United States Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania

CM/ECF and PACER Information

CM/ECF:

The Electronic Case Files System (CM/ECF) is a new case management system being implemented in the Federal Judiciary for all bankruptcy, district and appellate courts. CM/ECF allows courts to accept filings and provide access to filed documents over the Internet.

To begin to utilize the Electronic Case Files System, please first visit our CM/ECF section. Anyone wishing to access the CM/ECF system will need to be certified to do so. For further information on CM/ECF, please visit our FAQs page.

PACER:

PACER is the Public Access to Court Electronic Records service which allows for retrieval of electronic case summaries and docket information. The PACER system is available days, nights and weekends.

To use PACER, you must register and obtain an account with the National PACER Billing Center in San Antonio. If you would like to register please contact the PACER Service Center at 1-800-676-6856.

All registered agencies or individuals will be charged a user fee. Access to web-based PACER systems will generate a $.08 per page charge. Users will not incur both per-minute and per-page charges for a PACER session.

If you already have a PACER account for this court, you may use the following methods to access information:

• Internet Access - As of October 15, 2002, the web address for logging into PACER will be http://ecf.paeb.uscourts.gov. This will be the only way to gain access to current case information.
  
  
• Dial-Up Access - This method of access will change to accommodate our new case management system. Only archive information will be accessible. Dial-up users seeking to obtain current case information must visit us at the court for use of our public terminal, or arrange for Internet access with our PACER service by calling the PACER Support Center at 1-800-676-6856.