Obtaining Case Information and Copies

How to Obtain Case Information and Copies.

Case Information

By Phone

Case information is available toll-free through the Court's automated Voice Case Information System (VCIS) at (866) 222-8029. This system is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To obtain case information, you will need one of the following:

Case number
Full name of a party
Social Security Number or ITIN

Information available from VCIS includes:

Case number
Debtor or party names
Filing date and chapter
Debtor’s attorney name and phone number
Trustee name
Assigned judge
Discharge and closing dates
Asset status
Case status and disposition

Online (PACER)

Court records may be viewed online using Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER).

PACER allows users to search, view, and print federal court records using an internet connection and a PACER account.

Key PACER fees:

$0.10 per page for documents retrieved
$3.00 maximum per document (30 pages)
Charges under $30 per quarter are waived

PACER registration instructions:
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account

In Person

Bankruptcy records may be viewed free of charge using the public access terminals located in the Clerk’s Office.

Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Printing from public terminals costs:

$0.10 per page

If a clerk must perform services, additional fees may apply:

$0.50 per page for clerk-made copies
$34.00 search fee if substantial time is required
$12.00 certification fee per document

See the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule

Requesting Paper Copies

Paper copies of bankruptcy documents may be requested:

In person
By email
By mail

Email requests to:
helpdesk@okwb.uscourts.gov

Mail requests to:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
215 Dean A. McGee Ave., Ste. 147
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Requests must include:

Bankruptcy or Adversary Proceeding case number
Debtor(s) name
Docket number of document(s) requested
Daytime phone number and email address

If you do not know the case number, you may obtain it through:

VCIS: (866) 222-8029
PACER
Public access terminals in the Clerk’s Office

After the request is received, the Clerk’s Office will calculate the total fees and notify the requesting party.

All fees must be paid in advance before processing. Do NOT submit payment through Pay.gov until you receive the payment amount from the Clerk’s Office.

Certified Copies

Certified copies may be requested as Hard Copy Certified Copies or Electronic Certified Copies

In person
By email: helpdesk@okwb.uscourts.gov
By mail

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
215 Dean A. McGee Ave., Ste. 147
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Because certified documents are sworn true copies by the Court Clerk, requesting parties may not submit their own copies for certification.

Requests must include:

Bankruptcy or Adversary Proceeding case number
Debtor(s) name
Docket number of document(s) requested
Type of certified copy (electronic or paper)
Daytime phone number and email address

Electronic Certified Copies – electronic seal stamp certifying

- $12.00 certification fee per document
- No per-page copy fee
- $34.00 search fee may apply
- Returned via email

After the request is received, the Clerk’s Office will calculate the total fees and notify the requesting party.

All fees must be paid in advance before processing. Do NOT submit payment through Pay.gov until you receive the payment amount from the Clerk’s Office.

Hard Copy Certified Copies – raised seal stamp

- $12.00 certification fee per document
- $0.50 per page copy fee
- $34.00 search fee may apply

After the request is received, the Clerk’s Office will calculate the total fees and notify the requesting party.

All fees must be paid in advance before processing. Do NOT submit payment through Pay.gov until you receive the payment amount from the Clerk’s Office.

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