Saturday, August 8, 2009

Do I have access to Federal Court Case information?


Answers:
sure you do, all published opinions of the federal court system are available at the local law library. they are published in the federal recorder.
if you wish to obtain specific information on a case you would neet to contact the court and obtain the transcripts.
but, yes - you have access
Here in this website you have on-line access. You need to register and they charge a very small fee for each search. They bill your credit card directly every quarter or you can also do a pay for search.

You will find the whole case history. This is the best website that I have ever found on-line.

Good Luck.....
Yes. Documents (docket sheets and images of pleadings and written orders and opinions) concerning cases filed within the past 10 years or so can be accessed through the federal courts' PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) website. You will need to establish an account, however, and there is a charge of 8 cents per page to view certain documents.

Copies of opinions and published orders can be found at law libraries (try your local law school) in the following publications: United States Reports (for Supreme Court decisions), Federal Reporter (for court of appeals decisions), Federal Supplement (for district court decisions), and Federal Rules Decisions (for district court decisions applying and interpreting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure).

You can also access electronic versions of those publications through commercial websites such as westlaw.com and lexis.com. These are both pay sites.

Also, each federal court has its own website (with a link to the PACER system).

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