District

www.sdbar.org/Federal/opinions.shtm

A service of the state bar, this Web site provides access to the full text of opinions issued since 1996.


https://ecf.sdd.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.


Bankruptcy

www.sdb.uscourts.gov/nDecisions.htm

Provides full text of opinions organized by judge and by year; includes topical and alphabetical indexes.


https://ecf.sdb.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.

District

www.sdd.uscourts.gov

Provides calendar, fee schedule, dockets, judicial directory, court forms, court rules, standing orders, civil and criminal model jury instructions, 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.


Bankruptcy

www.sdb.uscourts.gov

Provides fee schedule, calendar and docket information, general orders, court rules. court forms, full text of opinions and rulings, 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.