Fees to download bankruptcy documents from the federal court increased 25% to 10 cents per page today. The fee is capped at $2.40 per document, there is no fee for access to court opinions, and fees are waived for users who incur less than $15 of use in a quarterly billing cycle.
All documents with the bankruptcy court are filed electronically using the Court’s case management electronic case filing (CMECF) computer sosftware. As each document is uploaded to the Court, it is docketed and an index of documents and events is created for the case. A copy of the filing is automatically sent to all the attorneys involved in the case and to interested parties who have requested notice. Individual documents can be downloaded by clicking on the hyperlinks in the case dockets.
You must have an account with the federal judicial system’s Public Access to Court Electronic Documents (PACER) system to download documents. You will log in to PACER to view the document or docket report links in the emails you receive and the fees will be assessed to your account.
Some courts allow PACER users to monitor cases by email via an RSS feed.  To learn if your bankruptcy court has implemented RSS, go to the PACER website and click on the RSS feed information. Kansas bankruptcy court does not yet offerRSS service.
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