Glossary

Definitions of terms you will see in the NM WCA Electronic Case Filing System and in this user guide.

Term	Definition
Clerk of court	The WCA official who reviews registrations, e-filings, and pleadings and accepts or rejects them. You receive emails when your submission is accepted or rejected.
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange. A way injury/claim data is submitted to the system. The Fetch EDI Details step in e-filing lets you search for existing injury records to link to your filing.
E-filing	Electronic filing. Submitting a case or document through the portal instead of on paper.
Entry of Appearance	The process of adding yourself as a party to a case so you can view it and file pleadings. You submit an Entry of Appearance document (or similar) and the clerk must accept it.
JCN	Jurisdiction Claim Number. A unique identifier for an injury claim in the WCA system. Shown when you search on the Fetch EDI Details screen.
MMI	Maximum Medical Improvement. A medical determination that the worker's condition has reached the maximum level of improvement. Used in some filing sections.
My MS Cases	The section of the portal that lists MS cases where you are a party (similar to My WCA Cases).
My WCA Cases	Workers' Compensation Administration cases. The section of the portal that lists WCA cases where you are a party.
Attorney or representative	An attorney or other representative who acts on behalf of a party (for example, employer representative or carrier staff). These users can create new e-filings; self-represented users have limited access.
Pleading	A document filed in a case (e.g., motion, Entry of Appearance). After your e-filing is accepted, you add pleadings via the Pleadings tab.
Self-represented user (pro se)	A user representing themselves (e.g., a worker without an attorney). Self-represented users typically cannot use the full E-Filing flow to create new filings.
WCA	Workers' Compensation Administration. The New Mexico state body that runs the portal and reviews filings.
WCA Case Number	Unique case identifier assigned by the Workers' Compensation Administration (e.g., WCA25-00141). Used to search and open cases.

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