Pacer question ...

[RainMoM]

I had another post on how to get login into pacer.. Someone posted, and i got in , no problem.. Here's my question, Just what am I looking for ? When I look under the Query section, I see things like Docket Report, case summery, ect ect, But not to sure as to what I should be looking for.. any insight would be great here !

[justagirl]

I'm new to using PACER myself, but I have been looking under either History/Documents or Docket Report. Both of these options show the documents and notices that has been filed by the court...at least as far as I can tell so far. Like I said, I'm quite new to the whole process, but these options work well for me.

The docket report has some extra info at the top of it that isn't included in the History/Documents (like trustee name and address), but other than that, there doesn't seem to be much difference between those 2 options. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong!

I guess the other options would depend on what you are wanting to view...and I haven't explored many of the other things yet...I'm trying to not become addicted to PACER! LOL

Hope that helps some! Sorry I can't be more definitive about what everything is for!

~JAG

[RainMoM]

thank you Just a girl...

[kenshirley]

I just checked the status button. It tells you the last item filed and it you don't know what it is you can check it.
It also tells you time in status and after your 341 next week within a couple of days it should show you as awaitng discharge.
Enjoy next Friday.

[RainMoM]

Ty

So really, my best bet is to wait till I have my 341 meeting to look anything up ?

[kenshirley]

Why not, you already have the paperwork and such that you filed as copies and until the 341 (and a few days after for updating) it won't show much.
In your case, with your 341 on 8/21, I would suspect that it may show Monday or Tuesday with the updates.
After that, all I checked was status unless it showed another document filed I knew nothing about. I checked that about once a week.
Then as the 60 day mark got there I checked about every other day. At around 70 days or just less I was checking that status everyday looking for the discharge notice.
By the way, you can print a copy of that right away when it shows for your own records. You will get a copy from both the court and your attorney but I liked knowing where it was and that I could get a copy anytime. I also printed the closing document when it closed just for my records.

[music12]

many people have found that the "status" link is not very reliable. for many it shows "awaiting 341" after the 341.

i think the better way is just to enter your case number and search for it. you will see on top of the page a few things, including "date of last filing" or something like that. if that date is the same as the last time you checked, then nothing has happened. if that date is different, then click on "docket report" to see what was filed.

also, if you just look as far as the date of last filing and don't click anything else, you won't be charged for anything, not even 8 cents.