Court Records: Public Access v. Privacy

Federal Judicial Center ava20972vnb1 -- 4137-V/00 (2000) Court Records: Public Access v. Privacy December 8, 2000. This program features a spirited discussion with three bankruptcy judges about the problems raised by electronic access to court records. The courts' use of imaging and electronic case filing may allow anyone with a computer and a modem to access court records. Presenting different opinions on this issue are Chief Judges J. Rich Leonard (Bankr. E.D.N.C.) and Dennis D. O'Brien (Bankr. D. Minn.), and Judge Michael J. Kaplan (Bankr. W.D.N.Y.).