Find out the court decision via the Internet by last name and case number

Litigation is a very tedious and time-consuming business. However, in the information age, many things can be simplified. So, for example, a participant in the process can easily find out the court decision in absentia via the Internet by last name or by case number by looking at the website of a specialized online service, if it is not possible to be personally present when the decision is announced. To do this, you only need a phone, tablet or computer with Internet access.

In this article we will look in detail at how to find and view a court decision on the website of the State Automated System of the Russian Federation “Justice”, as well as on third-party online services.

How to view a court decision on the website by case number online

To view the court decision online you need to:

Open the website of the State Automated System of the Russian Federation “Justice”;
Select the “Search for judicial acts” section on the main page of the portal;
On the search page, you must provide the required information. In most cases, the case number is sufficient. But if the list of returned results is large, then you can expand the search information, for example, by indicating the dates of receipt, decision, entry into force, select a subject of the Russian Federation and the level of court, name of the court, full name of the judge, article or category;
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If the data is correct, the system will display the result found;
When you click on the link, a page will open where you can find out the court decision.

How to find out if a criminal case has been opened?

Since claims are usually filed at the place of registration of the defendant, information about the criminal case can be found in the court of the given area. It is best to check its database by both the surname of the defendant and the surname of the plaintiff.

Also, information about the initiation of a criminal case, even before it was brought to court, can be found in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To do this, you will have to submit a corresponding application to one of the departments of this department. The application must indicate passport details and the reason for the request. The law allows 30 days for its consideration.

Federal courts of general jurisdiction

You can also search for information about the activities of federal courts of general jurisdiction by going to the appropriate section.

How to find out a court decision online by last name

To find out the court decision in cases online by last name, heard in the Federal Courts of General Jurisdiction, you must do the following:

Go to the “Justice” portal;
Go to the section “Federal courts of general jurisdiction”;
Go to the “Search by courts and judicial acts” subsection from the navigation menu at the top of the screen;
Provide the required information: full name of the participant in the process and case number. If necessary: subject of the Russian Federation, name of the court, date of admission and name of the judge (in the advanced search). After which the system will display the information found. To go to view information on the case, click on the link with the case number. To view the judicial act, you must click on the “Text of the document” link.

Why know about the existence of a claim?

There are often situations when a person suddenly receives a decision to initiate enforcement proceedings against him.
Sometimes bailiffs come to describe the property with a full package of documents: a court decision, a writ of execution. People get confused and don’t check documents, although very often the requirements are exaggerated and penalties are increased many times over. In a word, having received unexpected news that he is the losing party, a person makes many mistakes out of confusion and loses the opportunity to protect himself and his property. To avoid finding yourself in such a situation, remember that today debt collection proceedings have been simplified; court orders are issued to creditors without notifying the debtor. It also happens that in the case there is a signed notification of receipt of a claim by someone unknown, so formally the court and the bailiffs are right.

How to find an arbitration court decision by name and case number

On the Justice website you can also find the decision of the Federal Arbitration Court by name and case number.

How to find out the decision of the arbitration court

How to find out the decision of the arbitration court:

Open the website “Justice”;
Go to the section “Federal Arbitration Courts”;
Find the file of arbitration cases, the link to which is located in the navigation menu on the left;
Enter in the appropriate fields the participant in the case, the name of the judge, the name of the court, the case number, and the date of registration;
If you find a large number of cases, you can use the filter by selecting only: administrative, civil, bankruptcy, court orders;
The system will provide basic information: date and case number, last name, initials of the judge, city, plaintiff and defendant;
To go to view detailed information, you need to click on the link with the case number;
After which the screen will display a complete list of details of the case, including judicial acts, a calendar of events, etc.

Who needs it and why?

The main goals of searching for criminal cases by last name:

Checking your own surname to establish a case.
Verification of employees by the employer.
Bank verification of loan applicants' data.

There may be other reasons, for example, the need to clarify information on a specific case.

If you cannot find a court decision online

According to Article 4 of the Federal Law of December 22, 2008 N 262-FZ “On ensuring access to information about the activities of courts in the Russian Federation”, among the basic principles of ensuring access to information about the activities of courts are the following:

Openness and accessibility of information about the activities of courts, except for cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

What are these cases that exclude information from free access on the Internet, provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation? To find out this, you can refer to Article 15 of the same law, which states that:

The texts of judicial acts issued in the following cases are not subject to posting on the Internet:
Affecting the security of the state;
Arising from family legal relations, including in cases of adoption of a child, other cases affecting the rights and legitimate interests of minors;
On crimes against sexual integrity and sexual freedom of the individual;
On limiting the legal capacity of a citizen or declaring him incompetent;
On forced hospitalization of a citizen in a psychiatric hospital and forced psychiatric examination;
On making corrections or changes to the civil registration record;
On the establishment of facts of legal significance considered by courts of general jurisdiction;
Permitted in accordance with Article 126 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, Article 123.5 of the Code of Administrative Proceedings of the Russian Federation.