The Multi-Court Voice Case Information System (McVCIS) provides callers with free access to limited court case information via a toll-free telephone number. The public may call 1-866-222-8029 with a touchtone telephone 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to obtain the most requested information about filed cases in the U.S. District Court – Western District of Pennsylvania. Options for searching for Civil and Criminal cases with McVCIS include:

1. Defendant (both individual and corporation)
2. Plaintiff (both individual and corporation)
3. Case number.

When searching by case number, the application asks for the 7-digit case number, which is the 2-digit year and 5-digit case number. Do not include the office code, which is the leading digit before the year. If a case number has fewer than 5 digits, be sure to include leading zeros.

For example:

1. For case number: 8:25-cv-00585, enter 2500585
2. For case number: 1:25-cv-12, enter 2500012

For additional information about a current case, you may call the Court at:

Erie - (814) 464-9600
Johnstown - (814) 533-4504
Pittsburgh - (412) 208-7500

or access its CM/ECF system. A PACER account is required to access case information in the CM/ECF database, and PACER fees apply. For more information on PACER, click here.

Detailed instructions for using the Multi-Court Voice Information System can be found in the guide below:
McVCIS User Guide