Print Electronic Records from your Personal Computer using PACER

You may print copies of documents, download documents to your own computer or search information in your case.  The PACER system is available days, nights and weekends.

You must register to become a user at the PACER website (http://www.pacer.gov/).  There is a fee for copies of $.08 per page.  A user is not billed until charges of $10 in a quarter have accrued.  Most one-time users would not accrue enough charges to be billed for copies.  You will find a full explanation of charges on the PACER website as well as directions for registration.

Print Electronic Records at the Clerk’s Office from Public Computer Terminals

You can print electronic records from the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) computer terminals located in each of our three offices. You will be charged 10 cents per page. Please note, the Clerk’s Office can only accept EXACT CHANGE and cannot make or give change.

Submit a Written Request by Mail, Email, or Fax

You may send a written request for copies by mail, fax or email to the office where your case was filed.  Click here for addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for each office.

Your request must include:

Once we receive your request, we will send you a statement of charges for the copywork.  You will be charged $.50 per page for copies.  If your request requires a search of the records, a $30.00 search fee is required.

After your receive the statement of charges, mail payment to the Clerk's Office via money order, cashier's check, or company/firm check made payable to: Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  The Clerk's Office does not accept personal checks or cash through the mail.

After we receive payment, copies will be made and sent to you via first class mail, fax or email.  Please specify how you would like copies returned to you and provide the necessary information to do so.  Please note: If you choose to have copies returned to you by fax or email, your receipt will be sent by fax or email as well.

Obtain Copies from the Federal Records Center (only for cases closed prior to 4/4/2004)

Cases filed prior to April 4, 2004 may be stored in the Federal Records Center/National Archives(FRC) located in Chicago.  Copies may be obtained directly from the FRC.  To request copies of documents from a case, you must complete Form NATF 90 and mail or fax it to the Federal Records Center(FRC).  Form NATF 90 asks for a series of numbers to identify the location of a case.  The FRC is unable to locate files without this information.

The FRC Records Center Case Information Search is designed to look up location numbers so that you may complete Form NATF 90. If this search is unsuccessful, contact the Clerk’s Office to obtain location information for the case.