Phone Access to Court Records

Access real-time limited case information for free by phone using the Multi-court Voice Case Information System (McVCIS). 

Call toll-free, 1-866-222-8029, and enter a court’s name or unique extension. Use the Court CM/ECF Lookup to find a participating court’s extension. McVCIS is available 24/7.

The interactive voice response system (IVR) accepts touch-tone input from callers and responds with information in either English or Spanish.  

You may search by:
•    Participant name; 
•    Corporation name; 
•    Case number; or
•    Social security number.

Depending on court participation, you can find information on:
•    Bankruptcy cases including adversary proceedings;
•    Civil cases including miscellaneous cases and multi-district litigation; and
•    Criminal cases including magistrate judge and petty offense cases.

To access all publicly available case information, you will need to log into Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER).