The United States Trustee Program (USTP) is disseminating information about Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs that may be available to debtors in bankruptcy. According to the Director of the USTP, Congress has appropriated more than $46...
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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.
Mon, 09/20/2021
Effective immediately, it is no longer necessary to file a PDF of the motion or upload an order for signature. Attorney filers may now use the text-only Motion to Enlarge Time to File a Reaffirmation Agreement event found on the Bankruptcy...
Mon, 09/20/2021
Local Rule 2083-1(o) has been amended to comport with FRBP 1017(f)(3). When converting a case from chapter 13 to chapter 7 under 11 USC § 1307(a), no motion or proposed order is required. The debtor need only file a Notice of Conversion using...
Mon, 09/20/2021
General Order 21-01 amends LBR 1009-1, 2083-1, 3016-1, 3021-1, 9010-1 and adds LBR 2015-1 effective September 20, 2021. The new rules may be accessed by clicking...
Mon, 11/23/2015
The new bankruptcy forms approved by the Judicial Conference take effect on December 1, 2015, and govern in all proceedings in bankruptcy cases thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, all proceedings then pending.
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Mon, 11/16/2015
The December 1, 2015 effective date for The Judiciary Conference’s approved changes to Official Bankruptcy Forms is rapidly approaching. Most Official Forms will be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted and...
Mon, 11/16/2015
Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year (FY) 2015 - the 12-month period ending September 30, 2015 - totaled 860,182, down 11 percent from the 963,739 filings in FY 2014. Filings in the Eastern District of Washington for FY 15...
Fri, 10/30/2015
General Order 15-03, effective November 1, 2015, amends LBR 4001-2: Cash Collateral. The amended rule states that the interim hearing may be conducted telephonically on the record submitted. The new...
Tue, 10/27/2015
A sophisticated phone scam is targeting bankruptcy filers in several states, using personal information from filings and posing as attorneys to get intended victims to immediately wire money to satisfy a debt.
The National Association of...
Mon, 10/05/2015
At the FBA annual meeting on September 18, 2015, the Federal Bar Association for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, elected the following officers and trustees for the coming year:
President: Brendan V....