The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington is hosting an ongoing series aimed at building the knowledge necessary for bankruptcy practitioners to represent chapter 11 debtors. In addition to experienced practitioners, speakers...
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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved inflationary adjustments for fees on the appellate, district and bankruptcy miscellaneous fee schedules. The adjustments will be effective on December 1, 2023. ...
The clerk’s office is providing customers the ability to schedule an appointment with our public intake counters in Spokane and Yakima using a new online scheduling system. Click the “...
The United States Trustee seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for appointment as a standing trustee to administer cases filed under chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code). The appointment, located in...
The Clerk's office can now process requests for a copy of an individual’s discharge order online, immediately, and free of charge. Click the "Request Discharge Copy"...
Due to a judiciary-wide upgrade to multiple national systems and applications the court’s CM/ECF Training application will be unavailable from August, 2023 to December, 2023. This only affects the Training application. Regular use of the CM/ECF...
Effective April 17, 2023: Live assistance is available from the Spokane office lobby from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily on a remote basis only. The office operates normally during remaining business hours. See...
Bankruptcy Judge Frederick P. Corbit, of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington, has been selected to serve on the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, or BAP, which hears appeals of decisions made by...
Effective December 29, 2022: Live assistance is available from the Yakima office lobby from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily on a remote basis only. The office operates normally during remaining business hours. See...
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3002, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3017.2 (new), 3018, 3019, 5005, 7004, and 8023.
These rule changes, as well as changes to...