Pacer

[jade73]

Finally got signed up, not sure what to click on without getting charged, help please

[lrprn]

Finally got signed up, not sure what to click on without getting charged, help please

The key to keeping PACER charges low is to only look at your own case and to not reopen documents you've already seen. PACER charges can come from any section of your own plan, but the most chargeable section is History and Documents.

No matter where you are in your own Ch 13 court documents, you will be warned if what you are about to open has a charge or not and what the charge will be - typically $0.08/page for documents. One way to see if you have new documents to look at is to note the last date something was posted on your case. If you open your case later and the date hasn't changed, then there's no need to open anything and no need to have additional charges on your PACER account!

Searches looking for information about other bk cases, lawyers, or trustees inside PACER can be a very risky process, because if you don't search just right, you can get a return of many pages that will cause high charges. It's best to stay within your own case - then you have a lot of control over what charges you may get.