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1. Courts Date Range AI Courts Today other Court O this Week O this Month MEE O this Quarter other date range Sort Order Display Date Details Transactions available 02 01 2009 to current O Client Code Summary Court Date O Court Client Code View Formatted Report Download Report Run Report 1 Click on Billing History 2 Choose All Courts or a specific court from the drop down list 3 Choose how you want the output sorted whether by Date Client code Court Date or Court Client Code 4 Choose whether to display details or just a summary 5 Choose to see a formatted report or download the report 6 Enter a start and end date for the billing transactions in the specified location If you do not enter dates you will get a report for the current date T Click on Run Report PACER Service Center Click on PACER Service Center to open a new window or tab depending on your browser settings that will take you directly to the PACER web site http www PACER gov Logout The Logout option provides a means for logging out or exiting the PACER Case Locator system June 2010 44 Chapter 6 PACER Case Management Electronic Case Filing CM ECF is new case management system which allows courts to accept electronically filed documents and provides access to filed documents over the Internet What You Need
2. urt Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator All Courts Appellate _ Bankruptcy i Multi District Litigation Case Search Basic Search Region ETES First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Case Number o Case Title Nature of Suit a 110 Insurance 120 Contract Marine 130 Miller Act 0 Date Filed i Date Closed Party Search Party Name Cl Exact Matches Only 7 El Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice June 2010 The Civil search shares most fields with the All Courts search screen See the section on All Courts above for an explanation of the common fields The Nature of Suit field is unique to Appellate and Civil courts e Nature of Suit Leave this field blank do not select any NOTE Aopellat ah entries in order to match all Nature of Suit WB ne codes Otherwise select the Nature of Suit you want to match from the drop down list You can select multiple entries by holding down the Control key while clicking
3. Nature of Suit code list but the codes are not the same June 2010 30 Criminal BASIC Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator All Courts Appellate Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search Advanced Search Region Nene a First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Map Case Number Party Search Format st Party Name Exact Matches only El Show Case Title The Case Locator is a national index for 5 district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator All Courts Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search Basic Search Region A First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Map Case Number o Case Title Date Filed w Date Closed E Party Search Format last first Party Name O Exact Matches Only 27 CI Show Case The Case Locator is national index for 5 district bankruptcy appellate courts Th
4. To search for claims enter a case number Search results can be limited by adding a creditor s name claim number a range of claim numbers or by leaving the option blank to retrieve all claims The default date range is the first day of the current month to the current day Be sure to expand the date range to cover the life of the case being searched in order to view all claims filed for this particular case The report may be sorted alphabetically by Creditor Name numerically by Claim Number or by Filed Date The information displayed for each claim includes the case number and debtor s name this is hyperlinked to the docket report for the case Claims Bar Date and Government June 2010 69 Bar Date Creditor Name and address Claim Number may be hyperlinked to the actual claim filed Date Claim Filed Filing Status Filed Late Y N Deficiency Unliquidated Amount Claimed Class Administrative Priority Secured Unsecured Total Amount Allowed Duplicates Claim Number Duplicated by Claim Number Amends Claim Number Amended by Claim Number Remarks and Description The information above may vary by court Creditor Mailing Matrix The Creditor Mailing Matrix provides creditor names and addresses in either a one column label format a three column label format or raw data unprocessed format These options may vary by court When selecting the raw data format option the data 15 displayed as Case Number Name of
5. a significant way information regarding the changes will be posted on the PACER Service Center web site www PACER gov It is the account holder s responsibility to check these Policies and Procedures regularly for changes Continued use of PACER following the posting of changes will mean that the account holder accepts and agrees to the changes June 2010 5 Chapter 3 Introduction to Electronic Public Access The Federal Court system has services and technologies designed to provide people outside the court the public with easy access to court information The United States Courts designed an electronic public access system called PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records for online access to U S District Court U S Bankruptcy Court and U S Courts of Appeals case information PACER systems are beneficial for quickly tracking or retrieving accurate information about current and recently closed federal cases These systems provide listings of cases searched by name Social Security Number SSN case number or filing dates as well as comprehensive electronic case summaries dockets and documents Access to images in a case may include all documents certain documents or no documents You can view print or download case documents If a document is not available through PACER you may need to contact the court to request a copy Each court maintains its own computer system and case information database therefore there w
6. 87 625 Drug Related Seizure of Property 21 USC 881 630 Liquor Laws 640 RR amp Truck 650 Airline Regulations 660 Occupational Safety Health 690 Other LABOR 710 Fair Labor Standards Act 720 Labor Management Relations 730 Labor Management Reporting amp Disclosure Act 740 Railway Labor Act 790 Other Labor Litigation 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act PROPERTY RIGHTS 820 Copyrights 830 Patent 840 Trademark SOCIAL SECURITY 861 HIA 1395ff 862 Black Lung 923 863 DIWC DIWW 405 g 864 SSID Title XVI 865 RSI 405 g FEDERAL TAX SUITS 870 Taxes U S Plaintiff or Defendant 871 IRS Third Party 26 USC 7609 OTHER STATUTES 400 State Reapportionment 410 Antitrust 430 Banks and Banking 450 Commerce 460 Deportation 470 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 480 Consumer Credit 490 Cable Sat TV June 2010 88 810 Selective Service 850 Securities Commodities Exchange 875 Customer Challenge 12 USC 3410 890 Other Statutory Actions 891 Agricultural Acts 892 Economic Stabilization Act 893 Environmental Matters 894 Energy Allocation Act 895 Freedom of Information Act 900 Appeal of Fee Determination Under Equal Access to Justice 950 Constitutionality of State Statutes June 2010 89 Court Codes List Bankruptcy Courts CALIFORNIA CENTRAL BANKRUPTCY COURT LOS CALIFORNIA EASTERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF CALIFORNIA NORTHERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF
7. Jfa credit card or debit card number is provided at the time of registration usage is automatically billed on a quarterly basis to the card number submitted with this registration request These charges will be billed to the card up to 7 days before the Due Date listed on your quarterly statement Electronic statements will be generated and sent via email Paper statements will not be mailed to accounts with automatic billing e Ifa credit card or debit card number is not provided at the time of registration quarterly statements will be emailed to the email address submitted with this registration request Users must remit payment through the mail or on line via the PACER Service Center website www PACER gov June 2010 3 e PACER bills that are not paid on time are subject to federal debt collection measures These measures include but are not limited to referral to a private collection agency or the U S Department of Justice for collection Accounts that are referred to a private collection agency will be assessed substantial collection fees in addition to the outstanding debt owed to the PACER Service Center I must provide accurate and complete information in registering for this account I will promptly inform the PACER Service Center of any changes to that information The PACER account being registered is for my use only unless specifically designated otherwise on the registration form I am responsible for preventing unauthorize
8. You need the following to access the system e Computer The minimum requirement is that a system is capable of running a web browser e Internet Access This version of PACER is accessible through the Internet therefore Internet access is required Web Browser The current release of PACER was written as a web application compatible with popular Web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox We recommend that you use the most recent version of any browser e Printer You will need a printer if you want a paper copy of the information you retrieve If there is a problem with in office equipment contact the equipment vendor Neither the PACER Service Center nor the courts have the resources to provide extensive technical assistance for problems with a PC or other peripheral devices Availability The PACER system is available twenty four hours a day seven days a week Confirmation of updates or status of active and closed cases can be verified without having to make multiple trips to the courthouse Security The PACER login screen uses a secure protocol called Secure Sockets Layer SSL Software encrypts and protects your information as it is sent across the Internet You know the secure server is being used when the lock icon appears at the bottom of the browser If you leave a PACER page for an unsecured Web page you may see a notice may indicate that you are moving from a secure document to an unsecured document Y
9. ean ue 100 Appendix D PACER Case Locator Download Formats eee 102 All Searches Except MID iu at ie nes tes ota uites bout 102 oad ets 102 jj qe NCC rc 103 Pel ecc C NR M 104 Multi District Litigation Download Formats 105 E 105 LUN ML DG LR A 106 CSV CERE 107 June 2010 v Chapter 1 Overview The PACER manual is intended to provide you with a better understanding of what PACER 15 and how it works In addition the manual explains the Case Management Electronic Case Filing CM ECF system and how to use it effectively is a new case management system recently implemented in the Federal Judiciary for all Appellate Bankruptcy and District Courts CM ECF allows courts to accept filings and provide access to filed documents over the Internet The CM ECF PACER manual will concentrate on accessing existing documents online not the filing of new documents Some of the CM ECF features and benefits are listed below PACER Features e 24 hour access to case file documents over the Internet e Ability to download and print documents directly from the court system e Simultaneous access to case files by multiple parties PACER Benefits e Saving time and money e Expanded search and reporting capabilities Works with standard Web browsers 1 e Internet Explorer and Firefox
10. CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF June 2010 90 INDIANA NORTHERN BANKRUPTCY COURT KENTUCKY EASTERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF June 2010 91 June 2010 92 SOUTH CAROLINA BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTH DAKOTA BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHERN BANKRUPTCY COURT CM ECF June 2010 93 District Courts CALIFORNIA CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT CM ECF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT CM ECF June 2010 94 June 2010 95 2010 96 SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT COURT WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN DISTRICT COURT CM ECF Appellate Courts June 2010 97 07cae U S COURT OF APPEALS SEVENTH CIRCUIT CM ECF June 2010 98 Appendix C Party Roles The Appendix in this User Manual contains only partial list of possible Party Roles Individual Courts are responsible for creating and maintaining Party Roles including custom roles If you have questions about Party Roles not listed here or in the PACER Case Locator check with the individual courts District Courts Code Role Spp a Appiam am arb cd cim Defendant congp conond conord condit conpla ord inre di gar dbpos into intv intvd intvp med mov June 2010 pa Pann Bankruptcy Code
11. Government Not a Party 4 Diversity County Provides the name of the county of residence for the plaintiff s Origin Pertains to origination of the complaint 1 Original Proceeding 2 Removed from State Court 3 Remanded from Appellate Court 4 Reinstated or Reopened 5 Transferred from another district 6 Multi District Litigation 7 Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment Lead Case The case number if multiple cases were filed either consolidated or jointly administered under one case number Related Case Case s linked to the main case either by joint administration or consolidation Def Custody Status For criminal cases the defendant may be detained or held under guard Flags Used internally by the court Filed The date the initiating document was filed at the court Demand Monetary demand as filed in the complaint per thousands 000 Cause The U S Civil Statute in Title Section format under which the plaintiff files the complaint as well as a brief description of the statute June 2010 53 Disposition The outcome of the case Terminated The date if any the case was closed Reopened The date if any the case was reopened Other Court Case If applicable the name of the court where the case originated along with the original case number Plaintiff The party that initiated the suit action Defendant The party against which the action is brought Deadlines H
12. Role Lap Deo iT interpieader Hd intewenorDelendant Interested Party nv Hp intervenor Pann Hiq liua June 2010 100 op Other Professional pa June 2010 101 Appendix D PACER Case Locator Download Formats All Searches Except MDL XML The XML file contains the XML version followed by a lt data gt tag which encompasses the rest of the data ending with lt data gt Each record is wrapped in lt party gt lt party gt and each field is wrapped in its identifying tags e g lt court_id gt lt court_id gt lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt data gt lt party gt lt party_name gt Mouse amp amp Flippers Aloha lt party_name gt lt py_role gt db lt py_role gt lt court_id gt okwbke lt court_id gt lt cs_year gt 3 lt cs_year gt lt cs_number gt 22697 lt cs_number gt lt cs_office gt 5 lt cs_office gt lt cs_type gt bk lt cs_type gt lt cs_chapter gt 7 lt cs_chapter gt lt nos gt lt nos gt lt cs_date_filed gt 11 17 2003 lt cs_date_filed gt lt cs_date_term gt 05 13 2004 lt cs_date_term gt cs date dismiss gt lt cs date dismiss gt cs date discharge 02 27 2004 lt cs date discharge gt lt disposition gt Discharged 02 27 2004 lt disposition gt lt case_no gt 5 03 bk 22697 lt case_no gt lt case_link gt https ecf okwb uscourts gov cgi bin iqquerymen
13. the description of the type of information provided and the search criteria entered to run the search NOTE The totals provided by Billing History now include charges incurred from accessing a docket report from a court using the link provided by the PACER Case Locator In the past you may have had to visit each court to get that report 1 Click on Billing History 2 Choose All Courts or a specific court from the drop down list 3 Choose how you want the output sorted whether by Date Client code Court Date or Court Client Code 4 Choose whether to display details or just a summary 5 Choose to see a formatted report or download the report 6 Enter a start and end date for the billing transactions in the specified location If you do not enter dates you will get a report for the current date Click Run Report Show PACER Account This option displays the PACER login and client code if applicable for the current session Legal Research The Legal Research menu feature provides a means for linking to sites that provide a Law or Medical Dictionary It is designed to assist in understanding the documents submitted to the court Some courts may not offer this feature Logout The Logout feature provides a means for logging out or exiting the CM ECF PACER system June 2010 63 Chapter 8 5 Bankruptcy Courts for The Query Screen You can enter different search criteria under the Q
14. EOSIUEES 4a ce ree toi tee dece ect aut ieu ooo di nr Ne 1 PACER a 1 CINE CE nn ans nant interet 1 CNUBCEP Benefits icons Sr eh eO v GA E IO 1 Chapter 2 PACER Policies and PrOCedUres sit ase tn te 3 Chapter 3 Introduction to Electronic Public Access 6 PACER EGC ita RM RP 6 DOC Gls c E 7 Case An eee te de 7 Beate Resulis s ee ee 7 pec Nr A sate a i 8 PACER BIBIS de et 9 Billing Statement coco Pe D 9 Billing BETOLUS abate acte eee ai 9 Chapter 4 PACER Service Center Website equo e Deae eet nt mun re ioa Vd 11 RS nr en DL cA CR nr 11 Appellate Court E File Registration 12 District and Bankruptcy Court E File Registration eese 13 Manage PACER Account iiie cett ntes tne enel eid er quaes ette eter pite i p addens 14 eos duds tot cd nl 14 RE oe sta oce n ce rs 16 FAIS TORY a eet dor d se rrr tope eto A ERE Ava e PE aD Dee 16 Chapter 5 PACER Case DOeatot stunt qae 17 Court Database Updates ep e a gs c aU EE te Du ass ends rete 17 DEAL CH apabiliis e
15. The PACER Service Center bills quarterly and sends statements by mail or email Fees are waived when usage is less than 10 for the quarter Payments may be made online from the PACER website under Account Information or by calling the PACER Service Center at 800 676 6856 to pay a balance using VISA MasterCard Discover or American Express If you pay by check please include the login on the check to ensure that payment is posted to the correct account The payment mailing address is PACER Service Center P O Box 70951 Charlotte NC 28272 0951 Currently PACER does not accept check by phone payments If a client code is entered for a transaction the client code will appear on the statement The Client Code feature is a text field up to 32 characters in length for tracking charges A client code will not appear on the bill unless it is entered at the time of the transaction Billing Statement There are two ways to review your PACER usage The Usage History options are available from the PACER website http www PACER gov under the Manage My PACER Account screen Review Quarterly Statements provides you with the option to view current or previous billings Also Review Detailed Transaction History provides details on searches you have conducted These details consist of date time client code if used type of search number of pages and PACER charges Billing Errors If an error is suspected on a statement or if there are que
16. Types Party Search in Fridun 41348462010 numbers in parenthesis Court Type is Filter Results followed by 3 to tell you there are three User 0061 matching court types Each matching aa court type has a number of matchin Search All Court Types ms All Cour yP MEG 5 ovis records next to it indicating the number of results you would get 1f you filtered NERO by that court type 1991 11 1997 2 8 2 Also note that these results include four different matching years in the category Year Filed Expand Year Filed You Ri Office 4 2 Thomas Nelson Publishers Case Type 2 840 B 3 Thomas Nelson Publishers 1 Should see something like the picture to Thomas Nelson Publishers Party Name 190 the left 5 Thomas Nelson Publishers 999 Thomas Nelson Publishers 190 dft The entry 1997 3 shows that there are three matching records for the year 1997 Click on 1997 3 to see only those matching records like so Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PAC E R All Court Types Party Search Fri Jun 4 13 48 46 2010 Case Locator 3 records found User pa0061 Filter Results Client Search All Court Types Party Search Name Thomas Nelson Publishers All Courts Page 1 year filed 1997 Bankruptcy Results Date a Party Name W Court Case Ch Date Filed Closed Disposition 1 Thomas Nelson Publishers dft ilnbke 1 97 a
17. adeesutse ocupa nr a LSU 18 Search OPTIONS Le Raum aiite ee saa hd 18 Getting Additional Information on Cases 19 Basic and Advanced Searches ire da eee neci earn Eire dS 20 AIF C OU T VOCS oes Deb an Aes De B DN en tte 21 PRP PU AC HT mE 25 nonet tret n E RN De tubi cea vd fend eme pum it ard eae 27 CONO heh D tao tad edil tete 29 CAMION antes Os 31 M lti District Litigation nesses Det t ie urnes sant nl e ER cds 32 Filter 34 Download oath seca aay met saute dotted ion tet dO 39 Court MTOR HO sc sty 41 TICS des 41 My Account User 42 Change Client oie te touto lage 42 BH ASTON LS FC EE E NON 43 PACER Service CNRS nn daa ondes tud De a tesa te rs ia 44 EGEgOU L re eret eir pane 44 June 2010 ii Chapter 6 CM ECF PACER A tts tob atis tes ba tata ea ee 45 What OU Need oo ad ot Te e deu a Neuen P mE 45 Availability nee ce tau Aen oett itas a Aurea cots Moen RIA Ai eae 45 eise igi Mr Pn 45 Information Updates c io hee eSI 46 Saving a TING ss ode coca eee roc er doceri fr
18. appear with a header that looks something like this it may vary with the court 3 00 cv 01686 M Frosty Bites Distrib et al v Dippin Dots Inc et al Barbara M G Lynn presiding Date filed 08 03 2000 Date terminated 11 30 2000 Date of last filing 01 02 2001 e Case Number The case number for the target case The letters at the end of the case number are the initials of the judge assigned to the case e Case Title The case title for the case i e Plaintiff vs Defendant e Judge The judge assigned to the case e Filed Date The date the complaint in a civil or criminal case was filed e Date terminated The date the case was terminated if applicable e Date of Last filing This reflects the date of the last document hearing or changes to the case information You should also see the Query option menu which provides a variety of information pertaining to the person or case June 2010 5 Query Alias Associated Cases Attorney Case Summary Deadlines Hearings Docket Report Filers History Documents Related Transactions Status View a Document Alias Any additional names used by the individual or company are provided They include AKA Also Known As DBA Doing Business As or FKA Formally Known As Associated Cases The Associated Cases option provides cases related to the case or lead case Information included is the member case number type of case and th
19. case header usually consists of the case number document number date and time of filing Most case headers are displayed at the top of the case document pages The docket report also includes an option to view or print multiple documents After retrieving the docket report users may place a check mark by the document number s they wish to view This option will download all requested documents at once without June 2010 54 toggling back and forth to the docket report The maximum download size is set to 10MB If documents exceed this amount an error message will appear Additional features that may be included in the docket report are Header Name of the U S Court with jurisdiction over the case divisional office where it is being administered and the case number Case Title Plaintiff v Defendant Assigned to Name of the judge presiding over the case Lead Case Case number of the lead case if consolidated jointly administered or multi district litigation Case in other court Court where case was originally filed as well as original case number in that court if applicable Case Flags Listed in the upper right corner of the docket these flags indicate certain actions in the case Case flags are used internally by the court Cause The U S Civil Statute in Title Section format under which the plaintiff filed the complaint as well as a brief description of the statute Date Filed The date the complaint w
20. is http ecf txnb uscourts gov 2 Not every court runs the same exact software or formats the pages the same In most cases you want to click the link on the court s ECF website that includes the words Document Filing System or a similar option such as View Print Here is an example with Document Filing System Welcome to the U S Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Northern District of Texas Document Filing System June 2010 47 Here is an example with View Print Welcome to the United States District Court Northern District of Texas Electronic Case Filing System FILE VIEW PRINT a document in the Courts ECF system documents in the PACER system This requires a login and password issued by the This requires a login and password issued by the US District Clerk s Office Northern District of Texas PACER Service Center 3 If you have not already logged in elsewhere enter your assigned PACER login and password at the ID and password prompt All PACER assigned logins and passwords must be entered as provided It may be a combination of lower case or uppercase letters and may also contain numbers and special characters You may optionally enter up to thirty two characters of text in the Client Code field for tracking changes 4 Click on Verify Login Universal Login You have the added convenience of a Universal Login feature This feature allows you t
21. of Bankruptcy Case P1 a dura t e ro tp Fratre p ted Mages du HN IUE 13 annee mi T3 Related Prams ac Orgs 44 e turam os bi ratas e ted 19 Statis ioa ET 73 U S Bankruptcy Court CM ECF Report Options ss 74 Report Seateli ou bbs ee ree tg a aas tie aaa edu linde e 74 MAS CS ves M cA LU m Cc M c nm 74 Docket CNIL s aede e der ee cu Rete pie ee A Roa 75 DOCKEESHGE nie nes valete is ide aru nbi 76 Claims Register sn tutte equi dede aque seated 76 Creditor Mailing MATTER TE Calendar cos sess seni ose au Certe o aaa AA Written Henriette demeurant r a titi a Re date 78 Utilities set aee need rated mn nn Matisse 78 Son 78 Change Chent Ode See SR aee 78 Change Y one P XC ose vede eec Mos reden d ode 79 Clear Default PACER Loghi ia Ex e a peri Re 79 Court nfo UOTIS ees da ces te e qub Vor esu veneer rero eu 79 Review Billing History ee Sor pio tete Red t ne tus Dec aen ed 79 View PACER Account Information ss 80 Legal RSS Ane tons sonst ag e au 80 saa E EL qu e tn 80 Chapter 9 U S Courts of Appeals Ne oe e EQ 81 Search OPTIONS ns anomalie ner nent nda 81 Docket Sheet by Case Numb
22. or comments please contact PACER Service Center LL Enter up to thirty two characters in the Client Code field 2 Click on Submit If you do not click Submit the client code entered will not be changed Billing History This option provides billing history for the PACER Case Locator The Review Billing History option allows the user to view their transactions for one court or all courts during a selected time period sorted either by date client code court date or court client code You can view a formatted report or download the report You select a date range There are pre set ranges including today this week this month and this quarter You can also specify a range in MM DD Y Y Y Y format You can view details or just a summary Included in the Billing History is the date the transaction occurred the time the search began the number of pages for the transaction the client code if applicable NOTE The totals provided by Billing History at the PACER the description Case Locator now include charges incurred from accessing a of the type of docket report from a court using the link provided by the information PACER Case Locator In the past you may have had to visit each court to get that report provided and the search criteria entered to run the search June 2010 43 EG f By v7 Billing History Report User pa0061 Pacer Service Center Test Account
23. page format Data Only Provides a file containing raw data in pipe delimited format The selections above will yield a report as requested The report provides the Case Number Title Case Dates filed closed reopened Days Pending and Notes Calendar Events The Calendar Events option provides a listing of past and or future calendar events for one or multiple cases This listing contains the date time case number and brief explanation of specific events based upon the search results Docket Activity The Docket Activity option provides a list of the docket activity for one or more cases within the date range entered June 2010 60 Based on the selection criteria and date range entered this NOTE Be aware that hundreds of new documents report will provide all docket are submitted daily to each individual court activity entered during the therefore the results may be substantial It is specified date range Ifa strongly recommended to enter only one day at a specific case number is entered time the maximum fee will not exceed the cap of 30 pages 2 40 However omitting the case number will not cap the results The report will provide the Case Number Title Dates Entered Filed Entered date includes time of entry on a docket Category Event Docketed by and Notes may include Cause Office Presider Case Flags The case number is a hyperlink to the docket the document number may be a hyperlink to the doc
24. that 15 the actual case number If the case type and office number are omitted on the PACER system 1 e 05 06794 all cases that match the year and case number entered are displayed The correct one can then be selected from the list provided June 2010 64 Last Business Name search by party name at least two letters of an individual s last name or company name are required NOTE The name search is not case sensitive You may enter a name in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters and the search will extract all names that have any combination of matching uppercase or lowercase letters in the name fields First Name This is not a required field You may enter the first name of an individual requires at least two letters in the last name field to limit the search Middle Name This is not a required field You may enter the initial or full middle name of an individual requires at least three letters in the last name field to limit the search SSN You may search by the full Social Security Number SSN Use of a wildcard is not permitted Social Security numbers must be entered using dashes between each set of numbers 1 123 45 6789 Tax ID You may search by a company s tax ID number Type You may choose from a list of available party types 1 e Attorney Party and Trustee This list may vary in each site In order to search for a specific Type at least three letters of the
25. the small box at the bottom of each billable page or displayed prior to viewing a PDF document indicating a charge was accrued The default for accounts is to view receipts To stop viewing transaction receipts set the Show Receipts flag to No The client code is a text field you enter upon login You can use the client code to track usage by person client matter number or other meaningful entry up to 32 characters This option allows you to make the use of the client code mandatory and even specify the format of the client code using a Boolean expression some expression that ends up as true or false The default for accounts is for the client code to be an optional field Set the Require Client Code flag to Yes to make the use of a client code mandatory upon login To require the client code in a specific format set the Require Client Code flag to Yes and use the following grammar to set the Client Code Format A alphabetic character A Z or a z N numeric digit 0 9 space character period character underscore character hyphen character comma character slash character any allowable character listed above zero or more of the preceding character SOIF June 2010 15 Follow any format code with star to specify any number of those types of characters For example N means 0 or more numeric digits and C means 0 or more of any allowable characters EXAMPLES NNNNNNNN
26. AAA 8 digit client matter followed by a space then your initials Your initials followed by any number of valid characters including no more characters at all C 15 0 or more characters NN NN CCC 1 or more digits a hyphen 1 or more digits a slash and any 3 allowable characters You can also set client code prompt text such as Enter your initials to remind users of your preferred office procedures for assigning client codes Payments e Check Balance Make One Time Credit Card Payment Check account balance due date and make on line payments e Update Credit Card Sign Up for Recurring Payments Update your Credit Card information or set up automatic credit card payments Approximately seven days prior to the due date the amount of the bill will be charged to the credit card on file Usage History e Review Quarterly Statements View a summary of current or previous billings e Review Detailed Transaction History View details on searches conducted These details consist of date time and type of search client code if used number of pages and PACER charges e Review Monthly Totals View total charges for a given month June 2010 16 Chapter 5 PACER Case Locator The PACER Case Locator https pcl uscourts gov is a national index for the U S District Courts U S Bankruptcy Courts and U S Courts of Appeals You can reach the PACER Case Locator from the PACER Find a Case page C
27. Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search Basic Search Region First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit 5 Court District v WA a 7 iD ton m ow A NW ie RI j j 3 o z D C Circuit NM Federal locator index for PACER Under normal fata currency The most current data is always PR ax F TX FL emi Xie MP 6 Hi June 2010 22 e Case Number Each case number follows one of these two patterns yy nnnnn yyyy nnnnn The first numbers indicate the year In the first pattern 06 represent 2006 In the second pattern 2006 is obviously 2006 The next five numbers are the actual case number NOTE The Case Numbers in the search results do not follow the same pattern These Case Numbers include additional information such as the type of case e Case Title Case Title search is not case sensitive so it doesn t matter if you enter any combination of lower or upper case letters If you enter a single word or portion of a word the system will find all matches starting from that word For example if you search for US you will find US USA USA vs Mickey Mouse etc The more you can be specific the fewer matches you should find e Date Filed Date Closed If you select only a start date you will get matches all the way up to the present If you select only an end date you will get al
28. Closed fields Bankruptcy includes search fields for Date Dismissed and Date Discharged These date fields are handled the same way as the others The Last Four Digits of SSN field is unique to Bankruptcy courts e Last Four Digits of SSN If you know the last four digits of the social security number of the party you can enter it here to find the cases for that party The SSN or TIN field is unique to Bankruptcy courts e SSN or TIN If you know the social security number or federal tax ID for the party you can enter it here to find the cases for that party June 2010 28 Civil BASIC Court Information Statistics My Acco Logout PACER Case Locator All Courts Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search Advanced Search Region ET First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Case Number o Nature of Suit 110 Insurance 120 Contract Marine 130 Miller Act 4 o Party Search Format Party Name Exact Matches only O show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED
29. Creditor Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Address 4 An example of an entry with blank fields 15 as follows Case Number 96 12345 Name of Creditor Bugs Bunny Address 1 blank Address 2 12345 Bunny Road Address 3 blank Address 4 Washington DC 12345 The raw data would appear as 96 12345 Bugs Bunny 12345 Bunny Road Washington DC 12345 Deadline Schedule This will display the pending NOTE Clicking the silver bullet will not hearings deadlines for a specific case take you to the actual document but to the Included in the information is a brief docket text which describes this particular description of the deadline schedule entry with a silver bullet if applicable that will link you to the docket text for this entry a hyperlink if available for the document that created this deadline schedule the docket text the filed date the due date and time and the date the deadline schedule was satisfied terminated Docket Report Docket Sheet This page allows you to enter a specific case number specify a date range if desired and specify a document range if desired to obtain the Docket Report You can choose to include all terminated parties active parties and counsel and member cases There is an option to sort the report by oldest date first or most recent date first June 2010 70 Docket reports were designed to be the official record of a case The parties and counsel for each party including an ad
30. EE Statistics My Account Logout Case Locator All Courts Appellate Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search Advanced Search Region EXISTE a First Circuit J Second Circuit m Third Circuit Case Number EK Party Search Form Party Name CI Exact Matches Only o L1 Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice Subsets of data are collected from the courts and transferred to the PACER Case Locator The index serves as a locator index for the federal judiciary s Electronic Public Access services A nationwide search will determine the location of a case for a party that is involved in federal litigation You can access detailed information on cases found while searching the PACER Case Locator Court Database Updates Each night subsets of data are collected from the courts and transferred to the PACER Case Locator Click Court Information in the top menu bar to see the dates for the latest cases collected for each court June 2010 17 Search Capability The PACER Case Locator allows you to search nationwide by case number par
31. ER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice If you are following along with this example type Thomas Nelson Publishers in the Party Name field and click the Search button You should see results that look something like the following June 2010 34 Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PAC R All Court Types Party Search Fri Jun 4 13 48 46 2010 Case Locator 7 records found User pa0061 Filter Results Client PA Search All Court Types Party Search Name Thomas Nelson Publishers All Courts Page 1 Bankruptcy Results Party W Court Case Ch Date Filed un Disposition 1 Thomas Nelson Publishers dft ilnbke 1 97 ap 00829 06 12 1997 07 30 1997 Dismissed or Settled Without Entry of Judgment Civil Results Party Name Y Court Case NOS Date Filed Date Closed 2 Thomas Nelson Publishers dft nysdce 1 1991 07445 840 11 01 1991 03 18 1992 3 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc dft miwdce 1 1997 cv 01061 190 12 19 1997 07 14 1998 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc dft tnmdce 3 1998 cv 00355 190 04 21 1998 10 26 1999 5 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc dft tnmdce 3 1998 mc 00013 999 03 20 1998 03 20 1998 Thomas Nelson Publishers Incorporated miedce 2 1997 cv 73706 190 07 29 1997 02 09 1998 dft Appellate Resu
32. ER Service Center s address phone number and e mail address Review Billing History This option generates a billing history report Included in the Billing History is the date the transaction occurred the time the search began the number of pages for the transaction the client code if applicable the description of the type of information provided and the search criteria entered to run the search NOTE The totals provided by Billing History now include charges incurred from accessing a docket report from a court using the link provided by the PACER Case Locator In the past you may have had to visit each court to get that report 1 Click on Billing History Choose All Courts or a specific court from the drop down list Choose how you want the output sorted whether by Date Client code Court Date or Court Client Code 4 Choose whether to display details or just a summary 5 Choose to see a formatted report or download the report 6 Enter a start and end date for the billing transactions in the specified location If you do not enter dates you will get a report for the current date T Click on Run Report June 2010 79 View Account Information This option displays the PACER login and client code if applicable for the current session Legal Research The Legal Research feature provides means for linking to sites that contain a Law or Medical Dictionary It is designed to assist in un
33. Integrated Case Management ICMS and Case Management Electronic Case Files CM ECF automated systems since March 1998 and the courts specifically designated as Non ICMS that reported their CJRA pending matters manually Reports may not exactly match numbers previously published in the CJRA national summary report since CJRA automated system modifications new reporting policy and court requests for data corrections have occurred since the inception of electronic reports in March 1998 The changes have resulted in minimal differences in the numbers of CJRA pending matters compared to the previously published national summaries My Account User Options Click on My Account in the menu bar to view a drop down list of user options Court Information Statistics My Account Logout Change Client Code Billing History PACER Service Center Change Client Code The Change Client Code option provides a means to change a client code to track charges for future billings You may also select Change Client Code to toggle the Receipt feature In order for a client code to appear on a statement it must be entered and updated prior to a search It can be changed and updated several times during a session June 2010 42 lu PACER Case Locator Register Now Set PACER Preferences Forgot your Password PACER Service Center Show Receipt Enter your initials please PA required Client Code For information
34. PACER Case Locator All Courts Appellate Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Case Search rchi Region ET First Circuit J Second Circuit Third Circuit Case Number o Party Search Party Name E Exact Matches Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator Bankruptcy ivi Multi District Litigation Case Search Region First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Map Case Number o Case Title Date Filed Date Closed Party Search Party Name E Exact matches only show Case Title L The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most curr
35. Public Access to Court Electronic Records PACER PACER User Manual for ECF Courts Updated June 2010 http www PACER gov Quick Start 1 Establish a PACER account at http www PACER gov Click on Register 2 Search for a case PACER login and password required a If the location of the case is known click on the Court Links entry in the Frequently Used box which points to http www PACER gov psco cgi bin links pl There you can select the link for the court you want After logging in at a CM ECF site select Query from blue tool bar to search by party name case number or another available search option For a business enter the company name or part of it in the last name field Youcan search a broad range of courts when the specific location of a case is not known Use the PACER Case Locator at https pcl uscourts gov to search via a variety of search criteria including the date the case is filed or dismissed the state all the courts in a circuit and much more 3 For documents available online there is a link for the docket entry number or an icon next to the docket entry If you access the Docket Report and do not see either the documents are not accessible online and should be ordered from the Clerk s office June 2010 Quick SAR la ncn ged ur 1 Chapter 1 ann en rb Aevi veda 1 PACEB
36. al complaint with the court June 2010 68 Atty The name of the attorney s in the case followed by the party s they represent It also includes the attorney s phone number fax number and email address Location of Case File s Used by courts to locate the case file folder Filed The date the first document was filed with the court This is usually the voluntary petition Terminated If closed the date of the docket entry closing the case was entered Discharged The date the discharge was ordered by the presiding judge Reopened The date if any the case was reopened Converted If applicable the date the case was converted from one chapter to another Dismissed The date the case was dismissed Confirmation Hearing The date the Chapter 13 Plan or Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization will be confirmed Creditor The Creditor menu option provides a listing of the names and addresses of the creditors Claims Register A Claim is a right to payment or a right to an equitable remedy for a breach of Performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment A Creditor must file a Proof of Claim form along with documentation evidencing the validity and amount of the Claim The Court is required to keep a list of Claims filed in a case when it appears that there will be a distribution to Unsecured Creditors This menu option provides a list of claims filed in the case with relevant information for the specified case
37. also listed Related Transactions Each selected transaction in this case is shown in a box with any other transactions that it is linked or related Status The Status menu option provides the current status for a specific case e g Awaiting Closing Order Included in the information is the status the date the status was established and the event that established the status June 2010 73 U S Bankruptcy Court Report Options Report Search The first screen that appears after clicking Reports from the blue bar may vary slightly in each court It is typically a list of menu options for various reports you may access Reports Utilities Case Information Scheduling Chambers Administrative Cases Calendar Events Written Opinions Docket Activity Docket Report Claims Register Creditor Mailing Matrix Cases Select this menu option to retrieve a list of bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings filed by date range The Cases report has general default settings however the report may be customized to be more specific The following selections may be changed to customize the report Office Indicates the divisional office in which the case was filed Case type ap for Adversary Proceeding bk for Bankruptcy or mp for Miscellaneous Proceeding Chapter You may choose any or all chapters to be included in the report Use the control button on the keyboard when clicking on non co
38. ame Middle Name Generation Social Security Number Tax Id Street Address A ddress 2 Address 3 City State 5 Digit Zip Code 4 Digit Zip Code Extension The selections above will produce the requested report The report provides the Case Number Related Case Info Case Type Party Info Judge Trustee Dates Filed Entered and Other Info Office Asset Fee County Docket Activity Report Docket Activity Report Case number Office Case type Dothan ap Montgomery y bk Category DS answer lOpen cases Closed cases auditor Summary Text 1 1 1 Entered between 6 18 2010 to 6 21 20 0 O Full Docket Text Sort by Case Number Based on the selection criteria and date range entered this report will provide all docket activity entered during the specified date range If you enter a specific case number the maximum fee will not exceed the cap of 30 pages 2 40 June 2010 75 Case number Type in a case number if NOTE Omitting the case number will not cap applicable otherwise the results Be aware that several hundreds of leave blank new documents are submitted daily to each individual court therefore the results may be Office Narrow results substantial It is strongly recommended to enter by choosing the office only one day at a time location where case is filed Case Type Narrow results by choosing a case type Category Narrow results by choosing a ca
39. an click on that link to learn more or click on the second click here to go directly to the PACER registration form If you click on the link to learn more there is a registration button on that page that will take you directly to the registration form In order to obtain a PACER login and password complete the on line PACER Registration Form If you provide a credit card at the time of registration you will June 2010 11 receive an email with instructions how to retrieve your new login and password If you do not provide a credit card the login and password will be sent by U S mail to the address provided on the registration form Please allow 7 10 days for mail delivery For an expedited registration provide a credit card during registration For security reasons logins and passwords can not be emailed faxed or given over the phone There is no registration fee For your information the Judicial Conference of the United States has established a fee to be collected for access to PACER All registered agencies or individuals will be charged a user fee Access to PACER systems will generate an 08 per page charge If you are registering from outside the United States type 5 zeros in the Zip Code field If you experience problems with the on line registration form download the Fax Version of the registration form and follow the instructions on the form For same day instant registration not available on weekends or hol
40. as filed in this court Jury Demand Indicates whether or not a trial by jury was requested May reflect None Plaintiff Defendant or Both Nature of Suit For civil cases provides the code for the type of civil case filed To view a list of all recognized Nature of Suit codes visit PACER Documents at http www PACER gov or see Appendix A Jurisdiction The basis of jurisdiction under which this complaint was filed in the U S District Court They are as follows U S Government Plaintiff U S Government Defendant Federal Question U S Government Not a Party Diversity Docket entries Provides a listing of events concerning a particular case The docket sheet contains three items Date Filed The date the particular document was filed H The docket entry number Items on the docket report that are blue and underlined indicate a hyperlink If a document number is hyperlinked clicking on it will take you to a PACER Transaction receipt indicating the June 2010 55 number of pages for that document To access the document click the View Document button The document opens in PDF format If the document number is black then the document is not available online You must contact the court to obtain copies of any document not available online Docket Text A brief summary of the event that resulted for the docket entry Entered mm dd yyyy This is the date the event was electr
41. ber is black it is not available online Dates The date this document was filed entered terminated June 2010 2 Description A brief description of the document filed unless Display Docket Text was chosen as display option on the previous screen Next to the description is a silver bullet The silver bullet does not link to the actual document but to the docket text for that entry The date the event was electronically entered on the docket appears within the docket text This date may differ from the file date if the document was filed manually and not docketed the same day it was received Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing The filing of a bankruptcy case automatically stays certain actions against the debtor and the debtor s property If anyone attempts to collect a debt or take other action in violation of the Bankruptcy Code they may be penalized This is the official notice of this filing Included in this notice are the date and time the bankruptcy was filed the debtor s name address and last four digits of their social security number attorney representing the debtor s trustee assigned to the case if applicable and the judge assigned to the case Party This is a list of all parties associated with a specific case the type of party e g defendant and the date the party was added to or terminated if applicable from the case The names and addresses of the attorneys that represent the parties are
42. btor in the petitions Summary categories have been provided for Within U S but outside home state and Outside U S Details on county codes can be accessed under County District Locator under the Search option at http www PACER gov The Civil Justice Reform Act Reports are as follows District Summary Report Report of Social Security Case Appeals Pending for Over 6 Months Circuit Summary Report Report of Civil Cases Pending Over 3 Years Report of Motions Pending Over 6 Months Bench Trial Submitted Over 6 Months June 2010 41 Report of Bankruptcy Appeals Pending for More Than 6 Months District and Circuit Averages CJRA Nature of Suit Report National Summary CJRA Nature of Suit Summary Report CJRA Status Codes Report National Summary CJRA Status Codes Summary Report CJRA Judges Magistrates Report30 or More 3 Year Old Cases The reports provide summary and detailed information on pending motions bench trials three year old cases bankruptcy appeals and Social Security appeal cases The summary reports display totals of pending civil matters by individual district judges and magistrate judges district circuit and nationwide The detailed reports also display totals in addition to information regarding the type of proceeding divisional office and docket number nature of case case title CJRA filing reopened and deadline dates and case status There are separate data files for courts that have used the CJRA
43. ch field is described below Case Number The case number for the target case Case Title The case title debtor and or co debtor if any for bankruptcy cases Plaintiff vs Defendant for adversary proceedings Case Type The case type bk for bankruptcy case ap for adversary proceeding mp for miscellaneous proceeding Chapter The chapter of the case The following is a list of all available chapters in bankruptcy Chapter 7 Typically filed as a no asset case Chapter 9 Municipalities Chapter 11 Reorganization Chapter 12 Family Farmer Fisherman Chapter 13 Wage Earner Chapter 15 formerly listed as Chapter 304 Foreign proceeding Assets The asset flag for the case Yes signifies asset case No signifies no asset case Vol V Indicates whether the case is voluntary V or Involuntary I Judge Judge assigned to the case Date Filed The filing date of the petition in a bankruptcy case or complaint in an adversary proceeding Date Discharged The date the case was discharged if applicable Date Terminated The date the case was terminated if applicable Date of last filing This reflects the date of the last document or hearing or changes to the case information June 2010 66 The left side of the Query Options menu displays an alphabetical list of report options different sites may have menus that differ somewhat from this example Query Alias Trustee Associated Cas
44. cuit Second Circuit Third Circuit 0 Case Number o Nature of Suit A 1110 Insurance J 1120 Marine Contract Actions 1130 Miller Act E o Party Search Format last first Party Name Oo Exact Matches Only C Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator Case Search Criminal Multi District Litigation Region aj First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit 0 Case Number o Case Title Nature of Suit a 1110 Insurance J 1120 Marine Contract Actions 1130 Miller Act E o Date Filed Date Closed Party Search Format Party Name L1 Exact Matches Only e show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link f
45. d use of the account If I believe there has been unauthorized use I must notify the PACER Service Center immediately by emailing PACER psc uscourts gov or telephoning 800 676 6856 The PACER Service Center and or a U S federal court reserve s the right to e Suspend service to any account in which the amount due is not paid by the due date e Demand immediate payment outside of the regularly scheduled billing cycles of an account at any time that the PACER Service Center determines the action is necessary e Notify and seek payment from the firm listed on my account registration if my account balance is not paid by the due date e Reject an account registration request that the PACER Service Center determines to be related to an existing PACER account with a past due balance e Suspend service to an account if any part of the information provided to the PACER Service Center as part of this account registration process is fraudulent Information about the account and any accounts determined to be related to it may be turned over to law enforcement authorities e Deny accounts to requesters who have delinquent debts to any federal government agency in accordance with 31 U S C 3720B a e Suspend or reduce service to or otherwise restrict access to PACER by any account that causes an unacceptable level of congestion or a disruption to the operations of the PACER Service Center a U S federal court or another PACER user e Suspe
46. derstanding the documents submitted to the court Some courts may not offer this feature Logout The Logout feature provides a means to logout or exit the CM ECF PACER system June 2010 80 Chapter 9 5 Courts of 5 The 5 Courts of Appeals hear appeals from the district courts located within their circuit as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies There are 94 U S judicial districts that are organized into 12 regional circuits To see list of the circuits and the states which make up those circuits visit PACER Documents at http www PACER gov The instructions provided in this section pertain to traditional PACER as the Courts of Appeals are in the process of implementing CM ECF This will occur by the end of 2008 Court Home Case Search Calendar Opinions OrdersJudgments Billing History Logout Help United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Public Access to Court Electronic Records Case Number Range Party Attorney Attomey Exact Matches Only Advanced Search PACER Service Center New Login Change Client Contact Us PACER Service Center All PACER Sites Comments First Circuit District Court PACER Sites Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Puerto Rico First Circuit Bankruptcy Court PACER Sites Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Puerto Rico Search Options The screen that appears after successful
47. dias a dud citi s oo 60 Written Opinions Dennis domu gua 61 Utilities Mem storie a sere eee idees olo eque e LET 61 Sas ees idet tut ete e t E 62 Change Client Code za anis etai it teda reos ease bati utes a nl Mus e 62 Change Your PACER EODIB a iade er etre e pda 62 Clear Default PACER Login ace est be t 62 Court Dn TOL AHO cdc oe tau tette but ble tmu tad afe E 62 Review Billing HIStory ais rendant Arnaud 63 Show PACER ACCOUNT nes du oit ane dant lat 63 Legal Rescate T onini dedo er e RN de ot de TEN II eevee 63 1E0701 ca pana tect Mss a acc seers esata ear eu aoa ne chee eeu 63 Chapter 8 U S Bankruptcy Courts for CM ECF ss 64 ihe Query SOEGOE st eet toten EE EN doses ede esta AN er dd 64 June 2010 iii Ouen Options Mem data tfe os Un di duda et 65 Alia Sene ues ee 3 n e Bo Mu ditur hti a pu daa 67 Associated CASES uisi upper ri 67 FANA TOI sce ehe y a oaa ee Nd dev eet ed T 67 Gr inti d NR 67 un M P9 69 C Tam RIGO TET nan mean end mods 69 Creditor Mailing tesa sheds ecu e eeepc iani cs utet ee Da t me Sn 70 Bicaghne schedule s ve vetera a te se Yt a m e a 70 Do ket DIR 70 Io cM ais 72 History Documents mean nn ttc 72 Notice
48. dress and telephone number appear on the first page of the docket report followed by a list of events that have occurred in the case The docket report has an option to include case headers as part of the pdf document or not The case header usually consists of the case number document number and the date and time of filing Most case headers are displayed at the top of the case document pages The docket report also includes an option to view or print multiple documents After retrieving the docket report users may place a check mark by the document number s they wish to view This option will download all requested documents at once without toggling back and forth to the docket report The maximum download size is set to 10MB If documents exceed this amount an error message will appear Additional features of the docket report include Case Flags Listed in the upper right corner of the docket these flags indicate certain actions in the case These flags are used internally by the court Header The name of the U S federal court with jurisdiction over the case divisional office where it is being administered and the case number Assigned to Name of the judge presiding over the case Related BK Case For a bankruptcy case it will reflect the Adversary Proceedings ap case number associated with this case For an Adversary Proceeding case it will reflect the lead bankruptcy case associated with this case Related BK Title The na
49. e Docket Text A brief summary of the event which resulted in this docket entry Entered mm dd yyyy This is the date the event was electronically entered on the docket Documents filed on one day but not entered into the court s database until the next day will result in the difference between the date filed and date entered Filers The Filers menu option provides a list of parties that have filed documents in a specific case party type date the filer was added to the case and date the filer was terminated if applicable from the case Click on the hyperlink for the filer name to access additional information such as the document number pertaining to documents filed by the individual event name and date filed Click the silver bullet in the event field to obtain docket text for a particular entry History Documents The History Documents menu option provides events docketed on a specific case This list can be sorted to include all events in the case or only events with documents Included in the information are the document number if applicable date filed and description of the event Click the silver bullet in the event field to obtain docket text for a particular entry Doc No Provides the document number This document number may have a hyperlink to the actual document filed at the court If the document number is blue and underlined the document may be viewed by clicking on the hyperlink If the num
50. e Agree to Charges button You can always click the red X to close this dialog without performing a download and without being charged All Court Types Party Search Tue Jun 8 13 06 31 2010 ator 1216 records found Download Results Filter Results Format rex csv arty Search Name Mous Download 23 pages Previous Cost to Download 5 1 76 22 pages Agree to Charges Ch Date Filed Disposition Case okwbke 5 03 bk 22697 7 11 17 2003 05 13 2004 Standard Dist azbke 2 98 bk 00596 7 01 20 1998 06 05 1998 Standard Dist NOTE Check the number of pages and cost of the download before you click the Agree to Charges button If your search was too broad you could end up downloading a large file for which you will pay more than if you narrowed your search first Once you click on the Agree to Charges button you should see a file open or save dialog for your browser _uspci xml e _uspci xml which is a XML Document from https pcl uscourts gov What should Firefox do with this file Open with XML Editor default Save File June 2010 39 See Appendix D PACER Case Locator Download Formats for specific information about the download formats June 2010 40 Court Information Court Information Statistics My Account Logout Click on Court Information in the top bar menu to get a pop up window of courts listed with the court abbreviations used by the PACER Case Locato
51. e No waiting in line for potentially unavailable files at the courthouse Features e Ability to file documents pleadings electronically with the court e Automatic email notices of case activity Benefits No delays or added NOTE Case filing logins passwords are issued by the expenses associated respective court They are only valid for filing with mail or courier documents in the court that issued them and are NOT services interchangeable with PACER logins passwords e Instant access and allows easier tracking of case activity e Reduces physical storage space needs and document processing times June 2010 e Low start up costs uses standard Web browsers and established Portable Document Format PDF for files e Secure and reliable e Court dockets are immediately updated and available June 2010 Chapter 2 PACER Policies and Procedures It is vital each PACER user has a clear understanding of the policies and procedures associated with using the PACER system The selection below is If you have any questions about the policies copied verbatim from the PACER and procedures listed here contact the PACER Service Center s On Line Service Center at 800 676 6856 or send an Registration page email to PACER psc uscourts gov https www PACER gov psco cgi bin regform pl e There is a charge for accessing information in PACER See Fee Information section above PACER provides electronic acces
52. e case title Click on any of the associated cases to go to the Docket Sheet screen where you can enter certain search criteria to view all or part of that case docket To get back to the original case click on the Back button of the browser The lead docket number is the docket number of the lead case for associated or joined cases such as multi district litigation MDL and consolidated cases Attorney This provides the attorney name and address as well as the party s they represent Case File Location Used by the courts to locate a file folder Case Summary The Case Summary menu option provides a case header that includes case number and title presiding judge filed date terminated date if applicable and date of last filing of the specified case June 2010 52 In addition the Case Summary provides the following Office The divisional office where the case is located Jury Demand Indicates whether or not a trial by jury was requested May reflect None Plaintiff Defendant or Both Nature of Suit For civil cases provides the code for the type of civil case filed To view a list of all recognized Nature of Suit codes visit PACER Documents at http www PACER gov or see Appendix A Jurisdiction The basis of jurisdiction under which this complaint has been filed at the U S District Court 1 U S Government Plaintiff 2 U S Government Defendant 3 Federal Question U S
53. e desired word processing application then select Edit Paste or Ctrl v on the keyboard Printing To print a screen click on the browser s Print button or select File Print from the main menu Ifthere 15 a frame at the top of the screen in Query case information 15 separated from the rest of the screen by a line called a frame click on the lower half of the screen before clicking the print button If there is not a frame click in the body of the document before clicking on the print button NOTE If the save as or print option is not available the document is opening within the browser Contact PACER for assistance Logging in l First you need to choose a court Court links are available at the PACER Service Center website at http www PACER gov You can also find a case first through PACER Case Locator When you go to examine the case it will take you to the appropriate court You will find a list of U S June 2010 46 District Courts on the PACER web site by going to the main menu bar and selecting Find a Case Court Links The links page looks like this Manage My PACER Account Manage h ellate Filer Account Cz W PACER PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT ELECTRONIC REC REGISTER FIND A CASE INDIVIDUAL COURT PACER SITES PACER Case Locator Click a court below to access an individual PACER or Case Management Electronic Case Files CM ECF site If the site you would like to access does not appear on this li
54. e system serves as locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice There are no unique fields for Criminal court searches See the section on All Courts above for an explanation of the common fields June 2010 Multi District Litigation BASIC Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator Case Search Advanced Search Region ET First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit MDL Case o Multi District Litigation Party Search Format Party Name El Exact Matches Cl Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator All Courts Case Search Basic Search Region EXTERIS First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit 9 Map MDL Ca
55. e within this field All cases filed during the specified date range are displayed in billable pages Last Entry Date You may search by a date range based on the case activity All cases with case activity for the specified date range are displayed in billable pages Nature of Suit This area provides a drop down menu selection screen with common Nature of Suit codes and a brief explanation of each To view a list of all recognized Nature of Suit codes visit PACER Help Resources at http www PACER gov or see Appendix A Inquiries using the Nature of Suit NOS search option require an entry for Filed Date or Last Entry Date Major categories include 110 195 Contracts 610 690 Forfeiture Penalty 210 290 Real Property 710 790 Labor 310 385 Torts 820 840 Property Rights 422 423 Bankruptcy 861 865 Social Security 440 444 Civil Rights 870 875 Federal Tax Suits 510 550 Prisoner Petitions Last Name You may search for a case using the last name of a party in a case This field may also be used to enter a company name search At least two letters must be entered in this field to search by party name First Name This is not a required field NOTE When doing partial name searches You may enter an initial or the full first an asterisk 15 required after the last letter name to narrow the results when searching by party name requires at least two letters in the last name field Middle Name This is not a required field You ma
56. earing This will display the pending NOTE Deadline Hearing search results hearings deadlines for the specified case include a silver bullet Clicking on Included in the information is the document the silver bullet does not link to the number that created the deadline a hyperlink to view this document may be available description of the deadline event the filed date the due date and time if applicable the date the deadline event was satisfied and the date the deadline event was actually terminated actual document but to the docket text of this particular entry Docket Report Docket Sheet Select this menu option to enter a specific case number specify a date range if desired and specify a document range if desired to obtain the docket report You can choose to include all terminated parties active parties and counsel and member cases There is an option to sort the report by oldest date first or most recent date first Docket reports were designed to be the official record of a case The typical docket report contains information obtained from the Civil or Criminal Cover Sheet submitted by the plaintiff for each complaint filed The parties appear on the first page of the docket report along with the counsel for each party with counsel s address and telephone number This is followed by a list of events in the case The docket report has an option to include case headers as part of the pdf document or not The
57. ent data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice June 2010 21 e Region Courts are organized by geographical areas called circuits For example the Eleventh Circuit includes Alabama Florida and Georgia There are eleven circuits If you include the District of Columbia that makes a total of 12 circuits There are states and divisions within states that also qualify as regions in some searches The available selection of regions will change depending on the type of search you perform For example the Appellate searches do not include states as regions because they only apply to districts You can select one or more regions you want to search from the multiple selection list Hold down the Control key while clicking in the region list in order to select multiple regions o Region Selection Map You may also select states or Circuits from an interactive map Click the Map link to bring up the map You can click anywhere on a state to select a state for your search or click on the black Circuit numbers to select a Circuit You can make multiple selections Click once to select a region Click the same spot a second time and that choice will be unselected Click on the close button when you re done You should see that all your choices have been highlighted in the Region list Court Information Statistics MyAccount Logout PACER Case Locator Appellate
58. er io eee ecd or A eO epit ob dedit re dbi 81 Docket Sheet by Party NAME nt 82 Other PACER te eoe ned beats Le 82 PACER Service Center ss ani tenants nie ina 83 New Login ta es een teen its 83 Chanpe Cents Die n te RN EATER nr aoe us tout pou ae EN 83 bab eA LP 83 COMMON con cb nd 84 Appendix A Nature of Suit Code List sen Ne tt te ede reo 86 June 2010 iv REAL PROPERTY bene si nsque te udi E 86 LAS AUS Ste Ne Natit AS 86 Personal IBI cadi Mose en eme 86 Personal Property coe Dette ne ad 87 aede eie E dala e aac uve 87 GIVILRIGELL Scr cient ig nimes 87 IMMIGRATION aces cc eps as ea A nd E 87 PRISONER PETITIONS 8 RS ie 87 FOREEITURE PENALET Y eiecti oae as ef ARE 87 LABOR ideo sp 88 PROPERTY astute 88 SOCIAL SECURTLDY d bites togae etu s bera a Malem 88 FEDERAL TAX SUII nr eu I her ERA e Re E Res ete uie A be ded 88 OLTHER STATUTES 88 Appendix B Court Codes Lists acca e Pet uat a eee 90 Appendix C Party Roles reiten rb esu aiian iv er ein 99 District CONS RUSSE OMM M EE 99 sak doces
59. es Claims Register Attorney Creditor Mailing Matrix Case Summary Creditor Deadline Schedule Docket Report Filers History Documents Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing Party Related Transactions Status Alias Any additional names used by the individual or company are provided They include AKA Also Known As DBA Doing Business As or FKA Formally Known As Associated Cases The Associated Cases menu option provides cases related to the case Information included is the main case number associated case number and case title bankruptcy adversary or miscellaneous Click on any of the case numbers to get the docket report for that case Click the Back button of the browser to return to the Query Options menu Attorney The Attorney feature provides the attorney s names and addresses as well as the party s they represent Case Summary The Case Summary menu option provides the case header for the specified case followed by a summary that includes Office The divisional office for the case June 2010 67 County Provides the name of the county of residence for the debtor or plaintiff s Fee Fee status for the bankruptcy case P paid signifies that the case filing fee has been paid T installment signifies that the case is an installment case and that the final installment has not yet been paid Origin Pertains to origination of a complaint in an adversarial proceeding 1 Origi
60. es for an HTML formatted report Any information extracted from the CM ECF database such as data used to create a docket sheet is billed using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted Four thousand three hundred twenty bytes equal one billable page Docket Reports are capped at 30 pages Case Reports NOTE Use caution when running Billable pages for case reports such as the Cases Case Reports as these reports are Report or Mailing Matrix are calculated using a not capped at 30 pages formula to determine the number of pages for an HTML formatted report Any information extracted from the CM ECF database such as data used to create a docket sheet is billed using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted 4320 Bytes equal one billable page Search Results Search results are calculated using a formula to determine the number of pages for an HTML formatted report Any information extracted from the CM ECF database such as data used to create a docket sheet is billed using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted 4320 Bytes equal one billable page June 2010 7 Images PACER web sites offer images of documents NOTE Use caution when running filed Images are billed according to the number name searches as the results are not of pages scanned in PDF format Each scanned capped at 30 pages page equals one billable page Case related documents are capped at 30 pages June 2010 8 PACER Billing
61. for PACER PACER registration grants you access to view docket reports and documents from a court s database while ECF registration will enable you to file documents electronically When you register for a filer account you must already have a PACER account to be able to view documents Each District and Bankruptcy court handles filer registrations individually To register for filing privileges in one of these courts you must contact that court directly June 2010 13 Manage PACER Account The Manage My PACER Account screen should look something like this Manage PACER Account Manage My Appellate Filer Account Cz Search Sign In W PACER ES PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGE MY PACER ACCOUNT Court Links Important News Search PACER Case Locator Account ID a00 Apr 2010 Quarterly Announcement Announcements Firmname Pacer Service Center Test Account New Remittance Address Frequently Asked Questions Resources Maintenance Payments Usace History Update Account Information Check Balance Review Quarterly Statements Make One Time Credit Card Payment Change Password i Review Detailed Transaction History Set S tv Inf i Update Credit Card et Secuntv infos vU OMM MIU Sign Up for Recurring Payments Sign up for Paperless Statement Invoice Set PACER Preferences ContactUs Privacy Policies and Procedures AboutUs Maintenance e Update Account Information Change firm or compan
62. ge is the first day of the current month to the current day Be sure to expand the date range to cover the life of the case being searched in order to view all claims filed for that case This report may be sorted alphabetically by Creditor Name numerically by Claim Number or by Filed Date The information displayed for each claim includes the case number and debtor s name this is a hyperlink to the docket report for the case Claims Bar Date and Government Bar Date Creditor Name and address Claim Number may be hyperlinked to the actual claim filed Date Claim Filed Filing Status Filed Late Y N Deficiency Unliquidated Amount Claimed Class Administrative Priority Secured Unsecured Total Amount Allowed Duplicates Claim Number Duplicated by Claim Number Amends Claim Number Amended by Claim Number Remarks and Description The information above may vary in each court Creditor Mailing Matrix The Creditor Mailing Matrix provides creditor names and addresses in either a one column label format a three column label format or raw data unprocessed format These options may vary by court When selecting the raw data format option data is displayed as Case Number Name of Creditor Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Address 4 An example of an entry with blank fields is as follows Case Number 96 12345 Name of Creditor Bugs Bunny Address 1 blank Address 2 12345 Bunny Road Address 3 blank Address 4 Washingt
63. heet is displayed and blank lines are removed While this makes it easier to view the docket sheet printing will produce fewer physical pages than the original version of the docket sheet Billing is based on the number of pages in the docket sheet before the removal of the blank lines Other PACER Options June 2010 82 Service Center This option links to PACER Service Center website at http www PACER gov New Login This option allows the PACER login and password to be reentered or changed from one PACER account to another 1 Click on New Login Enter assigned PACER login and password at the ID and password prompt An optional thirty two character client code may be entered at the client code field for tracking charges 3 Click on Submit Change Client The Change Client menu option provides a means to change a client code to track charges on future billings In order for a client code to appear on a statement it must be entered and updated prior to a search You can change and update the client code several times during a session 1 Click on Change Client Enter up to thirty two characters in the client code field 3 Click on Update If you don t click Update the client code entered will not be accepted Billing History This option generates a billing history report Included in the Billing History is the date the transaction occurred the time the search began the number of pages for the
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65. ict and bankruptcy courts are District Bankruptcy E File handled by each court individually It is important to note that a PACER account is separate from any filing account and is required for document access in all federal courts Appellate E File PACER Case Search Only Registration Click here to learn more about registering for a case search only account or click here to go directly to the PACER registration form or Appellate Court E File Registration Click here to learn more about registering to file in an appellate court or click here to go directly to the Appellate Filer registration form or District and Bankrupcy Court E File Registration Select this link to learn more about registering to file in a district or bankruptcy court There are several different types of accounts for which you may be eligible to register A PACER account provides search only access and works in all federal appellate bankruptcy and district courts A centralized registration process is also available for electronic filing privileges in federal appellate courts on this site Filing privileges at federal district and bankruptcy courts are handled by each court individually It is important to note that a PACER account is separate from any filing account and is required for document access in all federal courts Most people will want to select the first type of account PACER Case Search Only Registration You c
66. idays PACER will validate the credit card information provided on the registration form You must acknowledge and comply with PACER Policies and Procedures stated on the registration form PACER users are registered for access to all PACER Internet sites Appellate Court E File Registration Registration for Appellate ECF is separate from and in addition to registering for PACER PACER registration grants you access to view docket reports and documents from a court s database while ECF registration will enable you to file documents electronically If you are a current PACER user you are required to complete a separate additional appellate court ECF registration form to request appellate filing privileges Appellate ECF registration is a centralized process completed via the PACER Service Center website you will not have to visit each circuit s website to register separately However you will need to request filing privileges from each court in which you wish to file electronically When registering for ECF filing you are required to provide general identifying information e g name address email address etc You will request a login ID and password of your choosing at the end of the registration process along with a password security question Once you complete the initial registration in one circuit you may request filing privileges in additional circuits The existing contact information will pre populate any request for filing
67. ill be some variations among jurisdictions as to the format and content of the information PACER Fees NOTE If you accrue a total of less than The United States Congress has given 10 00 worth of charges in any given quarter the Judicial Conference of the United fees are waived for that quarter States the judicial governing body of the U S Federal Courts authority to set user fees for electronic access to case information All registered agencies or individuals will be charged a user fee Access to web based PACER systems will generate a 0 08 per page charge The per page charge applies to the number of pages that result from any search including a search that yields no matches one page for no matches Billable pages are calculated in two ways in current PACER systems A formula is used to determine the number of pages for an HTML formatted report Any information extracted from the CM ECF database such as the data used to create a docket sheet is billed using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted 4320 Bytes For a PDF document the actual number of pages is counted to determine the number of billable pages For report data retrieved from the CM ECF system that is printed the print job will not always match the number of pages billed The number of pages printed is dependent on individual printer and browser settings All users are charged equally for the same information regardless of the browser settings or prin
68. iness Name Examples Desoto Des t First Name Middle Name vi The searches you perform under the Query screen may result in multiple pages of search results A well defined search will yield a more specific result and reduce the fees incurred for the results of the search Some search tips are listed below some of the fields are for other court types and do not appear in the sample screen above Case number Full case numbers for district court cases consists of four part numbers A typical case number is 1 05 cv 06794 or 1 05 cv 06794 where 1 is the office 05 is the year cv is the case type and 06794 is the case number June 2010 49 Office Year Case Type Case Number 1 05 Cv 06794 All four parts are needed to uniquely identify a case in the court If a court has more than one divisional office there is an office code i e 1 2 3 4 etc for each division All cases opened in a given year have the last two digits of the year as the second part of the case number Next the case type is either cv for a civil case or cr for a criminal case Finally there is an ascending sequence number 1 06794 that is the actual case number Ifthe case type and office number are omitted on the PACER system 1 e 05 06794 all cases that match the year and case number entered are displayed The correct one can then be selected from the list provided Filed Date You may search by a date rang
69. iption of activity in the case or the document filed unless Display Docket Text was chosen as a display option on the previous screen Next to the description is a silver bullet Click the silver bullet to display the full docket text for a particular docket entry it is not a link to the actual document The date the event was electronically entered on the docket appears within the docket text This date may differ from the filed date if the document was filed manually and not docketed the same day it was received June 2010 56 Party This is a list of all parties associated with a specific case the type of party e g defendant and the date the party was added to or terminated if applicable from the case The names and addresses of the attorneys that represent the parties are also listed Related Transactions Each selected transaction in the case is shown in a box with any other linked or related transactions Status The Status menu option provides the Pending Terminated Statuses for this case June 2010 57 U S District Court PACER Report Options Report Search The first screen that appears after clicking Reports from the blue bar may vary slightly in each court It is typically a list of menu options for various reports you may access Reports Utilities Logout Docket Sheet Criminal Reports Quality Control Reports Local Reports Criminal Cases Attorney Filings Civil Reports Civil and C
70. l matches up to that date A date range enter both start and end is preferable as long as the range isn t too big since you re more likely to get a manageable number of results o Drop Down Calendar You can select dates with a drop down calendar Click on the calendar icon to display the drop down calendar Hold the mouse button on any of the year or month buttons for faster selection Click To go to Today Current Date Previous Year Next Year Previous Month gt Next Month June 2010 23 e Party Name Party Name search is not case sensitive so it doesn t matter if you enter any combination of lower or upper case letters The format of a name search is lt lastname gt lt firstname gt so anything you type before a comma with or without the comma is assumed to be a last name or the name of a business Not everyone who files a case follows this convention perfectly so expect the occasional unexpected search result If you enter a single name or portion of the name the system will assume you are entering a last name and will match it accordingly For example if you search for Smit you will find all people with the last names Smit Smith Smitbergen etc If you only know a first name you can use a wild card for the last name and follow it by a comma and then the first name For example Jon minus the quotes will match anyone with any last name and a fir
71. last name or company name must be entered in the last name field Only one search criterion may be used If there are entries for two or more of the search options the latter is used For example if a case number and SSN are entered the case number will be erased as soon as the Search button is clicked Query Options Menu Click on Run Query to produce the search results The results may produce a listing of persons or cases You may select from the list click the back button to enter more data or run another search The number of party matches is displayed If more choices exist than appear in the display area a scroll bar will be present to the right of the selection box You can use either the mouse or arrow keys to scroll up or down through the choices The number of pages resulting from the search is provided at the end of the listing Clicking on a party name provides either a list of cases in which the party is involved click on the desired case number or a new screen selection menu This menu is the Query options menu and provides a variety of information pertaining to the person company or case The case header appears at the top of the screen for example June 2010 65 98 47185 dml13 Kennith Joe McGowan and Connie Lynn McGowan Case type bk Chapter 13 Asset Yes Vol v Judge D Michael Lynn Date filed 11 25 1998 Date of last filing 01 22 2004 Date terminated 07 29 2003 A brief explanation of ea
72. lts Party V Court Case NOS Date Filed Date Closed 7 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc pty Ofcae 99 6559 4190 11 23 1999 12 08 2000 Now you can filter these results to see a smaller set That wouldn t be necessary in our search example since the result set is small enough to locate the case you want But a small result set is ideal to learn how filters work because the tiny result set lets you see exactly what cases are affected by your filter choices PAC E R All Court Types Party Searct Fri Jun 4 13 48 46 2010 Case Locator 7 records found Filter Results User pa0061 Client PA Court Type 3 1 io ir ben ai cour So let s click on the Filter Results m button near the top of the screen to Court ej 7 get started You should see something like the picture to the left Year Filed 4 Office 4 Case Type 2 2 Thomas Nelson Publishers 84C 3 Thomas Nelson Publishers 0 WUCE T TS9ST UY 19C 4 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc dft inmdce 3 1998 00355 19C June 2010 35 You can filter these results by Court Type the specific Court the Year Filed the Office the Case Type or you may enter a search term in the Party Name field There s no reason to enter a Party Name in this case because we used a pretty specific Party Name for our original search ACER Notice that the other filters are followed ourt
73. ly logging in is the PACER search screen In order to retrieve a docket report you must enter either a case number or party attorney name Docket Sheet by Case Number Enter the appellate case number and click on the OK button to the right You NOTE Billing is based on the number of must enter the case number as pages in the docket sheet before the where the first two digits are the year removal of the blank lines and the last four or five digits are the number i e 96 1211 or 96 11211 The case selection will return a one page summary June 2010 81 that includes the short title 1 e Smith V Jones nature of suit code districts of origin lower court docket number lower court judge and the latest docket entries for the case There is a one page charge for the case summary The summary page will also display the page count and cost for viewing the full docket To view the full docket and the opinions if available click on either Full Docket or Opinions Court opinions are offered at no charge When viewing the full docket the entire text of the docket sheet is displayed and blank lines are removed This makes it easier to view the docket sheet and printing will produce fewer physical pages than the original version of the docket sheet Docket Sheet by Party Name To display a list of cases for a party and or attorney enter all or part of the person s last name and first name separated by a comma The search i
74. me W Court Case Ch Date Filed Disposition 1 Thomas Nelson Publishers dft iInbke 1 97 ap 00829 06 12 1997 07 30 1997 Dismissed or Settled Without Entry of Judgment Other Filter Fields You will have other filter choices depending upon the type of courts you are searching For example a Bankruptcy search will offer filters such as Chapter and Party Role A Civil court search will let you filter on the Nature of Suit fields and Party Role You can find out more about the possible Nature of Suit values in Appendix A Nature of Suit Code List June 2010 37 Party Role You can filter by Party Role for Bankruptcy Civil and Criminal court searches Here is a sample filter dialog from a Bankruptcy search Filter Results Court 12 8 Year Filed 11 Office Case Type 2 Chapter 3 Party Role cr 3 db 2 ft 8 intp 1 miscprom 1 pla 1 Party Name e There are two sets of possible Party Roles one for Bankruptcy searches and one for Civil and Criminal court searches You can find a list of available Party Roles in Appendix C Party Roles June 2010 38 Download You can download the results of any search by clicking the Download button near the top of the screen You should see a little dialog box from which you can select the format for your download When you are satisfied with the number of pages to download the cost for the download and have selected the format click th
75. me of debtor s on the bankruptcy case Chapter The chapter under which the bankruptcy is currently administered Voluntary Involuntary Specifies that the debtor s filed the bankruptcy voluntarily or was filed against Asset No asset This flag provides creditors a status of any property involved in this particular case Asset indicates there is property owned by a person that can be used to settle debts No asset indicates there is no property that can be used to settle debts Date Filed The date the bankruptcy complaint was filed Date Terminated If closed the filed date of the closing docket entry Date Discharged or Dismissed The date the discharge or dismissal was ordered by the presiding judge June 2010 71 Docket entries Provides listing of events concerning this particular case The docket text area 3 column table containing three items Filing Date The date the particular document was filed 4P The docket entry number Items on the docket report that are blue or purple and underlined indicate a hyperlink If a document number is hyperlinked clicking on it will direct you to a PACER Transaction Receipt indicating the number of pages for that document To access the document click the View Document button The document will open in PDF format If the document number is black the document is not available online You must contact the court to obtain copies of any document not available onlin
76. nal Proceeding 2 Removed Proceeding 4 Reinstated or Reopened 5 Transferred from Another Bankruptcy Court Reopen The number of times the case has been reopened Previous Term If reopened the previous closing date Disposition If the case has been closed the final disposition Joint Signifies whether or not the case involves more than one person The n indicates one debtor The y indicates joint debtors Related adversary proceedings The case numbers for any and all adversary proceedings related to the main case Pending Status Reflects the next event in the case Flags If flags are present for the case they will appear in this field They are used internally in the court and may contain such items as CLOSED CLAIMS DISCHARGED etc Trustee Provides the name of the representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors under general supervision of the court and the direct supervision of the U S Trustee or Bankruptcy Administrator followed by the city phone number and email address of this individual More than one trustee may appear in this field Party All parties added to the case and their party role Debtor A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws Defendant An individual or business against whom a lawsuit is filed Plaintiff A person or business that files a form
77. nd service to an account at any time that the PACER Service Center or a U S federal court determines the action is necessary to prevent fraud or to maintain the security of its computer systems and networks e Require prepayment as a condition to the resumption of service for any account that has had service suspended or restricted for any reason o had multiple instances of late payments o been requested to make immediate payment of fees incurred June 2010 4 Public Access to Court Electronic Records is supported by user fees Any attempt to collect data from PACER in a manner which avoids billing is strictly prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution or civil action PACER privileges will be terminated if in the judgment of judiciary personnel they are being misused Misuse includes but is not limited to using an automated process to repeatedly access those portions of the PACER application that do not assess a fee i e calendar events report or case header information for purposes of collecting case information An account determined by the PACER Service Center to be related to an account that has been subject to an action outlined above may also be subject to the same action Accounts may be determined to be related based on information obtained by the PACER Service Center during registration or other contact with PACER or the PACER Service Center If these Policies and Procedures change in
78. nsecutive items in the list to highlight specific items Trustee You may choose to sort reports for cases assigned to a trustee Date Type You may choose to display the report according to Filed Date Entered Date Discharged Date Dismissed Date Closed Date or Converted Date From to Choose a beginning NOTE Do not enter a date range that is too and ending date to display all broad Doing so can result in difficulty cases between the dates entered receiving the data in addition to accruing Cases displayed will be charges for a large report representative of the sort June 2010 74 option Date Type above Enter dates in MM DD YYYY format Open cases Closed cases Click these boxes to produce report containing open cases closed cases or both if both boxes are checked filed within the date range selected Party information Click this box to display addresses for all parties listed on the report Sort By Multiple sort options are provided within this report They are Sort by Filed Date Entered Date Case Number Case Type Divisional Office and Trustee Output Format Type of format in which the report will be displayed Formatted Display Provides selections in HTML web page format Data Only Provides a file containing raw data in pipe delimited format When selecting the raw format the data is displayed as follows Case Year Case Sequence Chapter Date Filed Court Name Last Name First N
79. o login at one PACER site on the Internet and move to other PACER sites without having to login again as long as the browser remains open If the browser is closed it will be necessary to login again The Universal Login is available from the PACER Service Center website at http www PACER gov by clicking on the PACER logo in the top left corner of the screen A cookie enabled browser is required for the Universal Login to work Exiting You can exit PACER at any time by closing the browser to exit the Internet or by moving to another web site June 2010 48 Chapter 7 5 District Courts Civil or Criminal for CM ECF You will find a list of U S District Courts on the PACER web site by clicking on Court Links in the Frequently Used box on the main page or going to the main menu bar and selecting Find a Case Court Links The Query Screen You can enter different search criteria under the Query selection screen The search criteria are very similar to those in the equivalent court types within the PACER Case Locator see Chapter 5 PACER Case Locator Reports Utilities Logout Search Clues Case Number or search by Case Status OOpen OClosed Filed Date to Last Entry Date to 0 Nature of Suit 110 Insurance 120 Contract Marine 0 No cause code entered Cause of Action 02 0431 02 431 Fed Election Commission Failure Enforce C 02 0437 02 437 Federal Election Commission Last Bus
80. on DC 12345 The raw data will appear as 96 12345 Bugs Bunny 12345 Bunny Road Washington DC 12345 Calendar Events The Calendar Events menu option provides a listing of past and or future calendar events for one case or multiple cases This listing contains the date time case number and brief explanation of the specific events June 2010 77 Written Opinions The Written Opinions menu option provides a listing of written opinions made by the court for the date range entered Written opinions have been defined by the Judicial Conference as any document issued by a judge or judges of the court sitting in that capacity that sets forth a reasoned explanation for a court s decision The responsibility for determining which documents meet this definition rests with the authoring judge This functionality will only be available in courts that have installed Bankruptcy Court CM ECF version 3 0 or higher and will only provide free access to opinions filed after the court is actively using version 3 0 Utilities Menu Some of the menu options under this category may vary in each court Reports Utilities Your Account Miscellaneous Operations Admin General Information CM ECF Login Mailings Judgment Index Court Information Change Your Client Code Review Billing History View PACER Account Information Change Your PACER Account Clear Default PACER Login CM ECF Login The CM ECF Login feature pr
81. onically entered on the docket Documents filed on one day but not entered into the court s database until the next day will result in the difference between the date file and date entered Filers The Filers menu option provides a list of all the parties who have filed documents in a specific case The information will display by clicking on the party name This information includes the document number pertaining to documents filed by the individual which may be a hyperlink to view that document date filed brief description of the document and the docket text There will be a silver bullet in the list of events Click the silver bullet to display the full docket text for a particular docket entry it is not a link to the actual document History Documents The History Documents menu option provides all the public events docketed on a specific case This list can be sorted to include all events in the case or only events with documents Included in the information is the document number if applicable file date and a description of the event Doc No Provides the document number The document number may have a hyperlink to the actual document filed at the court If the document number is blue or purple and underlined you can view the document by clicking on the hyperlink If the number is black the document is not available online Dates The date this document was filed entered terminated Description A brief descr
82. or data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice June 2010 25 The Appellate search shares most fields with the Courts search screen See the section on Courts above for an explanation of the common fields The Nature of Suit field is unique to Appellate and Civil courts e Nature of Suit Leave this field blank do not select any entries in order to match all Nature of Suit codes Otherwise select the Nature of Suit you want to match from the drop down list You can select multiple entries by holding down the Control key while clicking NOTE Civil courts also have a Nature of Suit code list but the codes are not the same June 2010 26 Bankruptcy BASIC jurt Information Logout PACER Case Locator Case Search Region First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Map Case Number 0 Chapter 740 Party Search Format last first Party Name Exact Matches only Four Digit SSN SSN TIN Show Case Title The PACER Case Locator is a national index for 5 district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court information link for data currency The most current data is always a
83. ou can disregard this message June 2010 45 Information Updates All CM ECF systems are updated instantly once the update is completed This provides real time access to information entered into the court s database If there are questions about the information the court is providing i e How far back does the data go Why are docket entries missing Or other questions about docket entries contact the court directly Saving a file To save a file select Save As under the browser tool bar option File You may also use the browser s Clipboard Copy and Paste functions to save transfer information to a desired location The Clipboard is a temporary storage area in your browser s memory used to transfer information You can save the file in HTML format plain text or ASCII DOS text If you don t want HTML and don t know the difference between the latter two choices plain text is usually a safe bet You can use copy and paste for any of the case information and report components of PACER This function is located under the browser s Edit drop down menu To copy use the mouse to highlight the text on the screen To highlight click and hold down the left mouse button at the beginning of the text drag across to the end of the text and release the mouse button The desired text will be highlighted Then click Edit Copy or press Ctrl c on the keyboard to copy the highlighted text to the Clipboard To paste open a blank page in th
84. ovides the ability to enter an Electronic Case Filing ECF login and password This login password is issued by the court and allows you to file documents electronically The court s Local Rules and procedures dictate who is eligible to receive an ECF login password An ECF login password does not allow you to view documents Change Client Code The Change Client Code menu option provides a means to change a client code to track charges on future billings In order for a client code to appear on a statement you must enter the code prior to a search You can change the client code several times during a session 1 Enter up to thirty two characters in the client code field June 2010 78 2 Click on Submit If you don t click Submit the client code entered will not be accepted Change Your PACER Account This option allows you to switch from one PACER account to another Clear Default PACER Login This new option removes the association between your CM ECF login and your default PACER account After selecting this option you will be prompted to enter your PACER login password each time you retrieve case information Court Information This menu option displays vital court information including the court s name software version of CM ECF and the date the court went live on CM ECF file size limitation for documents descriptions of public flags mailing address phone number and e mail address hours of operation and the PAC
85. p 00829 06 12 1997 07 30 1997 Dismissed or Settled Without Entry of Judgment Civil Results ft Party Name Y Court Case NOS Date Filed Date Closed 2 Thomas Nelson Publishers Inc dft miwdce 1 1997 cv 01061 190 12 19 1997 07 14 1998 Thomas Nelson Publishers Incorporated miedce 2 1997 cv 73706 190 07 29 1997 02 09 1998 dft June 2010 36 See how there are only three records in the results and all the Date Filed years match 1997 You can continue to filter these results further Click on the Filter Results button again Mpiuun 13464620 The checkmark shows that you have Case Locator 3 records found already selected 1997 as filter Now you Filter Results can select from one of the other choices User pa0061 El Court Type 2 bk 1 In this case we ll select the Court Type of 8 Cout bk bankruptcy v Year Filed 1997 2 Client PA Search All Court Types 1 Thomas Nelson Publishers oic Case Type 2 Party Name 2 Thomas Nelson Publishers 3 Thomas Nelson Publishers dft You should get only one matching result Court Information Statistics My Account Logout ER All Court Types Party Search Fri Jun 4 13 48 46 2010 Case Locator 1 record found User pa0061 Filter Results Client PA Search All Court Types Party Search Name Thomas Nelson Publishers All Courts Page 1 court type bk year filed 1997 Bankruptcy Results Party Na
86. privileges in additional circuits You may retain the current information if it is valid or it can be modified to be specific for the court in which June 2010 12 you are requesting filing privileges The same login ID and password are used to access in all appellate courts in which you are registered as an filer When a registration request is completed the PACER Service Center will send your data to the court for processing Each court in which registration was requested processes the request independently The approval process allows each court to verify the information provided You will receive email notification of the court s action on the registration request Document filing and restricted case document access in a court is not permitted until that court processes the registration request Processing time for new registration requests can vary from circuit to circuit Contact the Clerk s Office if you need immediate access to file documents You will find a list of court CM ECF help desk numbers at the following URL http www pacer gov cmecf ecf hd phone html NOTE Contact and other information updated on this website are sent electronically to each court in which you are registered it is not necessary for you to contact each court to provide the updated information District and Bankruptcy Court E File Registration Registration for District and Bankruptcy ECF is separate from and in addition to registering
87. r earliest case date and most recent case date This list also tells you which courts are or are not on the PACER Case Locator Currently only one court is not on the PACER Case Locator the U S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit You can click on the court link to go directly to that court s web site Statistics Court Information Statistics My Account Logout The reports available for purchase in the PACER Case Locator are the F 2 U S Bankruptcy Courts F 5A U S Bankruptcy Courts and the Civil Justice Reform Act Reports Additional statistical reports are available on the Judiciary s web site http www uscourts gov under Judicial Business of the United States Courts The F 2 report contains the information reported in Table F 2 U S Bankruptcy Courts Business and Non business Cases Commenced by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code published periodically by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts The report includes total business and non business bankruptcy filings by chapter district and circuit The files are updated quarterly The files are in Microsoft Excel format xls The F 5A report provides a summary of the number of business and non business bankruptcy petitions filed by chapter of the bankruptcy code for a twelve month period It displays totals by county code as well as each circuit and judicial district County codes are determined by the county of residence of the first named de
88. r the case while the document number may be a hyperlink to a document of the judgment in PDF format Criminal Cases The Criminal Cases menu option provides you the ability to retrieve a listing of criminal cases filed using a specific date range The Criminal Cases Report has general default June 2010 59 settings however the report may be customized to be more specific The settings below may be changed to customize the report Office Indicates the divisional office in which the case was filed Case types This may vary in each court Typical case types are Criminal Magistrate Judge or Petty Offense Filed to Choose a beginning and end date to display all cases either filed closed or both between the dates entered Enter dates in MM DD YYYY format NOTE Do not enter a date range that is too broad Doing so can result in difficulty receiving the data in addition to accruing charges for a large report Case flags List of case flags used by the court This may vary in each court Terminal Digit s Will display cases where the last case number digit is equal to this value Defendants The type of defendant s for cases extracted in the specific search Sort By Three sort options are provided within this report You can sort by Case Number Terminal Digit or divisional Office Output Format Type of format in which the report will be displayed Formatted Display Provides selections in HTML or web
89. riminal Reports Civil Cases Calendar Events Judgment Index Docket Activity Written Opinions Docket Sheet This menu option allows you to enter a specific case number specify a date range if desired and specify a document range if desired to obtain a Docket Report You can choose to include all terminated parties active parties and counsel or member cases There is an option to sort the report by oldest date first or most recent date first For more details see the description of the docket sheet under the Query Options menu Civil Cases This menu option allows you to retrieve a listing of civil cases filed using a specific date range The Civil Cases Report has general default settings however the report may be customized to be more specific The following selections may be changed to customize the report Office Indicates the divisional office in which the case was filed Case type These may vary in each court Typical case types are Civil Miscellaneous and Multi District Litigation Nature of Suit NOS List of all recognized nature of suit codes Case flags List of case flags used by the court These may vary in each court June 2010 58 Cause The 5 Civil Statute in Title Section format under which the plaintiff filed the complaint and a brief description of the statute Filed to Choose a beginning and end date to display all cases either filed closed or both between the dates entered En
90. s To access information such as the docket for a particular case found while searching the PACER Case Locator click on the case number in the search results list The case number should be an active link and should take you to the PACER site for the court in which the case is located June 2010 19 Basic and Advanced Searches The search form defaults to a Basic search which includes the frequently used search fields You can toggle between Basic and Advanced search forms by clicking on the link near the top of the form The link will say Advanced Search if you are currently using a Basic Search and vice versa A Basic search simplifies the search by presenting a subset of the search fields you would see if you select Advanced search Since there are no other differences between the forms than the number of fields included this manual does not cover Basic searches separately from Advanced searches The instructions are for the Advanced search which includes all of the possible search fields NOTE This document starts by describing the search fields for All Courts The other types of courts have most fields in common with All Courts so the common fields are documented only in the All Courts section The remaining court sections include explanations of those fields that are unique to those other courts June 2010 20 All Court Types BASIC Court Information Statistics My Account Logout
91. s In order for a client code to appear on a statement it must be entered and updated prior to a search You may change the client code several times during a session l Enter up to thirty two characters in the client code field 2 Click on Submit You must click Submit or the client code entered will not be accepted Change Your PACER Login This option allows you to switch from one PACER account to another For example a CJA attorney logged in with his her PACER ID used for court appointed cases can use this feature to login with his her PACER ID used for retained cases Clear Default PACER Login This option removes the association between your CM ECF login and your default PACER account Selecting this option will prompt you to enter your PACER login password each time you retrieve case information Court Information This menu option displays vital court information including the court s name software version of CM ECF and the date the court went live on file size limitation for documents descriptions of public flags mailing address phone number e mail address hours of operation and the PACER Service Center s address phone number and e mail address June 2010 62 Review Billing History This option generates billing history report Included in the Billing History 15 the date the transaction occurred the time the search began the number of pages for the transaction the client code if applicable
92. s not case sensitive and spaces are not necessary For example Jones Jim and jones jim are the same search Do not use wildcards such as in either the first or last names Entering Smi will find Smiley Smith and Smithers Entering Smi Jo will find Joe Smiley John Smiley Jonathan Smith and JoAnn Smithers Check or uncheck the Party and Attorney check boxes to select the search criteria to be used Click on Search to display a listing of cases that match the criteria searched This list will provide the case number Party Attorney Name and Short Title The list of matched cases is displayed one page at a time If more than one page exists for the list the option Next is provided at the top and bottom of the list in order to retrieve the next page To view more information for a case from the list click on the NOTE Court opinions are offered at no charge number to display the case summary The case summary consists of a one page summary that includes the short title 1 e Smith v Jones nature of suit code and district of origin lower court docket number lower court judge and the latest docket entries on the case There is a one page charge for the case summary The summary page will also display the page count and cost for viewing the full docket To view the full docket and the opinions if available click on either Full Docket or Opinions When viewing the full docket the entire text of the docket s
93. s to case information in U S federal courts By registering for PACER account I assume responsibility for all fees incurred through the usage of this account e Certain accounts may be designated under Judicial Conference policy as exempt from fees If my account is exempt from the fee it is my responsibility to use the account only within the scope of the fee exemption I must alert the PACER Service Center to any errors in billing within 90 days of the date of the bill e The per page charge applies to the number of pages that results from any search regardless of the number of pages viewed printed or downloaded Searches that result in no matches incur a charge for one page of data e Users who provide a valid credit card or debit card number at the time of registration will receive access instructions shortly thereafter usually in a matter of minutes Users who do not provide a card number at the time of registration will receive access instructions via U S mail e Usage is billed on a quarterly basis Pursuant to Judicial Conference policy no account is billed for usage of less than 10 in a quarter e Statements which contain a summary of the charges the account has incurred are sent in January April July and October Detailed transaction information is available at the Manage My PACER Account section of the PACER Service Center website www PACER gov e All new accounts automatically default to email billing
94. se o Multi District Litigation Case Title o Date Filed Date Closed Party Search Party Name C Exact Matches Only Cl Show Case Title lem The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court Information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice June 2010 32 The Multi District Litigation search shares most fields with the All Courts search screen See the section on All Courts above for an explanation of the common fields The MDL Case is unique to Multi District Litigation courts and replaces the normal Case field e MDL Case The MDL Case number begins with F and is followed by 5 digits For example F01234 would be a valid case number You can enter a full case number such as F01234 or just enter the number with or without leading zeros For example it doesn t matter whether you enter F01234 01234 or 1234 In each case it will find F01234 If you choose to include the F the search is not case sensitive F01234 and f01234 will match the same June 2010 33 Filter Results If your search results in a much larger set of cases than yo
95. st the court may not provide case information to PACER Visit the respective courts homepage for more information Note Hover mouse over to see version Search Map Automated Telephone Access U S Supreme Court U S District Courts U S Bankruptcy Courts U S Supreme Court Alabama Middle ECF B Alabama Middle ECF EN DES Alabama Northern Bi Alabama Northern O B Rss Feed National Locator Alabama Southern Alabama Southern Court Information Pacer Cas acer Case Locator 1 Alaska ECF Alaska ECF O U S Courts of Appeals PP Arizona B O Arizona ECF UO First Circuit ECF First Ci ut BAP Arkansas Eastern ECF B O Arkansas Eastern ECF First Circuit BAP Arkansas Western ECF BB Arkansas Western d Circuit Cases filed prior to California Central California Central LA California Eastern O California Central O California Northern California Eastern 8 You can also enter the appropriate URL in the address bar of the browser Most courts can be located at http ecf court uscourts gov The initials for court are the state abbreviation of the district if applicable and the first letter of the type of court b for bankruptcy and d for district For example the URL for the Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court
96. st name of Jon or Jonathan or any name starting with Search Results Bankruptcy Results Date Ch Date Filed Closed Disposition 1 Mouse amp Flippers Aloha db okwbke 5 03 bk 22697 7 11 17 2003 05 13 2004 Standard Discharge 02 27 2004 The search produces a list of cases if any that match the search criteria entered The party name case title if chosen court where the case is located case number filing date nature of suit code for civil cases chapter for bankruptcy disposition of the case and closing date if applicable for each match are displayed The court in which the case is located is abbreviated For example 01CA is the abbreviation for the Court of Appeals First Circuit The first two characters are a numeric or alpha representation for the circuit followed by the letters CA for Court of Appeals In this case the court code is okwbke You can look up this and any other court code by clicking on Court Information in the top menu bar or you can look it up in Appendix B of this document The results above of an All Courts search can return cases from multiple categories In this case the first results are from Bankruptcy courts hence the heading June 2010 24 Appellate BASIC Court Information Statistics My Account Logout PACER Case Locator Case Search Bankruptcy Multi District Litigation Region First Cir
97. stions concerning a transaction write to PACER Service Center P O Box 780549 San Antonio TX 78278 There is a Credit Request Form available at the PACER web site at the Resources page http www pacer gov psc hresources html You can also view it directly at the URL http www pacer gov documents creditreqform pdf June 2010 9 Requests may be faxed to the PACER Service Center at 210 301 6441 Never include your password with any correspondence A PACER Service Center representative will contact you during the review process June 2010 10 Chapter 4 PACER Service Center Website The PACER Service Center PSC website at http www PACER gov contains helpful information Visitors can register for PACER follow links to PACER websites review FAQs and retrieve the PACER User Manual Register This is the registration page for processing an application for a PACER login and password Manage My PACER Account Manage My Appellate Filer Account Case Search Sign In Y PACER nm PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT ELECTRONIC RECORDS REGISTER REGISTER REGISTER Case Search There are several different types of accounts for which you may be eligile to register A PACER account provides search only access and works in all federal appellate bankruptcy and district courts centralized registration process is also available for electronic filing privileges in federal appellate courts on this site Filing privileges at federal distr
98. tegory Open cases Check to narrow results to include only open cases Closed cases Check to narrow results to include only closed cases Entered between Select a date range Summary Text Summary of case Full Docket Text Full docket text Sort by Sort by case number or date time Docket Sheet Select this menu option to enter a specific case number specify a date range if desired and specify a document range if desired to obtain the Docket Report You can choose to include all terminated parties active parties and counsel and member cases The report may be sorted by oldest date first or most recent date first For more details see the description of the docket sheet under the Query Options menu Claims Register A Claim is a right to payment or a right to an equitable remedy for a breach of performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment A Creditor must file a Proof of Claim form along with documentation evidencing the validity and amount of the Claim The Court is required to keep a list of Claims filed in a case when it appears that there will be a distribution to Unsecured Creditors This menu option provides a list of claims filed in the case with relevant information for the specified case June 2010 76 To search for claims enter case number Search results can be limited by adding creditor name claim number a range of claim numbers or leave blank to retrieve all claims The default date ran
99. ter configurations A transaction receipt and the Review Billing History options are provided in each court site for reviewing charges Also Review Transaction History is available on this site in Manage My PACER Account for reviewing transactions from all courts The transactions are June 2010 6 updated on the PACER Web Site by the middle of each month If you accrue total of less than 10 00 worth of charges in any given quarter fees are waived for that quarter The per page charge applies whether or not pages are printed viewed or downloaded You will be billed on a quarterly basis for your transactions You will be allowed to enter a client code of your choosing each time you login to PACER to help facilitate managing the costs The charge for any single NOTE The 30 page cap does not apply to document is capped at 2 40 the transcripts of federal court proceedings new equivalent of 30 pages The cap cases reports or other non case specific reports does not apply to name searches reports that are not case specific and transcripts of federal court proceedings In CM ECF most reports obtained using the Reports menu options are not case specific and are not capped at 30 pages or searches Dockets Docket reports are generated with the number of pages for a particular docket sheet before the document is reformatted for display as an HTML web page Billable pages are calculated using a formula to determine the number of pag
100. ter dates in MM DD YYYY format NOTE Do not enter a date range that is too broad Doing so can result in difficulty receiving the data in addition to accruing charges for a large report Terminal Digit s Will display cases where the last digit of the case number is equal to this value Open Cases Closed Cases Click these boxes to produce a report containing open cases closed cases or both if both boxes are checked filed within the date range selected Sort By Three sort options are provided within this report You can sort by Case Number Terminal Digit or Divisional Office Output Format Type of format in which the report will be displayed Formatted Display Provides selections in HTML web page format Data Only Provides a file containing raw data in pipe delimited format The selections above will yield a report as requested The report provides the Case Number Title Case Dates Filed Closed Re opened Days Pending and Notes Judgment Index The Judgment Index menu option provides a list of cases in which judgments have been entered according to a specific date range You can perform a more limited search by entering a case number or party name The selections made will yield a report as requested The report provides the Case Number Title Judgment Description for example In favor of Against Amount Date Document Interest Court cost and Status The case number is a hyperlink to the docket fo
101. tion Download Formats XML The XML file contains the XML version followed by lt data gt tag which encompasses the rest of the data ending with lt data gt Each record is wrapped in lt party gt lt party gt and each field is wrapped in its identifying tags e g lt court_id gt lt court_id gt lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt data gt lt party gt lt mdl_id gt F lt mdl_id gt lt case_id gt caseid lt case_id gt lt court_id gt madce lt court_id gt lt office gt 1 lt office gt lt year gt 1981 lt year gt lt number gt 2 189 lt number gt lt caption gt Smith Etc lt caption gt lt date_init gt 01 17 1991 lt date_init gt lt disposition gt Transfer lt disposition gt lt date_disp gt 07 29 1991 lt date_disp gt lt terminate gt Closed lt terminate gt lt date_term gt 10 16 1997 lt date_term gt lt name gt SMITH ETC lt name gt lt case_no gt 1 1981 cv 02189 lt case_no gt lt case_link gt https pacer uspci uscourts gov cgi bin ecf_redirect pl court madce amp amp case_num 1 1981 cv 02189 lt case_link gt lt case_title gt Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp lt case_title gt lt party gt lt party gt more data lt party gt lt data gt June 2010 105 Sample text F00875 856 madce 1 1981 1452 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp 01 17 1991 Transfer 07 29 1991 Closed 10 16 1997 SMITH RALPH T 1 1981 cv 01452 h
102. transaction the client code if applicable the description of the type of information provided and the search criteria entered to run the search NOTE The totals provided by Billing History now include charges incurred from accessing a docket report from a court using the link provided by the PACER Case Locator In the past you may have had to visit each court to get that report 1 Click on Billing History Choose All Courts or a specific court from the drop down list 3 Choose how you want the output sorted whether by Date Client code Court Date or Court Client Code 4 Choose whether to display details or just a summary 5 Choose to see a formatted report or download the report June 2010 83 Enter start and end date for the billing transactions in the specified location If you do not enter dates you will get a report for the current date ps Click on Run Report Comment The Comment menu option provides an option to send an e mail message to the PACER Service Center June 2010 84 This page unintentionally left blank June 2010 85 Appendix A Nature of Suit Code List 1 USA 15 a plaintiff 2 USA is a defendant 3 Private law suit 4 Diversity 5 Local or state issue CONTRACT 110 Insurance 120 Marine 130 Miller Act 140 Negotiable Instrument 150 Recovery of Overpayment amp Enforcement of Judgment 151 Medicare Act 152 Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans Excl Veterans 153 Reco
103. ttps pacer uspci uscourts gov cgi bin ecf_redirect pl court madce amp case_num 1 1981 cv 01452 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp F00875 85 madce 1 1981 2189 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp 01 17 1991 Transfer 07 29 1991 Closed 10 16 1997 SMITH NORMAN 1 1981 cv 02189 https pacer uspci uscourts gov cgi bin ecf redirect pl court madce amp case num 1 1981 cv 02189 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp Specification Co D 128 Party name 230 O Case Number u 1 80 June 2010 106 CSV F00875 COMKOHP856 madce 1 1981 1452 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp 01 17 1991 Transfer 07 29 1991 Closed 10 16 1997 SMITH RALPH T 1 1981 cv 01452 https pacer uspci uscourts gov cgi bin ecf redirect pl court madce amp case num 1 1981 cv 01452 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp F00875 COMKOHP85M madce 1 1981 2189 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp 01 17 1991 Transfer 07 29 1991 Closed 10 16 1997 SMITH NORMAN 1 1981 cv 02189 https pacer uspci uscourts gov cgi bin ecf redirect pl court madce amp case num 1 1981 cv 02189 Smith Et Al v Johns Manville Corp Each field is wrapped in double quotes and delimited by a comma Each line is terminated a single EOL Here is the list of fields in each line June 2010 107
104. ty name complete or last four digits of a social security number case filing dates and much more The search criteria vary with court type depending on the relevancy of the search information For example only Bankruptcy lets you search for a social security number and only Appellate and Civil cases include searches by nature of suit Search Options Search Options include All Court Types Appellate Bankruptcy Civil Criminal Multi District Litigation By default the search results will be displayed one page at a time One billable page will contain up to 54 matches The charge for one page of matches or no matches found is one billable page An option is available to download the entire search results as a text or zip file The case number field in the output list will be a direct link to the full case information for a specific case The court field in the output list is a direct link to the court s database A receipt is displayed at the bottom of the screen indicating the number of billable pages and cost for the data on the current viewable web page only It does not include the cost for any previously viewed pages The receipt should look something like this PACER Service Center Receipt 05 26 2010 14 34 55 1694316 User Client PA Description All Court Types Party Search Name mouse All Courts Page 1 court type ap court 05cae Pages 1 0 03 June 2010 18 Getting Additional Information on Case
105. u expected you don t necessarily have to go back and start over You can use filters to reduce the number of matching cases until you find the one you want The best way to learn how to filter results is by example Let s start with a simple sample search for a Party Name The Case Title and Party Name search fields are not case sensitive You may enter any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters and the search will find all records that have any combination of matching uppercase or lowercase letters in these fields The format of a name search is lt lastname gt lt firstname gt so anything you type before a comma with or without the comma is assumed to be a last name However sometimes the courts file a business name in the Party Name field Such is the case in this sample so we ll use the Party Name search field to find the business Thomas Nelson Publishers PACER Case Locator Court information Statistics My Account Logout Information Statistics My Account Logout Multi District Litigation Case Search Advan First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit E Q Map Case Number o Party Search Format last first Party Thomas Nelson Publishers O Exact Matches El show Case Title Search Clear The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PAC
106. u pl 51128 lt case_link gt lt case_title gt Philip Franklin Farris and Carolyn Ann Farris lt case_title gt lt party gt lt party gt more data lt party gt lt data gt June 2010 102 Sample text Mouser Aunglab db 95 53039 5 bk 7 05 12 1995 08 21 1995 08 17 1995 Discharged 08 17 1995 5 95 bk 53039 https ecf canb uscourts gov cgi bin iqquerymenu pl 176181 Aunglab Mouser Mouser Barbara cr 94 623306 bk 13 06 16 1994 09 09 1999 07 11 1999 Discharged 07 11 1999 6 94 bk 62330 https ecf orb uscourts gov cgi bin iqquerymenu pl 92681 Carlos Barragan and Yolanda Barragan Specification Com D 113 B O Case link URL 267 8 June 2010 103 CSV Mouse amp Flippers Aloha db okwbke 3 22697 5 pk 7 11 17 2003 05 13 2004 02 27 2004 Discharged 02 27 2004 5 03 bk 22697 https ecf okwb uscourts gov cgi bin iqquerymenu pl 51 128 Philip Franklin Farris and Carolyn Ann Farris MOUSE CALLS db azbke 98 596 no bk pes ds 01 20 1998 06 05 1998 05 18 1998 Discharged 05 18 1998 2 98 bk 00596 https ecf azb uscourts gov cgi bin iqquerymenu pl 278882 GEORGE WILLIAM WHITE Each field is wrapped in double quotes and delimited by a comma Each line is terminated by a single EOL Here is the list of fields in each line June 2010 104 Multi District Litiga
107. uery selection screen Search results are based on the information entered within the screen Searches performed under the Query screen may result in multiple pages A well defined search will yield a more specific result and reduce the fees incurred for the results of the search Reports Utilities Search Clues Case Number Last Business Name LL Examples Desoto Des t First Name 7 Middle Name SSN ITIN Tax ID EIN Cl Open cases Closed cases Type Warning Name searches are NOT subject to the 30 page limit on PACER charges Please be as specific as possible when searching Some search tips are listed below Case Number Case Numbers Full case numbers for bankruptcy court cases consists of four part numbers A typical case number 15 1 05 bk 06794 or 1 05 bk 06794 where 1 is the office 05 is the year bk is the case type and 06794 is the case number Office Year Case Type Case Number 1 05 bk 06794 All four parts are needed to uniquely identify a case in the court If a court has more than one divisional office there is an office code i e 1 2 3 4 etc for each division All cases opened in a given year have the last two digits of the year as the second part of the case number Next the case type is either bk for a bankruptcy case ap for an adversary proceeding or mp for a miscellaneous proceeding Finally there is an ascending sequence number 1 e 06794
108. ument of the pleading in PDF format You should enter a case number to make the search more specific This will avoid generating a report that may contain hundreds of pages Written Opinions The Written Opinions menu option provides a listing of written opinions made by the court for the date range entered Written opinions have been defined by the Judicial Conference as any document issued by a judge or judges of the court sitting in that capacity that sets forth a reasoned explanation for a court s decision The responsibility for determining which documents meet this definition rests with the authoring judge Utilities Menu Some of the menu options under this category may vary in each court Reports Utilities Logout Your Account Miscellaneous Login Legal Research Change Client Code Change Your PACER Login Review Billing History Show PACER Account Court Information Federal Bar Membership Update June 2010 61 Login You can use this option to enter an Electronic Case Filing login and password This login password is issued by the court and allows you to file documents electronically The court s Local Rules and procedures dictate who is eligible to receive an ECF login password An ECF login password does not allow access to view documents Change Client Code The Change Client Code menu option provides means to change a client code in order to track charges on future billing
109. vailable from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice ADVANCED ourt Informatio Statisti PACER Case Locator Case Search Basic Search Region EEE First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Case Number Case Title Chapter Date Filed Date Closed Date Dismissed Date Discharged Party Search Party Name Exact Matches Only Four Digit SSN ie SSN TIN show Title Clear The PACER Case Locator is a national index for U S district bankruptcy and appellate courts The system serves as a locator index for PACER Under normal circumstances newly filed cases will appear on this system within 24 hours Check the Court information link for data currency The most current data is always available from the court directly Please read our Privacy and Security Notice June 2010 27 The Bankruptcy search shares most fields with the All Courts search screen See the section on All Courts above for an explanation of the common fields The Chapter field is unique to Bankruptcy courts e Chapter You can leave this field on the blank entry to select all Chapters or select one or more Chapter designations Select multiple Chapters by holding down the Control key while selecting In addition to the Date Filed and Date
110. very of Overpayment of Veteran s Benefits 160 Stockholders Suits 190 Other Contract 195 Contract Product Liability 196 Franchise REAL PROPERTY 210 Land Condemnation 220 Foreclosure 230 Rent Lease amp Ejectment 240 Torts to Land 245 Tort Product Liability 290 All Other Real Property TORTS Personal Injury 310 Airplane 315 Airplane Product Liability 320 Assault Libel amp Slander 330 Federal Employers Liability 340 Marine 345 Marine Product Liability 350 Motor Vehicle 355 Motor Vehicle Product Liability 360 Other Personal Injury June 2010 86 362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice 365 Personal Injury Product Liability 368 Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability Personal Property 370 Other Fraud 371 Truth in Lending 380 Other Personal Property Damage 385 Property Damage Product Liability BANKRUPTCY 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157 CIVIL RIGHTS 440 Other Civil Rights 441 Voting 442 Employment 443 Housing Accommodations 444 Welfare 445 Amer w Disabilities Employment 446 Amer w Disabilities Other IMMIGRATION 462 Naturalization Application 463 Habeas Corpus Alien Detainee 465 Other Immigration Actions PRISONER PETITIONS 510 Motions to Vacate Sentence Habeas Corpus 530 General 535 Death Penalty 540 Mandamus amp Other 550 Civil Rights 555 Prison Condition FORFEITURE PENALTY 610 Agriculture 620 Other Food amp Drug June 2010
111. y enter an initial or full middle name to narrow the results when searching by party name The name search is not case sensitive You may enter a name in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters June 2010 50 and the search will extract all names that have any combination of matching uppercase lowercase letters in the name fields Type This is not a required field The role for the party name may be selected The sort options are Party Attorney or Special Mailing Group Individual This list may vary in each site because the field is court definable In order to search for a specific Type at least three letters of the last name or company name must be entered in the last name field You may use only one search criterion If there are entries for two or more of the search options the latter is used and the former ignored For example if you enter a case number and last name the case number will be erased as soon as you click the Search button Query Options Menu Click on Run Query to produce the search results The results may produce a listing of persons or cases You may select from this list click the back button to enter more data or run another search If more choices exist than appear in the display area scroll bars will be present to the right of the selection box You can use either the mouse or arrow keys to scroll up or down through the choices Once a specific case is selected a new screen selection menu will
112. y name contact person mailing address email address and phone number e Change Password The system can generate a new password or you may create your own New passwords must be exactly eight characters long and contain at least two numbers and two letters Password changes take effect within the hour e Set Security Information For security reasons PACER never faxes passwords or provides passwords over the phone You may recover your password via an option to retrieve it via an email link When you set your Account security information you provide your email NOTE It is important to set up the security information to make it possible for you to recover your password June 2010 14 address a security question and answer and date of birth The PACER Service Center web site uses this information to verify your identity and then send you an email that will contain your login ID and a secure Web link to obtain the password Sign up for Paperless Statement Invoice Sign up to receive your quarterly PACER statement by e mail You may enter multiple email addresses in the E Mail Addresses box that appears on the page when you click this link Each address must be on a separate line Set PACER Preferences This PACER preferences utility allows you to set PACER account preferences for use in CM ECF systems It allows you to turn off viewing of transaction receipts and require the use of a client code The transaction receipt is

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