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News & Announcements

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.

Mon, 09/25/2023

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 “...

Thu, 08/24/2023

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"...

Wed, 08/02/2023

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...

Fri, 04/14/2023

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...

Thu, 12/29/2022

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...

Thu, 12/29/2022

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...

Tue, 11/29/2022

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...

Fri, 10/21/2022

The Bankruptcy Bar Association for Eastern District of Washington has announced its next annual seminar and retreat will be held June 9 and 10, 2023, in Spokane, Washington....

Tue, 09/13/2022

All of Judge Corbit’s hearings, with the exception of those scheduled to be held in open court, will be conducted via Zoomgov.com, or by calling 669-254-5252; Meeting ID: 160 692 2376. When docketing a notice of hearing in CM/ECF use...

Mon, 09/12/2022

The court has created a text-only motion for debtor’s counsel to use for motions to dismiss under 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b).  Absent a prior conversion, no notice is required, and counsel need not present an order.  The court will enter its own order...

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