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public access to court electronic records pacer federal court records skip to main content online payment processing will be unavailable on saturday may 09 2026 from 8 11 p m et due to scheduled maintenance of the u s treasury s payment processing system pacer systems will undergo maintenance on sunday may 10 2026 from 5 00 a m to 4 00 p m et as a result certain portions of this site may be temporarily degraded during the maintenance window log in to the federal judiciary s electronic public access services close pacer case locator pacer log in manage pacer account an official website of the united states government here s how you know here s how you know log in to official websites use gov a gov website belongs to an official government organization in the united states secure gov websites use https a lock lock a locked padlock or https means you ve safely connected to the gov website share sensitive information only on official secure websites pacer public access to court electronic records menu log in search pacer case locator national pacer log in manage pacer account search pacer uscourts gov search register for an account pacer case search only attorney filers for cm ecf non attorney filers for cm ecf group billing register for an account overview find a case search by specific court search by national index court opinions phone access to court records find a case overview file a case how to file a case court cm ecf lookup get ready for nextgen cm ecf developer resources file a case overview my account billing manage my account login billing forgot username or password group billing access my account billing overview pricing help how to use pacer how to use cm ecf frequently asked questions contact us help overview search search pacer uscourts gov to search for federal court records go to find a case search public access to court electronic records pacer what can we help you accomplish search for a case learn options to find case information search for a case search by specific court search by national index court opinions phone access to court records filing electronically find court specific information to help you file a case electronically and developer resources filing electronically how to file a case court cm ecf lookup developer resources manage your account create a pacer account or log in to manage your account and pay a bill manage your account manage my account login billing forgot username or password sign up for an account register for a pacer account to begin searching for or filing federal court records online sign up for an account case search only attorney filers non attorney filers group billing frequently asked questions what is pacer the public access to court electronic records pacer service provides electronic public access to federal court records pacer provides the public with instantaneous access to more than 1 billion documents filed at all federal courts registered users can search for a case in the federal court where the case was filed or search a nationwide index of federal court cases the pacer service center can assist you at 800 676 6856 between the hours of 7 a m and 6 p m ct monday through friday or by email at pacer psc uscourts gov was this helpful yes no how can we improve the more you tell us the more we can help what if i cannot find the case i am looking for if you cannot locate a case when searching a federal court s case records by case number or party name try using the pacer case locator this will generate a listing of nationwide court locations and case numbers where a party is involved in federal litigation if you cannot find the case party through the pacer case locator then contact the federal court where you think the case was filed for assistance was this helpful yes no how can we improve the more you tell us the more we can help how much does it cost to access documents using pacer access to case information costs 0 10 per page depending on format billable pages are calculated in two different ways for html formatted information a billable page is calculated using a formula based on the number of bytes extracted 4 320 bytes 1 billable page for pdfs the actual number of pages is counted 1 pdf page 1 billable page the cost to access a single document is capped at 3 00 the equivalent of 30 pages for documents and case specific reports like docket report creditor listing and claims register the cap does not apply to name search results reports that are not case specific and transcripts of federal court proceedings note if you accrue 30 or less of charges in a quarter fees are waived for that period 75 percent of pacer users do not pay a fee in a given quarter the 0 10 per page charge is based on the number of pages that result from each search and accessing each requested report or document online the charge is not based on printing that search or document read some examples of how charges are generated enter party name johnson t and receive two pages of matches the charge is 0 20 enter case number 01 10054 and select docket report the docket is 10 pages so the charge is 1 you may enter a date range to limit the number of pages by displaying entries for the date range rather than all entries in the report select a link within the docket report to view a document the pdf document is five pages so the charge is 0 50 this charge applies to the number of pages that results from any search including a search that yields no matches a charge of 0 10 one page for no matches read the fee schedule for electronic public access services find out when pacer is free tips to limit fees or options to access records if you cannot afford pacer fees was this helpful yes no how can we improve the more you tell us the more we can help see all see less view all questions announcements april 20 2026 mfa tips and resources april 8 2026 pacer quarterly announcements april 2026 march 11 2026 multifactor authentication short training videos now available view more announcements learn how to use pacer how to use cm ecf email updates sign up to receive pacer announcements by email email address back to top about us policy procedures privacy announcements developer resources contact us this site is maintained by the administrative office of the u s courts on behalf of the federal judiciary the purpose of this site is to provide information about locating and filing cases in the federal courts pacer service center 800 676 6856 pacer psc uscourts gov your browser does not support javascript your browser does not support javascript