PACER Fees are Changing 7/1

[SinkingFast]

Was researching NC for some one else and stumbled onto this posting at the NC Western District Website.

PACER Fees are going up. Here's a link:

http://www.ncwb.uscourts.gov/pdf/epublicaccess.pdf

It's gonna be even tougher to not run up a huge bill if you surf PACER to learn about BK.

[anonymuse]

Oh, great! I've run up a $40 bill already and decided to stop at that, luckily. But, I must say, it was worth it to check out my potential lawyer before I sign a retainer.

Okay, the 8 cents a page is staying, but what the heck does this mean?

"For every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service Center, $26 per name
or item searched."

[lrprn]

There's a pdf document detailing the change at http://www.ndb.uscourts.gov/ens/0607...eeschedule.pdf

[SinkingFast]

Oh, great! I've run up a $40 bill already and decided to stop at that, luckily. But, I must say, it was worth it to check out my potential lawyer before I sign a retainer.

Okay, the 8 cents a page is staying, but what the heck does this mean?

"For every search of court records conducted by the PACER Service Center, $26 per name
or item searched."

I wonder if that means if you have the PACER Service Center do the search, there will be a $26 charge. Surely it doesn't mean we'd have to pay $26 for each name we search.

I did the same thing you did, Anon. I looked up every attny we Consulted with. Wanted to see how long they'd been practicing, how many cases filed, etc. Sadly, I spent way more than $40.

[rst6pac]

I don't know if it is everywhere or just here but the court here in OR also has a 24 hr voice recorded system that is updated every 2 hrs and it is free. you might look into it for checking your status over and over saved me a ton