Explain the use of electronic access to cases and e-filing in the federal court system

What will be an ideal response?


The federal courts have established a common electronic system for filing documents and locating case information. This system is accessed through the Public Access to Court Electronic REcords (PACER) website. Anyone may use the PACER system by registering and setting up an account. The public may register or access the PACER site form the PACER login page. The PACER case locator is a national index for federal courts.

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Setting high privacy settings on social media sites will not help keep a creditor's personal activities private because creditors and trustees may ________ social media sites for access to information, or third parties such as ex-spouses may have access through friends and family who simply print copies of the offending content

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The judgment creditor may have to issue__________, or questions to banks and other financial institutions, in order to locate assets

A. Petitions for information B. Attachment inquiries C. Exemption orders D. Interrogatories in aid of execution E. None of the above

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A person making an offer is called an offeree

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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