Given the volume of email notices that the CM/ECF system generates, users may want to create what are called “rules” or “filters” for their email program. These filters essentially sort email based on a pre-determined set of criteria (such as the sender's email address or some text contained in the subject line of the message).

You should understand that you will continue to get all of your email. Once it hits your system, however, you can tell the program to do certain things automatically.

Two frequent uses of filters are:

1. Automatically send something to the trash. For example, you don't ever want to get electronic notice regarding a certain type of docket entry (e.g., proofs of claim).
2. Route it to a specific folder (for example, “CM/ECF notices”).

Refer to your email program's help system for instructions.