Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.
(In Thousands, except for Ratio)

|                                   |                                             | Year Ended December 31,                   |       
|---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------
|
|Earnings (Loss)                    |                                             |                                           |       
|                                   | income (loss)                               |                                           | $     
|                                   | tax expense (benefit)                       |                                           |       
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       
|                                   | pre-tax earnings (loss)                     |                                           |       
|Plus                               |                                             |                                           |       
|                                   | fixed charges                               |                                           |       
|                                   | amortization of capitalized interest        |                                           |       
|                                   | distributed incomeequity investees         |                                           |       
|                                   | share of pre-tax losses of equity investees |                                           |       
|Less                               |                                             |                                           |       
|                                   | capitalized interest                        |                                           |       
|                                   | preference dividends of consolidated subs   |                                           |       
|                                   | minority interest in subs pre-tax income    |                                           |       
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       
|Total Earnings                     |                                             |                                           | 24,877
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       
|Fixed Charges                      |                                             |                                           |       
|                                   |                                             | Interest expensed                         |       
|                                   |                                             | Interest capitalized                      |       
|                                   |                                             | amortized deferred loan charges           |       
|                                   |                                             | estimated interest expense in leases      |       
|                                   |                                             | preference dividends of consolidated subs |       
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       
|Total Fixed Charges                |                                             |                                           | 13,882
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                             |                                           | 1.8   
|                                   |                                             |                                           |       

For
the year ended December 31, 2005, our earnings to fixed charges ratio was less than one to one coverage. The amount of such deficiency was $6,242.

Interest
included in fixed charges includes only interest on third party indebtedness and, accordingly, we have excluded accrued interest expense related to uncertain tax positions.

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