The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved for publication for public comment the following proposed amendments to existing rules and forms, as well as one new rule: Appellate Rules 32, 35, 40, and Appendix...
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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.
Tue, 08/16/2022
Thu, 06/02/2022
The Volunteer Lawyers Program for the Spokane County Bar Association is seeking lawyers to provide bankruptcy services to clients in the Spokane area. More information is available...
Thu, 05/19/2022
The court’s Standing Advisory Committee is composed of the judges of the court, the president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Clerk of Court, permanent representatives from the offices of the U.S. Attorney and six rotating positions...
Thu, 03/31/2022
The federal Judiciary has opened the application period for membership in its public user group that provides advice and feedback on ways to improve electronic public access (EPA) services.
Tue, 03/08/2022
On April 1, 2022, 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. The adjusted dollar amounts will apply to cases filed...
Fri, 02/04/2022
The Administrative Office for the U.S. Courts reports bankruptcy case filings fell 24 percent for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, compared with calendar year 2020. According to newly released data, 413,616 cases were filed in 2021,...
Tue, 01/25/2022
The Poverty Guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and used for considering applications to proceed in forma pauperis, have been updated for 2022. View the 2022 Poverty Guidelines ...
Thu, 12/02/2021
The following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have been amended:
- Rule 2005 Apprehension and Removal of Debtor to Compel Attendance for Examination
- Rule 3007 Objections to Claims
- Rule 7007.1 Corporate Ownership...
Tue, 11/30/2021
On November 30, 2021, the United States Trustee Program will post on its website updated versions of the UST Form 11-MOR, Monthly Operating Reports (“MOR”) and UST Form 11-PCR, Post-confirmation Reports (“PCR”).
The new forms should be...
Fri, 11/19/2021
Effective December 1, 2021, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has designated any entity that receives 100 or more paper bankruptcy notices in a single calendar month as a high-volume paper notice recipient...