The Judicial Conference has approved a number of changes to the Official Bankruptcy Forms. Most Official Forms will be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted and renumbered versions. Revised forms and related information may be found...
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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.
Wed, 09/30/2015
CINgroup’s EZ-Filing software, used by many attorneys to prepare bankruptcy forms, will no longer be updated or supported after November 30, 2015. Additional information may be found here....
Mon, 09/14/2015
The public comment period is open for proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1001 and 1006. The deadline for comments is February 16, 2016. For additional information, click...
Thu, 07/30/2015
General Order 15-02 amends LBR 1006-1, 2083-1, and 5005-3, effective August 1, 2015. The new rules may be accessed by clicking here. A redline version of...
Thu, 06/18/2015
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(f) requires each debtor to submit a verified statement setting out the debtor’s social security number or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), or stating that the debtor does not have a...
Wed, 05/13/2015
Local Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1 requires each debtor file a Declaration Regarding Payments (Local Form 1007-3), and attach payment advices (if applicable). The new docket event for filing the requisite form is Declaration Regarding Payment...
Fri, 04/17/2015
Due to the recent resignation of two trustees from the Spokane panel of Chapter 7 trustees, the United States Trustee will appoint David P. Gardner, a Chapter 7 trustee in the District of Idaho, to serve as the trustee in Spokane Chapter 7 cases...
Thu, 04/02/2015
Debtors can now receive same day email notification of orders and court-generated notices. Debtor Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (DeBN) is free and easy to set up. For more information and registration instructions, go to the home page and select...
Tue, 02/10/2015
In calendar year 2014, there was a 12.6 percent drop in cases filed across the country. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, 936,795 cases were filed, down from the 1,071,932 cases filed in calendar year 2013. In the Eastern...
Tue, 02/10/2015
The Executive Office of the United States Trustee has directed Chapter 13 trustees to take the statutorily allowed percentage fee at the time of receipt of the plan payment rather than at the time of disbursement. Locally, this change will be...