District

www.rid.uscourts.gov/

Lists recent decisions; organizes decisions by judge.


https://ecf.rid.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access opinions and orders for free, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen. Then click on "Written Opinions." Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, type of case or cause of action, filing date of order or opinion, court location. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular opinion or order. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Bankruptcy

www.rib.uscourts.gov/Court
Resources/Opinions/opinions.htm

Contains the full text of Bankruptcy Court opinions since 1988. Can search opinions by keyword, browse current year's opinions by month and sign up for e-mail notification of new opinions.


https://ecf.rib.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users (details below) through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. To access opinions and orders for free, click on the link above and log into PACER by entering a login and password. Click on "Reports" on the blue bar at the top of the screen. Then click on "Written Opinions." Choose among the search criteria provided, including case number, party name, type of case or cause of action, filing date of order or opinion, court location. Click on "Run Report" button. When report is displayed, click on the number in "Doc. #" column to read a particular opinion or order. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. Registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.

District

www.rid.uscourts.gov

Provides court calendar; forms; rules; recent opinions, orders, memos, notices; fee schedule; court directory; description of court's ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) program; judges' pre-trial orders; Electronic Case Filing information; PACER information. Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for free access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.


Bankruptcy

www.rib.uscourts.gov

Provides docket information, court directory, judicial profile, court forms, calendar information, court rules, general orders, information on obtaining case documents, fee schedule, full text of opinions, Electronic Case Filing and PACER information. Full-text opinions and substantive orders, both published and non-published, also are available free to registered PACER users through the court’s PACER-CM/ECF system. Directions for free access are provided above under “Full Text of Opinions” for this court. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a service of the federal courts and allows the public to view court records. There is an 8-cent-a-page fee for access to docket sheets, reports and other court papers. Pricing information is provided before documents are displayed. PACER registration can be completed online, and access fees can be paid online by credit card. Click here to access the single-page form needed to open a PACER account. Click here for more information about PACER. CM/ECF, or Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, is used by lawyers and litigants to file papers in cases pending before the court.