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Clerk Review Interface

Clerk Review Interface
The Clerk Review interface is a separate login from the Filer Interface. It is also a web browser technology and does not require the clerk or judge to download or install any additional software.

The Clerk Review process is a queue that keeps track of efiled submissions. The submissions in the queue can be can be assigned to various clerks using automatic rules or they may be manually assigned and re-assigned. The review process gives the clerk access to review documents and edit and review the data of each submission as well as review reports in the efiling system.

Within this interface a clerk reviews the document codes, participant codes, and any other data the filer may have included. In addition, the clerk can access and review the documents in the temporary environment prior to allowing documents to be recorded. The clerk is also able to change the filing fees if there are special conditions. If the information in the submission is invalid the clerk can reject the submission and include an explanation of their reason for the rejection. The clerk can accept the submission and it then moves into a series of rules in the Process API to update the case management system and store the documents in the document management system.

Notification and eService
There are two different concepts of notification or service in the efiling industry. The Federal PACER/ECF system is designed so that any document that is sent to the court is broadcast to all participants registered on the case. The eFlex notification module follows this same design. This is considered the service for those participating electronically for follow-up filings.

Queues
Queues are designed to provide a follow-up or tickler mechanism after a submission has been filed. An example of this would be when a clerk would review and approve a filing and then need to do follow-up work such as to send out summons. A queue allows a group of users to look at and act on an entry. Another example of a queue might be when a filing is assigned to an arbitrator because of ADR requests. In this case the clerk would file the documents and post the information to an arbitration queue where further action could take place.

Payment Processing
eFlex is configured to interact with credit card payment gateways for processing with direct transfers to the court's merchant account. Tybera has also utilized draw-down accounts which allow the attorney to pre-deposit money that will be withdrawn for future transactions.