Credit Card Payment

Law firms, legal agencies, or companies can arrange to use American Express, Discover Card, Diners Club, MasterCard, or Visa when making payment for filing fees and other district court related expenses.  This type of payment provides an alternative to cash or checks.

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Request for Document Copies and/or Searches

Requests are accepted from law firms, legal agencies, or the public for the following information:

1) copies of docket sheets (case information);
2) copies of documents filed in a case;
3) name searches for civil, criminal and miscellaneous records.  The search requests require a $26.00 fee along with the request.

Fees for copies:

1) Computer print outs for documents and docet sheets: $.10 per page.
2) Copies of paper documents or docket sheets: $.50 per page.

NOTE:  PLEADINGS MAY NOT BE FILED outside of the CM/ECF system WITHOUT PRIOR COURT APPROVAL.

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Public Access to Court Electronic Records

The PACER system allows any member of the bar or the public who has access to a computer and the internet to obtain civil and criminal docket records at https://ecf.pawd.uscourts.gov/. Information about setting up an account can be accessed through this District’s web site, Click here for more information.

Users can obtain a complete electronic history of all cases contained within the Civil/Criminal Docketing system. (This includes a complete case for Civil cases newly filed after May 1, 1992.  If a Civil case was pending on May 1, 1992, a partial record was entered.  All entries after May 1, 1992 are complete for these Civil cases.  Criminal cases newly filed after June  1, 1994 are included.)  The fee for accessing PACER is $.08 per page.  This fee is controlled by an Act of Congress.

The CM/ECF system (Case Management/Electronic Case Files) is an automated case management and electronic docketing system. CM/ECF provides a new, easy-to-use electronic filing feature that allows registered users to file and view documents over the Internet, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Information about setting up a CM/ECF account can be accessed through this District’s web site, Click here for more information.

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Website

The District Court offers a web site (www.pawd.uscourts.gov) which offers links to other areas, covering all aspects of the Western District.  These include Court Notices, General Information about the Western District and its branch offices, Public Information and Court Reference Material, Documents that are used by members of the bar and the public, Other Judiciary Sites of Interest, and maps of Pennsylvania and the Circuits of the Federal Court system. Test survey

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