Date:         Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:42:33 -0400
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Subject:      PACER Access
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In 2007, GPO and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
undertook a pilot to provide free public access to Federal court records
at 17 Federal depository libraries through Public Access to Court
Electronic Records (PACER), an electronic public access service that
allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal
Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and the U.S. Party/Case Index
via the Internet. 

The pilot has been suspended, pending an evaluation. Once the evaluation
is complete, the judiciary and the GPO will determine what steps need to
be taken in order to move forward. 

The pilot is part of GPO's efforts to increase public access to
government information as well as the judiciary's continuing effort to
expand public access to court records.

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If you have questions or comments, please use the askGPO help service
at: <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/help>. When submitting a question,
please choose the category "Federal Depository Libraries" and the
appropriate subcategory, if any, in order to ensure that your question
is routed to the correct area.