Recent News & Updates
  • August 17, 2010
    Training dates updated: Please click here for more information.
  • August 10, 2010
    Bench Bar WiFi now available: Please click here for more information.
  • July 8, 2010
    Effective July 12, 2010: The Bankruptcy Noticing Center will not mail notices to a creditor if address is invalid. Please click here to view.
  • June 22, 2010
    2nd Quarterly Newsletter from the Bankruptcy Court: Please click here to view.
  • June 8, 2010
    Hearing dates updated: Please click here for more information.
  • May 27, 2010
    Standing Order 2010-2: Electronic Devices Please click here for more information.
  • May 17, 2010
    Standing Order 2010-1: Attorney Certification and Form of Chapter 13 Plan. (effective for all plans confirmed on or after June 1, 2010) Please click here for more information.
  • May 17, 2010
    New Chapter 13 plan form: (effective for all plans confirmed on or after June 1, 2010) Please click here for more information.
  • May 10, 2010
    Due to concerns involving the security of the court's electronic filing system, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has determined that public logins can no longer be allowed. Therefore, attorneys must now have a login and password to the CM/ECF system in order to file at the public terminal in the Clerk's Office. The court no longer has public logins for the public filing station. Attorneys must attend an electronic filing training class in order to receive a login. Training dates are provided on our website. If an attorney has already received training either in this court or in any other federal court, Local Form # 7 can be completed and returned to Chad Smith to receive a login and password. This notice does not affect any attorney that files remotely.
  • March 25, 2010
    CM/ECF Downtime: CM/ECF will be be unavailable begining Saturday, March 27 at 7:00 a.m. The system should be available again Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 a.m.
  • March 22, 2010
    Court Closure: This court will be closed Friday, April 2.
  • March 12, 2010
    Pending changes effective April 1, 2010: Automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision in Title 28 of the United States Code will become effective April 1, 2010. The amended dollar amounts will apply to cases filed on or after April 1, 2010. Please click here for more information.
  • January 20, 2010
    The CM/ECF system will be upgraded to Version 3.3.3 tomorrow evening, January 21, starting at 10:00 p.m. After completion of the installation, electronic filers will see a new statement on the login screen that reads:

    IMPORTANT NOTICE OF REDACTION RESPONSIBILITY: All filers must redact: Social Security or taxpayer-identification numbers; dates of birth; names of minor children; and financial account numbers, in compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037. This requirement applies to all documents, including attachments.

    I understand that, if I file, I must comply with the redaction rules. I have read this notice.
    The electronic filer must check the box stating the notice has been read and understands that compliance with the rule is required. The system will not let you proceed until the box has been checked. The second modification you will see is the question "Have you redacted?" which will appear on pdf upload screens during filing. It is simply a reminder to make sure the pdf that is being attached has all private information redacted.

    If you have any questions, please contact Chad Smith or Elizabeth Hager in the Clerk's Office. Thank you.
  • January 4, 2010
    Federal Holidays updated: Please click here for more information.
  • December 1, 2009
    New Bankruptcy Rules: Effective December 1, 2009.
  • November 17, 2009
    Important Notice Regarding Time Period Changes Effective December 1, 2009, Including 14-Day Deadlines for Filing Schedules, Statements, Chapter 13 Plans, and Bankruptcy Appellate Briefs: Among the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a).
  • October 30, 2009
    Judge's Corner has been updated: Please click here for more information.
 
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