Case information is available toll free through the Court's automated Voice Case Information System (VCIS). Call (866)-222-8029
What you need: A touch-tone telephone is the only equipment you need to access VCIS. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
A case number, complete name, or a social security number/individual taxpayer identification number is required to obtain case information. The information available from the automated system is:
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is a web-based system that allows users with an internet connection and a PACER account to view or print case documents online. A fee of .10 cents is charged for each page viewed. PACER user fees that do not exceed $30 in a quarterly billing cycle are waived in accordance with the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule.To sign up for a PACER account, register at
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and temporary closing of the Clerk's office, public access to court records that would otherwise be available for viewing and copying from the Clerk's office public area may instead be accessed by any of the following methods:
1. By Telephone Request -- If you need assistance with accessing court documents and are not able, or cannot afford, to use PACER.gov, please call (401) 626-3100, ext. 0 for assistance, o
The Clerk's office by emailing (rib_helpdesk@rib.uscourts.gov) or telephone at 401-626-3100. You may request a copy of an electronic document in your case without charge;
Certified copies of bankruptcy documents can be obtained by calling the Clerk's office at (401) 626-3100, ext. 0 or by mail request.
In order to obtain a certified copy of a bankruptcy document, you must have both the bankruptcy case number and the docket number of the document to be certified.
