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Notice of Electronic Filing

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NEF including a digital signature, encrypted as an RSA alphanumeric string (in red rectangle), Eastern District of California, 2004

The Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) is part of the system established by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts through the dual docketing and access systems of PACER & CM/ECF ^{[clarification needed]} as acknowledgment and certification of authenticity of records of the United States Court. The NEF's significance is in determining the validity and effect of court records - comparable to common law signatures on court records, and beyond. The NEF replaced the traditional certificate of service, and/or notice of entry of orders and judgments by the clerks of the courts. The logic of the implementation was in the transition from graphic/"wet"/hand signatures to digital signatures - in parallel to the transition from paper records to digital court records. The digital signatures appear in the NEFs as RSA encrypted alphanumeric strings. Therefore, today, in U.S. courts, any court order or judgment produced with no NEF -including an RSA string - must not be deemed valid and effectual, accordingly - it should not be given any faith or credit.

Contents [hide] 1 Significance 2 Source of information 3 Authority in implementation 4 Perspectives 5 References

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