The main type of record the federal courts create and maintain is a case file, which contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in a case. Case files and court records can be found on PACER.uscourts.gov.
Locate a federal court case by using the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) or by visiting the Clerk’s Office of the courthouse where the case was filed.
Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) is the federal Judiciary's system that allows case documents, such as pleadings, motions, and petitions, to be filed with a court electronically.
The public may visit a federal court to watch each step of the federal judicial process, with few exceptions.
These national record disposition schedules govern most judiciary records, including those that federal courts create and maintain in electronic or paper case files.
The Electronic Public Access (EPA) Public User Group provides a forum for PACER users to share and recommend ideas for expanding and improving EPA services.