What is PACER?

[tressa]

what is pacer? and what is the purpose of pacer?

[rhonda0503]

Pacer is Public Access to Court Electronic Records. You can go in under www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov and check the status of your bankruptcy. Once you're in that site, you'll need to register. You can either register by a credit card for instant access or if you don't have one, which I didn't, you can enter requested info and they will mail you your login & password info. It only took me 2 days to receive my info. I was really relieved to see that BK closed effective 1/22/05, which I never received anything in the mail stating that. Good luck!!!!

[Precious_78]

How much does pacer cost??????????????????????????????

[rhonda0503]

They say it's .08 cents per page, but I didn't quite understand the billing. I received a bill for $12.40, that would mean that I checked 155 pages. I paid the bill & quit using it.

[HHM]

Here is the link to PACER

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/

[SinkingFast]

Since PACER can be confusing to use, I thought I'd post a short Tutorial on how to access information about an Individual's Case.

When you go to PACER, you'll have to register to gain access.

Tool bar at the top of the PACER main page, upper Left, Register. If you use a Debit Card, you can get your log-in ID and password via email. And you can get immediate access. Otherwise, you have to wait for that info to come in the mail, about a week to 10 days or so.

After you get your ID and password, go to Links on the PACER main page. Top toolbar, upper left, next to Register. You'll get a drop down menu.

Select PACER Links. Next page, select BK, upper toolbar to the right.

Then, find your State and District. Click on that link.

Next page, you'll see a Court Seal top center with a Link under it. Click on that link.

Next page, you log in with your User ID and password. Click "log-in" and it will take you to a new page.

In the top toolbar, select Query. Next page, you can enter your BK Case number or SSN and click "run query". It will take you right to the main page of your BK filing.

BK paperwork is posted on PACER in .pdf format so you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the files.

Be sure to check the Date of Last Filing when you access info about your case. If that date does not change, no new info has been posted in your case. No need to access Status, History, or Documents. Therefore, no cost to check and see if anything's happened in your Case while you wait.

[Granny]

Pacer flags defined

I found this link for Pacer that has the flag definitions. They may only be applicable to Texas, but there is the possiblity that the flag definitions might be standard for every state. The flags defintions are further down the page, so you will need to scroll.

https://ecf.txnb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/CourtInfo.pl

[ilovemycaitybug]

Thanks, Granny! We used to have the DebtEd flag and I was really worried about it... since then we taken the Financial Mgmt. course and the flag was removed. We're in OK so at least that one is across the states!

[CATCHMEIFYOUCAN]

Some PACER Codes and Definitions

Thought this could be useful for those who check PACER:

Flag Definitions

Code Translation

727OBJ Objection to Discharge
AUDIT-NOCLOSE Audit Event Exists
Appeal Notice of Appeal
Assets Chapter 7 Asset Case
Awt_12/13_Tr_Rpt Awaiting Chapter 12/13 Trustee Report
Business Business
CLOSED Case Closed
CONSOLIDATED Consolidated
DISMISSED Case Dismissed
DocumentAccessRestricted Public Access to Documents Restricted
FeeDeferred Fee Deferred
FeeDueAB Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property
FeeDueAP Notice of Appeal Fee
FeeDueAdP Adversary Proceeding Fee
FeeDueBK Bankruptcy Petition Fee
FeeDueCA Cross-Appeal Fee
FeeDueCC Counterclaim Fee
FeeDueCV Conversion of BK Cases Fee
FeeDueIP Installment Payment Fee
FeeDueRO Motion to Reopen Case Fee
FeeDueRS Motion to Modify Stay Fee
FeeDueWD Motion to Withdraw the Reference Fee
FinMgt Financial Management Certificate Due
IFP IFP fee Waived
IneligClose Do not redisplay case ineligible for auto close
IneligDisch Do not redisplay case ineligible for auto discharge
JNTADMN Joint Administration
NoAutoDisch Do not allow Auto Discharge for this case
ObjDischarge Objection to Discharge of Debtor(s)
REAF Pro Se/Undue Hardship
SplitCase SplitCase

[yoyoma51]

Great Link for PACER Abbreviations

I found this link that lists PACER abbreviations. Hope it is helpful.

https://ecf.nhb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/CourtInfo.pl

707(b) Presumption of Abuse (Do Not Discharge)
727OBJ Objection to the Discharge of the Debtor
APPEAL APPEAL
ARCHIVED Archived
AddChg Change of Address
AppealCircuit Appeal Taken to First Circuit
AwNoAssetRpt Awaiting No Asset Report
CLAIMS Claims have been docketed to this case
CLOSED Case Closed
CONS DO NOT DOCKET IN THIS CASE
CONSLEAD Consolidated Lead Case
CONVERTED Case Converted
CaseReview Case Review
Closed-DebEdDue Closed without a Discharge/Waiting DebtEd Form
CounDue Credit Counseling Cert Due (Do Not Discharge)
CredAdd New Creditor Address
DEFER Fee Deferred
DISMISSED Case Dismissed
DSM109 Case Dismissed per 109(g)
DebtEd Financial Mgmt Course Completion Due (Do Not Discharge)
DecDue Declaration re: Electronic Filing Due
DecDueAff Declaration re: Affidavit
DecDueAmd Declaration re: Amendment
DecDuePlan Declaration re: Plan
DecDuePt Declaration re: Petition
DecDueSchs Declaration re: Schedules/Statements
DirApl Direct Appeal in Circuit (Do Not Discharge)
DsclsDue Disclosure Statement Due
E-ARCHIVE Electronic Archive
FLYER Flyer
FRC ARCHIVE FRC Archive
FUNDS Funds Deposited in Court Registry
FeeDue Fee Due
FeeDueBK Fee Due - Case Upload
FeeDueINST Installment Payment Due
FeePaid Final Installment Fee Paid
FnlMtg Final Meeting
IFP IFP Fee Waived
INTRA Intra-Distict Transfer
IneligClose Do not redisplay case ineligible for auto close
IneligDisch Do not redisplay case ineligible for auto discharge
Install Installment Paid
JNTADMN DO NOT DOCKET IN THIS CASE
JNTADMNLEAD Jointly Administered Lead Case
NTCAPR Notice of Appearance
NoAsstRptWdrwn No Asset Report Withdrawn
NoAutoDisch Do not allow Auto Discharge for this case
Ovrride Creditor Request for Address Override
PROSE prose
PRVDISCH Previous Discharge (Do Not Discharge)
PRVDISM Previous Dismissal (Do Not Discharge)
PlnDue Plan Due
Pre-BAPCPA Case filed date is pre-BAPCPA
REAF Pro Se Reaffirmation Agreement (Do Not Discharge)
REOPEN Reopened Case
ReafHdShp Presumption of Undue Hardship (Do Not Discharge)
ReafPending Reaffirmation Agreement Pending
ReafQue Pro Se Reaffirmation Questionnaire Due
Repeat Serial Filer (Do Not Discharge)
SPLITCASE Joint Case Severed
SchsStmtDue Schedules/Statements Due
SmBus Chapter 11 Small Business
TRANSIN Case Transferred into the District
TRANSOUT Case Transferred Out of District
TaxReq Tax Request (Do Not Discharge)
UnderSeal Case and/or Documents Under Seal
WdDoc Withdraw Document