Friday, September 16, 2022: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Free legal assistance filing a petition to clear a criminal record.

To Register: Call (800) 399-4529 to be pre-screened.

Eligible candidates will be seen by appointment ONLY. Candidates must not be on probation or owe fees, fines or restitution. Candidates must also have a copy of his/her criminal transcript from the court or a criminal history report (a ‘RAP’ sheet) from

the California Department of Justice. You may request a criminal history report by doing a live scan at locations found at: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations

Check-in begins: 9:30 a.m.

Notice: Space is limited. Attendees admitted with an appointment ONLY.

Presented by: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

PACER is the federal court database used for efiling and searching federal court cases by docket number, party name, or topic.

If you want to know the status of your federal court case or find out if others have filed or are part of another federal court case, this free, hands-on class may be just what you need. While E-Filing will not be taught, the class will cover:

• Registering for PACER
• Understanding PACER’s search options
• How to enter and modify a search
• How to calculate the cost of using PACER
• How to use the training database
• Other free federal court docket databases

Note: Space is limited; There will be limited access to PACER on classroom PC's.

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Registration Fee: FREE
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

PACER is the federal court database used for accessing and searching federal court cases by docket number, party name, or topic. After decades of the same interface, PACER has updated the PACER case locator. Its new look and features may help you conduct better searches, narrow and sort search results, and save searches.

If you want to know the status of your federal court case or find out if others have filed or are part of another federal court case, this free, hands-on class may be just what you need. While e-filing will not be taught, the class will cover:

• Registering for PACER
• Understanding PACER's search options
• How to enter and modify a search
• How to calculate the cost of using PACER
• How to use the training database
• Other free federal court docket databases

Note: Space is limited due to limited number of classroom PCs

Registration fee: FREE

Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020:  1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020:  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.   CANCELLED
Tuesday, September 22, 2020:  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020:  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

PACER is the federal court database used for accessing and searching federal court cases by docket number, party name, or topic. After decades of the same interface, PACER has updated the PACER case locator. Its new look and features may help you conduct better searches, narrow and sort search results, and save searches.

If you want to know the status of your federal court case or find out if others have filed or are part of another federal court case, this free, hands-on class may be just what you need. While e-filing will not be taught, the class will cover:

• Registering for PACER
• Understanding PACER's search options
• How to enter and modify a search
• How to calculate the cost of using PACER
• How to use the training database
• Other free federal court docket databases

Note: Space is limited due to limited number of classroom PCs

Registration fee: FREE

Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.