Western District of Kentucky

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Notice of Technical Failure

The Clerk’s Office has been made aware of an issue affecting access to CM/ECF by users on the East coast, including those within the Western District of Kentucky. The Court’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures provide that if CM/ECF is unable to accept filings continuously or intermittently for more than one (1) hour occurring after 12:00 noon Eastern Time that day, the clerk shall deem the court’s Electronic Case Filing web site to be subject to a “technical failure” and shall accept court filings by means other than CM/ECF. Having so deemed CM/ECF subject to a technical failure, filers are directed to review the CM/ECF Outage page of the Court’s website for guidance on how to submit documents via email.

Public Alert: Beware of "Court" Scams

In various parts of the U.S., including Western Kentucky, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails threatening them with prosecution for failing to pay a bond or failing to appear for a subpoena, hearing, or jury service. In the calls and emails, recipients may be pressured to provide confidential data, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud. The recipients may be pressured to provide some sort of immediate payment to the caller. In many instances, the callers falsify their caller ID information to display a phone number that makes it appear that the call is coming from the Court or a legitimate law enforcement agency.

These calls and emails are fraudulent and are not connected with the U.S. Courts. If you receive such a call, it is not a legitimate call from the U.S. District Court. The court does not require anyone to provide sensitive information or money over the phone or email. If you are unsure whether a given call or email is a scam, please contact the Clerk’s Office at one of our four locations. You may also report scams or suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission.

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David J. Hale, Chief Judge - James J. Vilt, Jr., Clerk of Court

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