Voice Case Information System (VCIS)

Voice Case Information System (VCIS) is a free service that provides limited case information over the telephone including debtor name, case number, judge, filing date, chapter, asset/no asset designation, attorney, trustee and current case status. To access this service, call toll free at 1-866-222-8029.
 

Obtaining Copies of Documents

Public terminals are located in each Clerk’s Office. Viewing information is free; the cost to print information from the public terminal is $.10 per page.

You may also obtain photocopies by visiting the Clerk’s Office or by submitting written requests to the office where the case is pending:

The current charge for photocopies is $.50 per page. The court does not accept personal checks or cash. Copy fees must be paid by corporate check, attorney account check, certified check or money order. Fees may also be made online using the court’s payment portal. There is a minimum charge of $.50 when using the online payment portal.

You may also email your request to the appropriate office:

camden_copy@njb.uscourts.gov

newark_copy@njb.uscourts.gov

trenton_copy@njb.uscourts.gov

Documents larger than 25 pages will be photocopied and either mailed to you or you can arrange for pick up at the Clerk’s Office. The photocopy fee of $.50 per page applies. 

Obtaining Certified Copies of Documents or Obtaining Exemplification Certificates

You may obtain requests for certified copies or exemplification certificates of bankruptcy documents by submitting a written request via email to the court’s help desk (cmecf_help_desk@njb.uscourts.gov) or via mail to the office where the case is pending:

Because the documents being certified are sworn to be a true copy by the Clerk, requesting parties may not provide a copy of the document to be certified.

All requests for certified copies and exemplifications must include:

• Bankruptcy or Adversary Proceeding case number,
• Debtor(s) name,
• Docket number of document(s) to be certified,
• Type of request – certified copy or exemplification certificate, and
• Contact information of the requesting party, including phone number and email address.

Upon receipt of the request, the Clerk’s Office will determine the total amount of the fees due and notify the requesting party by phone or email.  Certification, exemplification, and photocopy fees may be made online using the court’s payment portal or by corporate check, attorney account check, certified check, or money order. The court does not accept personal checks or cash.

Upon completion, certified copies and exemplification certificates can be picked up at the Clerk’s Office or mailed.

IMPORTANT NOTICE OF RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS FILED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1, 2003:

The Judicial Conference Privacy Policy has been amended to restrict public access through PACER to all documents in bankruptcy cases that were filed before December 1, 2003, and have been closed for more than one year. Documents in these closed cases are available in PACER only to court users, case participants* and attorneys. The docket sheet and docket information will remain available to the general public via PACER. Copies of restricted documents, except those under seal, are available at the Clerk's office and may be printed from the public terminal, please contact the Clerk's office for information about obtaining copies by mail. Email copies will not be sent. The existing fee schedules are applicable to these documents.

* Case participants are defined as attorneys who have electronically filed a document in the case.

Archived Case Information

General bankruptcy case files are retained by the court for a 15 year interval. Presently, most of the 1970-1995 bankruptcy case files have been destroyed in accordance with their approved records disposition authority (N1-578-11-001, in accordance with 44 USC § 3303).

The National Archives can be reached at 1-866-272-6272 or  www.archives.gov.

The Federal Records Centers can be reached via email at: frc@nara.gov.

Online Bankruptcy Record Retrieval