Eastern and Western Districts

www.michbar.org/opinions/

The Michigan Bar provides this Web site, where Eastern and Western District opinions since 1999 can be found by date or party name.


Eastern District

www.mied.uscourts.gov/Judges/opinions.cfm

Provides the full text of selected court opinions organized by judge.


https://ecf.mied.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access opinions and orders for free, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen. Then click on "Written Opinions." Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, type of case or cause of action, filing date of order or opinion, court location. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular opinion or order. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Eastern Bankruptcy

www.mieb.uscourts.gov/courtOpinions/index.html

Provides opinions, with several search options. Can subscribe to e-mail opinion notification service.


https://ecf.mieb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Docket sheets, reports and other court records are available for a fee to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access those records, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on “Query” or "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen to search for a particular case. Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, date range. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular document. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and court records. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Western District

https://ecf.miwd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, are available free to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access opinions and orders for free, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen. Then click on "Written Opinions." Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, type of case or cause of action, filing date of order or opinion, court location. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular opinion or order. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Western Bankruptcy

www.miwb.uscourts.gov/

Judges' Opinions in left frame contains full text of selected recent Bankruptcy Court opinions. Users can perform word search or browse by judge.


https://ecf.miwb.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Docket sheets, reports and other court records are available for a fee to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access those records, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on “Query” or "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen to search for a particular case. Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, date range. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular document. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and court records. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.

Eastern District

www.mied.uscourts.gov/

Provides fee schedule, court directory, forms, court rules, administrative orders, practice guidelines and standing orders of individual judges, judicial profiles, online records request form, full text of selected court opinions organized by judge, subscription form for e-mail opinion notification service, Electronic Case Filing and PACER information. Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for free access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Eastern Bankruptcy

www.mieb.uscourts.gov/

Provides local court rules, court directory, individual judge's practices and orders, forms, full text of opinions, docket information, fee schedule, description of court's mediation program, Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing information, Electronic Case Filing information and PACER information. Docket sheets, reports and other court records are available for a fee to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Western District

www.miwd.uscourts.gov/

Provides court rules, administrative orders, individual judge's guidelines, court directory, civil jury instructions, fee schedule, forms, description of mediation program, Electronic Case Filing and PACER information. Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, are available free to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for free access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Western Bankruptcy

www.miwb.uscourts.gov/

Provides court rules, court directory, forms, court calendar, full text of selected opinions, fee schedule, motion calendar, Electronic Case Filing information and PACER information. Docket sheets, reports and other court records are available for a fee to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.