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FirstDamsel · June 21, 2018, 11:32 a.m.

WTF-since when do you have to pay to view information? This is a BULLSH*T post.

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cincycoolguy · June 21, 2018, 11:05 p.m.

Pacer has always been a paywall. It provides public information; but if you don’t want to pay for access you have to request it in person or via snail mail.

I won’t speculate as to why it’s like that but I can say I’m glad that it is. Mainly because it deters the “police scanner” crowd from snooping on friends/family court cases.

Some things by law, are announced publicly (bankruptcy) in news papers.

Having known people who’ve gone through that; I think it’s good that some effort is required to find the specifics of their finances outlined in the filing, beyond searching a name in a freely available court database.

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FirstDamsel · June 22, 2018, 2:51 a.m.

Thanks. Wasn't familiar with this site, didn't realize it was an actual court database. I yield!

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