To get a list of cases associated with an attorney, log into the CM/ECF system and select Query on the CM/ECF menu bar.  Enter the name of the attorney, select “attorney” from the Type selection box and click Run Query. 

If your e-mail address changes, you must update that information to continue to receive Notices of Electronic Filing from the CM/ECF system.   Your primary email is maintained on your PACER account  Visit the Manage My Account page on the PACER website.

If you have a secondary email address, that is maintained in your ECF account at the court.  After logging in to ECF, select Utilities, then select the link Maintain Your ECF Account. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on E-mail information. Make the changes to your secondary email and click Return to Account Screen then click Submit.  Then you will get a screen that has a drop-down box containing all of the case numbers and names that will be updated, click Submit.  The process is not completed until a  screen display indicating that the update was successful.

You can check the operation status of the court’s website and the CM/ECF here.  If you are having trouble with your login/password, please visit https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/csologin/login.jsf.  If you can't login to manage your account, you will need to work with the Pacer Service Center as the court does not have the ability to help with your login.

Please ensure that you are accessing the PAMB Court ECF site.  Additionally, confirm that you have an active PACER account.   If you are having trouble with your login/password, please visit https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/csologin/login.jsf.  If you can't login to manage your account, you will need to work with the Pacer Service Center as the court does not have the ability to help with your login.

An attorney leaving a law firm must update his or her filing account with the new address, phone number and e-mail address through PACER.gov .  Also, see section II(E) of the Administrative Procedures.

You can request a refund by completing the “Request for Refund” form that is located on our website on the Forms page. Once the form is completed, CM/ECF users can electronically file the document with the court by accessing Motions/Applications, Refund of Electronic Payment. Non-CM/ECF users can submit the request using EDSS.

When you receive the Notice of Electronic Filing in your e-mail, click on the document number that has a line under it (e.g. 21) and the document will display.

Once the document has been opened, you have received your one free look.

The free look is not in the hyperlink to the docket (e.g. 1:09-bk-00109)

Filing instructions for specific items can be found here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/content/filing-instructions

The filing fee may be paid online, by mail, or in-person at the Clerk’s Office. 

If paying on-line, please click here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/online-fee-payments

For more information about filing fees, please click here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/online-fee-payments

If paying in-person, please visit the Clerk’s Office in Harrisburg or Wilkes-Barre between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday except holidays. (The addresses can be found here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/ )

Electronically file the motion with the court by accessing Miscellaneous, Exhibit event and relating it to the corresponding docket event. When required by Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-3, a Certificate of Service must also be filed

An ECF filer can amend their claim through the ECF system under the Claims Action link.  If the original claim was filed through ePOC, the claim can be amended through ePOC system under the Amend a Proof of Claim link

Electronically file the proposed order with the court by accessing Miscellaneous, Exhibit event and relating it to the corresponding docket event

Using the generic event requires prior approval.  For more details, please refer to our filing instructions page for CM/ECF Events

From the Court’s homepage, click the “For Attorneys” tab and select Electronic Evidence Presentation System (EEPS).  More information can be found here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/electronic-evidence-presentation-system-eeps

The Judge presiding over your matter determines when an order is ready to be entered.  The Clerk’s Office cannot tell you the status of an order before the Court.

The Clerk’s Office does not maintain plan payment records. That information is maintained by the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and you can visit their website here: https://pamd13trustee.com  and see the status of plan payments:  https://pamd13trustee.com/for-debtors/

The name of the trustee assigned to your case is on the notice of your meeting of creditors sent to you at the start of your case.  The trustee’s phone number and email address are also on that notice.

The Clerk’s Office cannot provide legal advice regarding the impact of failing to file the pay advices required by 11 U.S.C. 521.  That said, please note that if your case has been dismissed, merely filing the missing pay advices will not reopen the case.

Anyone may sign up for an account at the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (“PACER”) website (https://pacer.uscourts.gov/find-case ) to search for bankruptcy case filings.  Note, there are fees for using the PACER service

The Court has a free program to receive emails of court issued notices and orders called Debtor Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (DeBN) which you can sign up for by completing a request form which is found here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/debtor-enoticing. This system will not email you any documents filed by any individuals or entities other than the court.

Electronic devices are generally restricted in all federal courthouses in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.  See:  https://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/sites/pamd/files/general-orders/2023-20.pdf   Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the presiding judge, upon a motion setting forth appropriate cause.

The decisions to list any matter for a hearing is decided by the Bankruptcy Judge presiding over your matter.  The Clerk’s Office cannot comment on why your particular matter was scheduled by the Court for a hearing.

Transcripts and audio recordings of proceedings can be ordered here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/order-audio-files-or-transcripts   Please note there are charges associated with these requests.

Instructions for ordering a copy of your bankruptcy paperwork can be found here:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/retrieving-copies-case-files-case-docs-archives-requests

The Clerk’s Office cannot provide legal advice. The decision whether to file bankruptcy and, if so, which chapter to file under, is a legal decision. 

To learn about the Self Help Program run by the Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association where you can meet with a volunteer attorney, please see: https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/content/self-help-program

To learn more about bankruptcy please see:  https://www.pamb.uscourts.gov/understanding-bankruptcy-0

The Court does not report anything to the credit bureaus. Credit bureaus monitor the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system to gather information about bankruptcies filed across the nation. The Court is unable to provide any assistance with information maintained by any credit bureaus.

The Clerk’s Office is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday except holidays