Miss. App. e-filing Admin. P. 2

As amended through October 31, 2024

Section 2 - Registration

A.Eligibility

Attorneys admitted to practice in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, including attorneys admitted to practice in those courts under the pro hac vice or pro bono publicus provisions of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure, may register as Filing Users. No other person may register as a Filing User, even if he or she is a party proceeding pro se.

B. Registration

1. Attorneys should register with the system electronically by accessing the Attorney Registration site at courts.ms.gov/mec/mec.html. Each attorney in a law firm must register individually. Registration for the appellate e-filing system shall be the same as for the Mississippi Electronic Courts (MEC) system.

2. Each attorney registering in the system will receive an Internet e-mail message after his or her password has been assigned. This is to ensure that the attorney's Internet e-mail address has been entered correctly in the system and to convey the login and password information to the attorney.

3. An attorney's registration will constitute a waiver of conventional service of documents. The attorney agrees to accept service of notice of the electronic filing by authorized e-mail.

4. Attorneys are responsible for updating their mailing address or e-mail address online through the e-filing system.

C. Passwords

Each attorney registered to participate in MEC is entitled to one system password. An attorney's MEC login and password will be utilized in both the appellate e-filing system and MEC. Attorneys may change their own passwords.

Pursuant to M.R.A.P. 46(d), every petition, motion, brief, and other paper shall be signed by at least one attorney of record. An attorney's password issued by MEC combined with the user's login identification serves as the attorney's signature for Rule 46 and other purposes. Therefore, it is imperative that an attorney protect and secure the password issued by MEC. If there is any reason to suspect the password has been compromised in any way, it is the duty and responsibility of the attorney immediately to notify the MEC helpdesk. In the event of the resignation or reassignment of the person with authority to use a password, the attorney should change the password immediately.

No attorney shall knowingly permit his or her password to be utilized by anyone other than an authorized employee of his or her office. Because the login and password together constitute an attorney's signature regardless of whether the attorney personally uses the login and password or delegates that authority to someone else, the attorney is responsible for safeguarding and protecting his or her login and password at all times. Once registered, the attorney shall be responsible for all documents filed with his or her password.

Miss. App. e-filing Admin. P. 2