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PACER and the PACER Case Locator require that cookies and JavaScript are enabled in your browser. Confirm you do not have a corrupt cookie stored on your system. Delete all cookies stored on your system by clearing your cache and try again. 

When using PACER or the PACER Case Locator there is some variation among courts as to the date ranges of information offered. 

When logged into the PACER Case Locator click the "court information" menu to display available date ranges for the cases in each court.

Please contact the court directly for additional details. Use the Court CM/ECF Lookup to find the contact information for a specific court.

No. PACER access is for federal courts only. 

Documents are provided as “PDF” or “html.” Select File and then Save As in the browser toolbar. For docket sheets or reports make sure the file is saved with the extension ".html." Court documents are provided as PDF files. 

Some courts provide automatic case notification and alerts through Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. PACER users can keep track of newly docketed events by subscribing to a court’s RSS feed, which is free and includes automatic notification of case activity, summarized text, and links to the document and docket report.  

You can view the document or docket report linked from the RSS feed by logging into PACER. 

You are automatically logged out when you close your browser. You can also log out by clicking log out on the main menu. 

The PACER Case Locator is a national case locator index for all federal court records in district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts. Every 24 hours, typically nightly, the PACER Case Locator is updated with new case information.

Log in to the PACER Case Locator. If you are a registered PACER user, you automatically have access to the PACER Case Locator with your username and password.

To prevent users from editing your form fields in a fillable PDF, you must "flatten" or lock the form before saving. 

1. Open a fillable form and add the necessary data.  

2. Click File and select Print. 

3. Select a PDF printer and click OK or Print.  

4. In the pop-up window, select where to save the "flattened" version of the form.  

There are a few reasons this issue may be occurring. 

The PDF may be form-fillable and needs to be flattened so that it cannot be edited or altered by other users. To do this: 

1. Open a fillable form and add the necessary data.  

2. Click File and select Print. 

3. Select a PDF printer and click OK or Print.