Each division has its own case files for all pending cases, as well as case files opened since January 1, 1999 and subsequently closed. The files may be viewed and/or copied in the appropriate office.

To locate a case number or party name for cases filed since 1990 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, you may search on a public terminal for pending or archived cases in any divisional office.

Cases opened before May 1990 may only be searched through microfiche records by party name. Each division has a set of microfiche for the entire district for cases opened prior to May 1990. Cases filed between 1981 and May 1990 are categorized by the type of case (civil, criminal, Magistrate cases, and miscellaneous). You may have to search several sheets of microfiche if you know only the party's name but not the case type.

If you need to view or copy an archived case file, the Clerk's Office will give you necessary information to contact the Federal Records Center (FRC) in Lee Summit, Missouri (816-478-7079). Please see Federal Records Center information. You may make an appointment with the FRC to view a file or ask to have a pleading faxed or mailed to you. You may also have the Clerk's Office request the file for viewing for a fee of [Click here for current fee ].