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How can I obtain copies of bankruptcy documents?

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Common FAQ
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Bankruptcy cases are public records and are available for viewing/printing through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system or public terminals in the Clerk's Office. For information on PACER or to sign up for a PACER account, please visit http://www.pacer.gov/ *

The charge to view/print documents through PACER is $ 0.10 per page. The charge to print documents, in person, at the courthouse public terminals is $ 0.10 per page. Copies made or printed by court staff will incur a fee of $.50 per page. Copies may be requested in person or by written letter. For request by letter, mail the request, with payment, to U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 300 W. Second Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. For more information on copy request, please contact the Clerk's office at 501-918-5500. NOTE: Payment by debtors in an active bankruptcy matter must be cash, cashiers check, money order.

NOTE: Copies of pre-ECF documents (those filed before December 16, 2001) may be located in the Federal Records Center in Fort Worth, TX. The information required to request documents is located here.  The Federal Records Center accepts copy requests from bankruptcy case files by mail, fax, or email. If you prefer to have the case shipped from Fort Worth to the Clerk's Office in Little Rock or Fayetteville to review, there is an archive retrieval fee, plus any applicable copy fees.

*These links contain information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links are provided for the user's convenience. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information; nor does it control or guarantee the on-going availability, maintenance, or security of these internet sites. Further, the inclusion of links is not intended to reflect their importance or to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.