According to their web site: The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will begin offering electronic filing to attorneys on a voluntary basis by the end of 2009.

 

Registration for voluntary electronic filing began October 7, 2009. Due to the expected high volume of registration requests, court acceptance of electronic filing accounts may take longer than expected. Please be assured that you will receive notification when the court has acted on your request. Your account will be accepted as "Approved - ECF Not Yet Available" because CM/ECF is not yet accessible for testing or filing. If you receive this notification, your account is complete.