1. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1 PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records Presented by: Shameema Rahman

2. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 2  Overview of class  Explanation of PACER content  Setting up an account Introduction

3. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 3 The Law Library of Congress and San Bernadino County Law Library are two law libraries serving as test hosts of the Access and Education Program for PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records).San Bernadino County Law Library PACER

4. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 4 What is PACER?  Developed by Admin Office of the U.S. Courts to provide case and docket info for federal Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy courts

5. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 5 Goal  To help you set up your own individual account to access PACER  To assist you in more proficient use of PACER in order to minimize your costs

6. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 6 PACER Costs  Registration? Available from any PC  http://pacer.gov http://pacer.gov  Same day access with credit card; otherwise login and password mailed  Pages retrieved per search? $0.08 per page  Quarterly billing cycle; only pay if $10 or more

7. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 7 PACER Federal Case Information  A list of all parties and participants, including judges, trustees, and attorneys  Case details, such as the nature of the case, causes of action, and dollar demand  A chronology of dates of case events, such as filings and hearings

8. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 8 PACER Federal Case (cont.)  A listing of new cases each day  Appellate court opinions  Types of documents filed for certain cases  Judgments or case status  Links to actual case documents in many cases

9. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 9 PACER Contents  The PACER Case Locator allows you to search for court records in all district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts http://pcl.uscourts.gov http://pcl.uscourts.gov

10. Public Services Division THE LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 10 PACER Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pacer.gov/psc/faq.html http://www.pacer.gov/psc/faq.html PACER Register http://www.pacer.gov/register.html Law Library Reading Room 202-707-5080 Where to Find Help