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Welcome to
U.S. District Court California Northern PACER
Civil cases filed after 4/1/2001 and Criminal cases filed after 1/1/2004 can be found at
ecf.cand.uscourts.gov.
On 4/2/2001 the court began using a new system which permits electronic filing for its new civil cases. Effective 1/1/2004, new criminal cases are being opened in our new system as well.
The URL for the new web site is ecf.cand.uscourts.gov .
Your PACER login will allow you access to the new system. Use the "Live E-Filing Login" link, and choose "Reports" from the blue toolbar on the welcome page to run a docket sheet.
Dockets for civil cases filed prior to April 2001 will still be found at this site. Dockets for Criminal and miscellaneous cases opened prior to 1/1/2004 can still be found at this site.
Our two systems will merge sometime in mid-2004, after which all information for all cases will be found at the new "ECF" site.
UPDATES: Dockets on this system are updated every night; the info you find should be current as of the previous business day. Updates are usually posted to this system by 1 AM Pacific time.
CONTENT: This system contains all Civil cases filed between 8/90 and 3/31/01, and all Criminal cases filed between 8/91 and 1/04. Some but not all earlier filed cases which were pending on 8/90 and 8/91 can also be found. Miscellaneous case dockets are also available.
For other information about the US District Court for the Northern District of California, including court calendars, locations, and local rules, please visit our site at www.cand.uscourts.gov
HELP: If you are having problems on this system,
please call 866.638.7829 toll free.
For general PACER problems, such as account or password problems, please
call the PACER Service Center at 800-676-6856.
Whenever you access either this PACER site, or the new ECF site,
you will be required to use a login and password issued by the
PACER Service Center.
If you do not already have a PACER account,
call 800-676-6856 to obtain a registration form, or visit the
PACER registration page
.
It takes about a week to receive a login and password from the
PACER Service Center.
If you have comments or questions, contact the PACER Service Center by phone
at 800-676-6856 or 210-301-6440, or by email at
pacer@psc.uscourts.gov.
If you send email, please include the name of the specific court you are
referring to.