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Public Access And Fees

S.D. Ill. RULE 12

A person may review at the Clerk’s Office filings that have not been sealed by the Court. A person may also access the ECF system at the Court’s website by obtaining a PACER login and password. A person who has PACER access may retrieve docket sheets and documents in civil and criminal cases except social security cases and sealed cases. Only counsel of record may retrieve documents in social security cases and sealed cases. Upon receipt of a “Notice of Electronic Filing,” any Filing User will have one opportunity by way of a hyperlink to view and either print or download the document for free. Filing Users who already have electronically accessed a document once will be charged a per page fee from PACER. Page 12 of 13
Official source: https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/LocalRules.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23