Access to Bankruptcy and Other Court Case Files at NARA's Central Plains Region (Lee's Summit, MO) The Lee's Summit facility makes available for review closed business and personal bankruptcy case files, and civil and criminal case files from Federal courts in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To review and obtain copies of court case files, choose from the following options. If you have any questions or would like more information about our services call 816-268-8100, between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., or Email: leessummit.reference@nara.gov.
Please do not travel to the facility without scheduling an appointment because the case file(s) you wish to review will not be available. Appointments are scheduled weekdays between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. You will usually be given an appointment on the first day after your call.
You can also schedule an appointment by mailing
1) the information from the court and
2) your name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number to: NARA's Central Plains Region
200 Space Center Drive
Lee's Summit, MO 64064-1182
or faxing it to 816-268-8159.
We will call you with an appointment time, or let you know why we cannot fill your request to review the file.
The facility is about 8 miles east of downtown Kansas City. Take I-70 to exit 14, Lee's Summit Road. Turn right (south) onto Lee's Summit Road and travel about 3 miles. The entrance is on the left, just past a yellow building also on the left. Turn left before the Space Center Summit sign and proceed up the entrance drive. Turn right at the first intersection into the complex. Parking is available.
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Take I-435 to I-70 east, and follow directions above.