Do I Really Need A Pacer Account?

[nioka]

I filed chapter 7 and hired an attorney. My 341 is Monday, May 12.
Mine is a simple bankruptcy with no assets.

Do I really need a Pacer account?

[TXskyblue]

No, it is 100% optional.

I'm of the impression that most people who file BK don't even know what PACER is.

[BarkingCat]

Yeah, you're probably all set at this point. I'm talking to attorneys for a non-consumer 7 and found Pacer really useful for researching them to see what sort experience they had with that.

[cometkitty]

I did not sign up for one and we discharged without any issues. We also had a home with equity in it and everything turned out fine.

[justbroke]

Minor correction. It is 100% optional for a represented debtor (a debtor that has an attorney representing them). it is not optional for a Pro Se debtor (that has filed the bankruptcy by themselves and are considered to be self-represented).