How can I see if someone has or is filing bankruptcy in the state of New York?

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Clarification of Question by bojo1314-ga on 03 Nov 2002 15:13 PST

An individual, not a business or corperation.

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Request for Question Clarification by darrel-ga on 03 Nov 2002 15:16 PST

Where in New York?

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Clarification of Question by bojo1314-ga on 03 Nov 2002 16:35 PST

The person in question lives in Calverton, New York.

Bankruptcies for Calverton, NY are filed in the Second Circuit,
Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District New York:

http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/

The Clerk of Courts can be contacted by voice mail system at:

 Telephone number, Brooklyn Office: (718) 330-2188
 Telephone number, Central Islip Office: (631) 712-6200

Docket review: Documents for open cases and recently closed cases can
be viewed at no cost on the dedicated PACER terminals at either
Clerk's Office. Copies of documents can be printed at $.10 per page.

Access via the Internet to Federal Court records can be obtained by
registering with the PACER system at:

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pacerdesc.html

It takes up to two weeks to receive access to the PACER system after
registration. A user name and password are sent by surface mail (not
e-mail). There is a court-imposed fee of $.07 per page to download
files. If the cumulative amount in any calendar year (Jan. 1-Dec 31)
does not equal or exceed $10.00, the account balance is erased and
begins to accrue again from zero on January 1. There is a maximum fee
of $2.10 for any single file. Some waivers of fees can be made at the
discretion of the Court.

Documents from past closed cases are stored in the National Archives
and Records Administration, Central Plains Region facility in Lee’s
Summit, Missouri. Forms to request documents can be obtained from the
Clerk's Office. Case information must be obtained from the Clerk's
Office prior to application. A $10.00 fee is charged for a standard
package of documents.

All Federal Courts can be accessed through the Web at:

http://www.uscourts.gov

The links page will show the map of the Circuits. New York is in the
2nd Circuit. Calverton is in the Eastern District New York.

Court .pdfs referenced:

Contact:

http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/gen_info/CONTACT013101.pdf

Docket Review:

http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/gen_info/DOCKETREVIEW052002.pdf

Copies (open cases):

http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/gen_info/COPIES052002.pdf

Copies (closed cases):

http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/gen_info/FRC072202.pdf

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