CM/ECF and ACMS in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will be unavailable from Saturday February 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM Pacific Time until Sunday February 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time for system maintenance. You will not be able to file any documents electronically or view or access the Ninth Circuit's dockets during this time. If you have an after-hours emergency during this time, call the after-hours emergency line at (415) 355-8020 or send an email to emergency@ca9.uscourts.gov and the duty attorney will assist you.

The Richard H. Chambers United States Courthouse in Pasadena is open to the public. Absent a change in current fire conditions, the Court plans to hold in-person oral arguments in Pasadena as scheduled during the week of February 3-7, 2025.

New and revised FRAP and Circuit Rules will be effective December 1, 2024, including new Circuit Rule 26.1-1 (Disclosure Statements), and the combining of FRAP 35 and 40 and accompanying Circuit Rules. Click here to see what is changing.

For anyone interested in receiving notices regarding activity in any Ninth Circuit case, please follow the instructions at this link.

How to File Documents: Click here for information about the different ways that unrepresented litigants can file documents with the court.

Contacting the Court. For questions about opening a new case in the court of appeals or general questions about the court, please email Questions@ca9.uscourts.gov. When filing an emergency motion, email Emergency@ca9.uscourts.gov. For questions about a pending motion, email Motions@ca9.uscourts.gov. Court staff will respond during business hours, from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Please include your case number in all emails. For more information, see https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/staff-attorneys/motions/.