Can a full-text search be performed upon the pdf documents filed in a case?
No, reliable and accurate full-text search capability is not possible on documents scanned (even those scanned using OCR technology), so CM/ECF does not offer a full-text search feature. It is unlikely that the courts will offer this service unless the results could be relied upon as being 100% reliable.
No, reliable and accurate full-text search capability is not possible on documents scanned (even those scanned using OCR technology), so ECF does not offer a full-text search feature. It is unlikely that the courts will offer this service unless the results could be relied upon as being 100% reliable. Full-text search capability can be achieved if a document is “published to PDF” from the higher versions of certain word processing applications.
