DocketBird?

[Anonymous]

No, that is not true. We do not require a drivers license or passport to remove a case. We merely require some form of identification, to prove that you are a party to the case. That could be a business card, a utility bill, or really anything else that shows you are the person you claim to be.

[Anonymous]

Again, we do not charge money to remove a case. We routinely do it for free.

[Anonymous]

The form says Driver's License or another official ID. Check your form. Why are you trying to extract $$ from people for information that you put up knowingly to profit from destroying their reputation?
There is a free option. 6-8 weeks to process with no guarantee that you will take down what you put up in the first place?
We know what is going on. No one asked you to display our info. All people affected need to step up and ensure that you are accountable. You will not get away with the damage and pain you are causing.
There is a process by which an individual can approach a court to obtain bankruptcy information, but advertising that information over the web is categorically an abuse of information.

[Anonymous]

A reply to DOCKETBIRD'S founder and CEO:
You note that, "DocketBird has over ten million cases and documents that we make freely available to the public."

You are in fact advertising our private information without our consent without any barriers and which would normally be blocked through an access system. Sleazy and deceptive. That is like a credit reporting agency listing private credit details directly on the web.

[Anonymous]

The CEO also wrote: "A party to a case can request us to remove their case at no charge by filling out a form that's available on our website and mailing it to us. We review the form to ensure that the requestor really is a party to the case. If they are, we'll remove the case, at no charge."

First, your site says it DOES charge if done forthwith. You ask for official id 'or it will not be processed'.....and what's the deal about 'party to the case'?

You put up our personal bankruptcy details without our permission not following any system of confidentiality, and now want us to show you that WE are parties to the case which none of your or anyone else's business, and want to earn a pretty penny for expedited??
You and your partner need a class action filed against you.

[Anonymous]

Since you acknowledge the following, then WHY do you put up our private info on the web on the first place???
Your only answer is your stilted policy of removal. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFO COME UP ON A BASIC WEB SEARCH OF THEIR NAME!!

But, as you can imagine, some companies and individuals don't like having cases available online that pertain to them. This is especially true if a company has been successfully sued, or if an individual has declared bankruptcy or been convicted of a federal crime.

From the Founder/CEO of Docketbird: "I've spent a lot of time thinking about this. We want to fulfill our mission of making information freely available, and yet we also want to respect the fact that people want certain information to remain private."

[Anonymous]

Hello, I went through the same thing as you a week ago. I googled my name, and this came up. I immediately contacted Docketbird to pay to have my case removed, and it was done quickly. I submitted a remove outdated content request via google to delete the cache results with my name and information. As of today, it's no longer on google or their site. I also realized that this is just google and not the world wide web. So I did a yahoo search and bing.com which I rarely use, but I wanted to see what would show up and their more sites like docketbird but worse who will not remove it. So it's frustrating but will they remove it if you pay immediately yes. 

[Anonymous]

Yes, I have done this recently and they will remove it immediately. But you must do submit a remove outdated content request with Google but they also submit it on their end as well. 

[Anonymous]

Hi There We Have A Similar Experience As You Have Had. On 08/29/19 During A Random Google Search Of My Spouses Name The Second Top Result Was Her Name And My Name Showing We Had A Bankruptcy Case Filed On The DocketBird Website With The Link To View And I Was Shocked To Find Such Detailed Information So Easily And Publically Accessible For Free. We Were Also Quite Frankly A
Not Happy With This Kind Of Disclosure Popping Up On The Web. I Realize That Court Case Documents Are A Part Of The Public Record However For This Information To Appear As It Does And Allows Access Then To A Full Record Is Not In My Opinion Appropriate And I Agree That This Kind Of Use Of Personal And Court Case Information Should Remain Behind A Firewall Or Within The Court Files And Accessible Legal Doc Websites. Anyway Yes We Did Pay The Expedited Fee of $69 For Removal As Stated From Their Website Immediately And From Google Search Results Within 1-5 Business Days. Once The Payment Was Made What Happened Was Immediately The Google Docketbird Result Link Redirects To DocketBird And A Page That Says "This Page Not Found" Followed By "You May Search For It HERE"
At First It Seemed They Had Immediately Removed Our Names And Bankruptcy Case Information From Their Website And Thought Great Its Gone And We Will Continue To Watch For When And If The Google Search Result Is Removed. So We Went Today 08/29/2019 Repeated The Name Search And Yes The DocketBird Google Search Result Was Still There And Clicking It Resulted In The Same No Longer Found Page. However What I Discovered Was No The Court Case Is Not Removed From Their Website Completely At All. I Decided To Go Ahead And Click The "Search For It Here" Button And It Takes You Deeper Within The Docket Bird Website Where They Show Categories Of The Court For Example Civil, Criminal And Yep Bankruptcy. So I Clicked Bankruptcy And What Comes Up Is A Page To Find A Court Then What Year (2019 In Our Case) And Clicking That Took Me To A List Of Bankruptcy Cases In Order Of Their Filing And Case Numbers. I Went Through Each Line On The List Which Were About 15 Or So And On Line 10 Of Those Cases Listed We Found Our Name And Bankruptcy Court Case Number Listed Among The Others In Alphabetical Order. I Wasnt Happy As We Had Paid To Have It Removed From Their Website As They Claimed Or Alluded To. When I Clicked Our Case There The Link Simply Loops Back To The Same "Page Not Found Search Here" So For $69 Dollars Yes They Dont Make The Details Of The Case Available On Their Website Any Longer However We Are Still Named And Shown To Have Filed The Bankruptcy And Have A Court Case Open. My Spouse And I Too For That Matter Dont Feel This Kind Of Marketing Of A Service Like This Is Right Since The Money Is Made Is Not Exactly Honest Though Certainly Legal Or They Wouldnt Be Able To Do It In This Manner. You See Our Concern Is For The Information Associated With Our Names On Top Of The Google Results And Bold Face DocketBird Bankruptcy Case Found Kind Of Thing On The Web Is Not Ok And Its Our Business Whether We Want Others Especially Her Mother Or Other Perhaps Bounderless People To Find Sonething Of This Nature And Run With It Creating Problems. Life Is Hard Enough Sometimes. But Regardless If You Chose To Pay Then This Is Exactly How They At DocketBird Have Created In My View A Very Edgy Marketing Scam With Great Potential Of Harm To People Playing On The Shock And Awe Of It All And Pay For Removal Only To Get The Looped Link Page As If Its Removed From Their Website But It Is Still Obvious By Name And Category For All The World Wide Web To See That Yes You Have A Certain Case Filed And Open With Or Without Details Its Up To Person To Decide. However I Am Going To Write To Them And Express My Dissatisfaction With Their Immediate Appearance Of Removal When All The While In My View Its Just A Cleaver Scam To Get Money From People Who Value Their Right To Privacy And Confidentiality To Avoid Exploitaion By Others But I Guess So Long As DocketBird Does It For You Then It Must Be Ok. Being Sarcastic There. Sorry For The Rant But It Really Upset Us And It Is What It Is. Good luck With Your Clean Up Efforts. Carry On. I'll Follow Up Here If You Reply With The Google Search Removal Promise They Made For That Expedited $69 Next Time. Thanks Hope This Helped

[Anonymous]

Dear CEO,
You failed to mention you require the “form” be notarized which costs time and money.