Opinions
- Dates: Varies by source
- Access: Password required for LexisNexis, LOISLAW, Westlaw
- Description:Full-text of opinions from District Courts: FindLaw; LexisNexis (filename DIST); LOISLAW; Westlaw (filename DCT for 1945 to date and DCT-OLD for pre-1945). Bankruptcy Court opinions: LexisNexis (filename BANKR; covers 1979 to date); LOISLAW (selected decisions 1975 to date); Westlaw (filename FBKR-BCT; covers 1979 to date)
Docket and Case Information
- Dates: Varies by court
- Access: Password required for Pacer
- Description: Fee-based access for individual district court docket and case management data available on fee basis from Pacer; includes a listing of all parties and participants including judges, attorneys, and trustees; chronology of dates of case events entered in the case record; claims registry; judgments or case status. Note: some district courts' web sites allow public access to docket information; check individual court.
Rules
- Access: Password required for LexisNexis, Westlaw
- Description: Provides full text of federal local court rules; LexisNexis (filename is state abbreviation+FRUL, e.g. MAFRUL for Massachusetts federal local court rules); Westlaw (filename: state abbreviation-RULES, e.g. MA-RULES); individual district court sites offer access to local rules, local bankruptcy rules, fee schedules, forms and filing procedures - locate web sites through FindLaw, Legal Information Institute, or Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure are available on LexisNexis (filename BKRULE) and Westlaw (filename FBKR-RULES).
Trial Transcripts
- Dates: Varies by source
- Access: Password required for Pacer
- Description: Pilot project underway in 2004 to provide trial transcripts for selected district court trials through Pacer.
