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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.

100% browser-based
FRCP 5.2 + CM/ECF checks
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or browse files - run a final pre-filing check before CM/ECF upload

Advanced Options

These options only affect context-based findings and file-size severity: case context changes address guidance, the minors toggle adds extra minor-name checks, and the size thresholds control when large-file warnings/fails appear.

Readiness Scorecard

Findings

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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.
Privacy & Data Handling

FRCP Checker runs entirely in your browser. Your file is not uploaded, and document content is not sent to PromptSafe servers during checks.

No account is required for this tool. We do not store your checked PDF or findings output as document records.

We may collect basic page analytics (for example, visits) but not document payload content.

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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 Filing Requirements

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