If you need to see an original docket sheet, please contact the Clerk's Office to obtain the accession and location number, then contact the Federal Records Center to view the docket sheet. Information on party names for cases opened between 1957-1981 are only available on microfiche in the division where the case was opened. Party microfiche for cases opened between 1981-1990 are available in all divisions. Computer records begin in 1990. The public terminals in each division have an archived database for cases closed with no activity for two years and a current database with all pending and recently closed cases.
Searches go back ten years, unless otherwise specified.
See Procedures for Search Requests . Our computer records cover the entire district. Microfiche records for parties in cases opened between 1981-1990 are available in each division for the entire district. These microfiche are divided into divisions, so a complete search will entail checking each division for civil, criminal, and miscellaneous cases. The microfiche of party information for cases opened between 1957-1981 are available only in the district where the case was opened.