Remove Records from PACER

What Is PACER?

PACER is a legal information platform that aggregates and publishes court records, making them easily searchable online. When your lawsuit appears on PACER, it can be indexed by Google and appear prominently in search results for your name or business name — often on page 1.

Why Is This Harmful?

When potential clients, partners, or investors search for your business, finding a lawsuit record on PACER can:

Drive away potential clients who see the lawsuit before learning about your business
Kill business deals during due diligence when partners discover the record
Create a false impression — even dismissed cases look negative in search results
Compound over time as more sites scrape and republish the data

Can You Remove Records from PACER?

PACER is known for resisting removal requests. Our primary strategy for this platform is Google de-indexing — ensuring the record doesn't appear in search results even if it remains on the platform.

How We Handle PACER Removals

Identify & Document

We locate the exact URLs on PACER and document how they appear in Google search results.

Submit Removal Request

We submit a formal removal request to PACER through their established process, leveraging our experience with the platform.

Google De-Indexing

We file de-indexing requests with Google to remove the PACER URLs from search results.

Verify & Monitor

We verify removal from both PACER and Google, then monitor for any reappearance.

What If PACER Won't Remove My Record?

If PACER declines the removal request, we focus on Google de-indexing. This ensures the record doesn't appear in Google search results, which is the primary concern for most clients. We also explore SERP suppression strategies to push any remaining results off page 1.