Case
Information Available on PACER - Public Access to Court Electronic Records
Information
> Bankruptcy case cover sheets and dockets
> AKA's and DBA's
> 341 meeting dates and location
> Confirmation hearing notices and locations
> Adversarial cover sheets and dockets
> Claims registers
> Attorney/trustee/professional addresses & phone numbers
Pacer is available 24
hours a day via the Internet.
URL:
pacer.mtb.uscourts.gov
To Register new PACER service call: 1-800-676-6856
Cost for using PACER: Fees
Requirements for using
PACER:
1. User Account and Password from PACER Billing Center - San Antonio, TX
2. Internet Connection
3. Web Browser (i.e., Internet Explorer, Netscape)
The information available over VCIS
is limited to the names of the debtor(s), attorney for the debtor, case trustee and judge
assigned to the case; the chapter under which the case was filed and the date the case was
filed; whether the case is an asset or non-asset case; and the date and time of the
meeting of creditors. There is no charge for access to VCIS; a touch tone telephone is
required.
What is VCIS? (pronounced
"vee-sis")
The Voice Case Information System allows you to call the United States Bankruptcy Court's
computer from any touch tone telephone and hear the following case information read to you
by a computer-synthesized voice:
· Case number
· Names of debtors or principal adversaries
· Case filing date
· Case chapter
· Name of debtor's attorney
· Name of trustee
· Name of judge
· Discharge and closed dates
· Status of the case
· Whether or not the case has assets
· Telephone number of debtor's attorney
What is the charge for using VCIS?
This service is provided free of charge.
When is the service available?
You may call seven days a week, 24 hours per day.
How current is the information?
Since it is retrieved from the court's live database, the information reported is the most
current available.
How do I use VCIS?
When you call the special VCIS numbers shown below, the computer will answer the telephone
and provide you with detailed instructions. To effectively use the system please have
information available before calling.
The District of Montana has one VCIS number:
1-888-879-0071
When you call the special VCIS
number, the computer will answer the telephone and ask you to enter a name. Using the keys
on your telephone touch pad, type the name of a participant in the case and then press the
pound (#) key. After a few seconds, the computer voice will read the most current
information available regarding the case.