About the RECAP Archive

The RECAP Archive is your portal to the documents gathered by the RECAP Firefox Extension. By using our clean search interface, you now have instant access to millions of U.S. Federal District and Bankruptcy Court documents, without charge.

The RECAP Archive is a project of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University, developed by Jen King, Sajid Mehmood, Daniel Roberts, and Brett Lullo. The project is currently maintained by Dhruv Kapadia. Our efforts were advised by Professor Ed Felten. You can contact us at info@recapthelaw.org.

Please visit the RECAP main page at recapthelaw.org for more information or to download the Firefox Extension and add to our repository.

Search

To search, enter a query directly from the home page, the top right corner of each page, or by selecting Search from the navigation bar. Clicking on Advanced Search opens up extended search options, letting you refine your search. Click on a Case Link to see its Case Page. To subscribe to an RSS feed containing your search results, click on the Search Feed link.

Case Page

Document List: To download the PDF of document, click on the corresponding "Download" link in the document list. To view more information about a document, click on the title of the document to expand the entry. The expanded view also allows you to report a privacy issue on an existing document, request a nonexistent document, or buy a nonexistent document from PACER.

RSS Feed: To follow the current case using an RSS feed, click on the "Follow this case" link in the sidebar.

Related Cases: To add a related case, click on the "Add a related case" link in the sidebar. This will pop up a dialogue in which you can enter a related case using its Case Page URL or by entering its Court code and PACER case number individually. If a related case matches your input, it will be added to the sidebar under related cases. Click on a related case in the sidebar to navigate to its Case Page.

Tags: To add a tag to a case, click on the "Add a tag" link in the sidebar. This will pop up an input field which will allow you to enter a tag for the case. Click on the Add link to submit the tag. Once submitted this tag will appear in the sidebar under Tags.