San Jose Bankruptcy Lawyer Talks About PACER
San Jose Bankruptcy Lawyer Talks About PACER
The US Bankruptcy Court is considered a Federal Court. This is different from a State Court because the Bankruptcy Court is not controlled by State law but is controlled by Federal Law. Federal Law is the law of the nation and, generally speaking, applies for every person in the US uniformly. Of course, the United States is very large and it is an incredible challenge to track all Bankruptcy cases across the US. For example, if Joe the Debtor files for bankruptcy in his home state of Iowa but how does Wyoming know that? Well, the Federal government has utilized the power of the internet and created a internet/web based case tracking system called P.A.C.E.R.(Public Access to Court Electronic Records.)
PACER allows the public to search for cases across the nation, state, county, or district. PACER will allow people to view files that have been submitted to court, find upcoming hearings, read about the outcomes of past hearings, and apply for email notification of future actions. (some restrictions apply). The files available on PACER can be read, saved, or printed from the remote computer.
PACER is a powerful tool for information because a person does not need to go to a courthouse or hire somebody to look for information, they can do it themselves. Furthermore, PACER is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Therefore, people can get their information after hours or on the weekends. PACER is a strong step towards a transparent government.
However, PACER is not free. PACER does charge about $0.07 per page. Generally, a page is 54 lines of data. This includes charges to examine a docket (history of actions) of a case. Search results are billed by the page as well. PACER will usually try to collect when the user reaches $10.00 worth of transactions which can accrue very quickly if the user is doing open ended searches for names like “Smith” or “Jackson.” The government will take credit cards as a form of payment for the user’s convenience. The user can get started at pacer.psc.uscourts.gov
If you have a question regarding Bankruptcy please contact Sagaria Law at 1-800-941-6730 for a free consultation or visit us at www.sagarialaw.com. Our team of Bankruptcy Attorneys can assist you with all aspects of your case. We have experienced bankruptcy attorneys in San Mateo, Fremont, Salinas, Sacramento and San Jose who can answer your questions about chapter 7 bankruptcy, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chapter 13 bankruptcy, lien stripping, debt, etc.
