Occasionally, the Supreme Court receives correspondence regarding pending cases. Even if the Supreme Court initially keeps the correspondence, it will eventually send the information to the National Archives. For instance, the Supreme Court sends all handwritten in forma pauperis petitions to the National Archives. Locating such correspondence can be difficult, however, as some of it does get lost along the way. [94] The most reliable records for the proceedings of the case are the records and briefs that individuals submit before the parties argue the case.