use ePOC in (1) any case for which a claims agent has been assigned or (2) any case that began as a joint debtor case that was later severed/split (this applies to both the original case and the new case created upon severance).

Click here to use ePOC.

Click here to practice filing in our Train Database. (Note: This will not file your claim in an actual case.) Use case number 14-35575. When you are finished, click the browser tab, and click the link above ("use ePOC") to file a claim in a real bankruptcy case.

Electronic Case Files (ECF)

  • Allows you to file reaffirmation agreements, claim transfers, etc. using a standard web browser. 
  • Provides immediate confirmation to you, and notice to other parties in a case, that a document was filed.
  • Per Local Bankruptcy Rule 5005-4, use of ECF or ePOC is mandatory for attorneys, trustees, and any creditor who has filed more than 10 documents with the court in any calendar year.
  • Most documents must be in text-based .PDF format, requiring the user to have software to convert documents from a word processor format to portable document format (PDF).  Scanned PDFs are allowed for documents that were not created by the filer, for example trust deeds.
  • There are no additional fees to use ECF, but existing filing fees apply and must be paid electronically via credit card or ACH.  Failure to timely pay fees will result in being locked out of electronic filing.  You can bring up the payment screen at any time by clicking on Utilities - Internet Payments Due.  Credit card or ACH information may be stored in your PACER account and accessed to pay filing fees.
  • If you make an error or are unsure of how to proceed, please contact the court.  Proceeding on your own may put you at cross-purposes with the clerk's office or cause you to incur an additional filing fee.

To register for ECF:

  • If you do not have a PACER account, you must first apply for one.  Go to www.pacer.gov, click on Register, and then click on PACER.
  • Register for efiling privileges in Oregon Bankruptcy Court as follows:  Go to www.pacer.gov, click on Manage My Account, go to the Maintenance tab, and click on Non-Attorney E-File Registration.

Visit the ECF Online Training page to access video demonstrations about how to use ECF.

Click here for written step-by-step procedures for filing a variety of documents.