How can I check on the status of my case?

• As the keeper of court records, the Clerk's Office responds to most inquiries on the status of a case once given the specific case name or docket number.

Can I review case files?

• Inquiries for information and requests to examine dockets, case files, exhibits, and other records are made at the public counter in the Clerk's Office.

• There is a $26.00 fee for every search of the records conducted by the Clerk's Office.

• A fee of $ .50 per page is assessed for reproducing any record or paper record, or

• $ .10 per page, for printing copies of any records or document accessed electronically at the public access terminal in the courthouse.

• Generally, all documents filed with a court are public records and are available through the Clerk's Office. By way of exception, some documents are sealed by special court order, and some documents are confidential by operation of law, such as grand jury materials and criminal files relating to juveniles.

• This court has an automated system that allows for the search and retrieval of case-related information through public computers in the lobby, and through an internet service called PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The PACER service, which provides remote access to case-related information for registered users, currently assesses a fee of $.08 per page.