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FRCP Checker

Verify your redacted PDF is FRCP 5.2 compliant before you file.

Detects FRCP 5.2 violations and CM/ECF technical issues in your redacted PDF. Everything runs in your browser.

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FRCP 5.2 + CM/ECF checks
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Disclaimers
  • This tool is not legal advice.
  • Court rules vary by district; users are responsible for verifying local requirements.
  • Pattern-based detection may produce false positives or miss edge cases. Always review manually.
  • Context-dependent findings (minors, addresses, exemptions) require attorney/legal staff review before filing.

What we check

Three categories of checks, run in seconds.

FRCP 5.2 Compliance

Flags personal identifiers that must be redacted or partially masked before filing in federal court.

  • FAIL Full Social Security Numbers
  • FAIL Full EIN or ITIN
  • FAIL Complete dates of birth
  • FAIL Full financial account numbers
  • PASS Last-4 or year-only masking

CM/ECF Technical

Verifies your PDF meets technical filing requirements commonly enforced in federal e-filing systems.

  • FAIL Encrypted or password-protected
  • FAIL Not text-searchable (image-only)
  • WARN Non-letter page size (A4, legal)
  • WARN File size above threshold
  • WARN JavaScript or fillable forms

Metadata & Hidden Content

Surfaces document properties and hidden content that could leak privileged or identifying information.

  • WARN Author or creator fields populated
  • WARN Comments or annotations present
  • WARN Embedded file attachments
  • INFO Page count and file size summary