Honorable Joyce Bihary
Chief Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Georgia
W. Yvonne Evans
Clerk of Court


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Case Information

 

The public may view, without charge, on-line dockets and documents and paper files in the Clerk's Office.  If a case or adversary proceeding has a paper file, that file may be reviewed only in the Division in which that case or adversary proceeding is filed.  Files in fully electronic cases may be viewed in any of the Court's four offices.

The fee charged by the Clerk's Office for photocopies of documents from paper files is $.50 per page.  The fee charged by the Clerk's Office for copies of documents maintained electronically is $.10 per page.

Limited information about a bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding may be obtained without charge over the telephone using the Voice Case Information System or VCIS.   Click here for detailed information about VCIS.

That same information plus docket and other reports may be obtained using a computer over the Internet though the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system or PACER. In addition, in all cases filed in 2002 and thereafter and in many cases filed in 2000 and 2001 and a few cases filed in 1999, one may use PACER to view and print case documents.  There is a charge for using PACER of  $.08 per page of each document or report accessed, whether or not one prints anything.

A recent decision by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts limits the charge for a single PDF document to 30 pages retrieved from CM/ECF sites.  Currently the maximum charge for a PDF document obtained from a CM/ECF site is $2.40 even if the document is much more lengthy. Users will receive the entire document but only be charged $2.40. This "cap" applies only to PDF documents accessed from CM/ECF sites. The "cap" does not apply to docket sheets, reports, or documents obtained from sites other than CM/ECF. Each attachment in a case filed in CM/ECF is considered a separate document, therefore, the "cap" will apply to each attachment over 30 pages.  

Detailed information about PACER, including the needed equipment, costs, etc. may be obtained on its website at http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/.  From PACER's home page, you may also obtain information about how to get information concerning cases filed in other federal courts.

 

VOICE CASE INFORMATION SYSTEM (VCIS)

404-730-2866 (Metro Atlanta)

800-510-8284 (Outside Metro Atlanta)

What is VCIS?
The Voice Case Information System or VCIS is a service that permits anyone using a touch-tone telephone to obtain information about a bankruptcy case without the assistance of a deputy clerk. The system's computer reads the information to the caller using a voice synthesizer. The available information on any particular case is as follows:

• case number 
• name of debtor(s) 
• case filing date 
• case chapter 
• name of debtor's attorney 
• name of trustee 
• name of assigned judge 
• discharge and closing dates (if applicable) 
• meeting of creditors information 
• status of case 
• whether case has assets 

What is the charge for using VCIS?
The information service is provided free of charge, using the above telephone numbers. If one were to call using long distance, the caller would incur a long distance charge as would the case with any other long distance call. 

When is the service available?
An automated response for current information on cases is available 24 hours daily, except for times when maintenance may be required, by calling the Court's Voice Case Information System (VCIS) toll free number at 800-510-8284 or 404-730-2866 or 404-215-1000 and select the option for VCIS. Please have the case number, social security number or debtor name available when calling.

How do I use VCIS?
Dial the appropriate telephone number stated above and follow the directions. VCIS searches by name or case number. You will asked to supply either the debtor's name or a case number using the keys on your touch-tone telephone. 

How current is the information on VCIS?
Data for a case is current on the VCIS system as soon as it has been entered into the CM/ECF system. Each query will be made from the database so that it always has the latest information which has been added to the system. Entries which were made to the system electronically are immediately available. Normally all items which are received by the court in paper format are available within twenty-four working hours.

How do I access VCIS through the Automated Attendant System?
You may also access automated case information by dialing 404-215-1000 and selecting the case information option. Again, just follow directions.