Notice Regarding Public Access to Bankruptcy Case Information

All documents filed with the court in bankruptcy cases are public records. These records may be seen and copied by any person, unless otherwise ordered by the court. These public records may be available in paper or in electronic format, including over the Internet. All dockets and filed documents are available for public access at the courthouse and on the Internet through PACER (a system for public access to electronic court records) at http://pacer.rib.uscourts.gov/ . Document Images for bankruptcy cases filed in 1998 to present are available on this court's website at www.rib.uscourts.gov.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FILES MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING PURPOSES UNRELATED TO BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Please advise your clients accordingly!

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11 USC Section 107 Public access to papers.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a paper filed in a case under this title and the dockets of a bankruptcy court are public records and open to examination by an entity at reasonable times without charge.

(b) On request of a party in interest, the bankruptcy court shall, and on the bankruptcy court's own motion, the bankruptcy court may-

(1) protect an entity with respect to a trade secret or confidential research, development, or commercial information; or

(2) protect a person with respect to scandalous or defamatory matter contained in a paper filed in a case under this title.