News and Announcements

On June 8, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT, the Boston Bar Association will present a FREE webinar explaining the U.S. DOJ’s New Guidance on Discharging Federal Student Loans in Bankruptcy Cases.  Panelists include:  Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel (Bankr. N.D. Cal.); John Rao (National Consumer Law Center); and William Austin Hinkle (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau).  Among many other things, the panelists will discuss the Guidelines and related forms recently promulgated by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California concerning the Guidance.  You do not need to be admitted to the Massachusetts bar and do not need to be a member of the Boston Bar Association to join the webinar.  No CLE credit can or will be provided for this program.  Please see the below program announcement for more information and a link to online registration.

Effective April 24, 2023, the court has adopted Guidelines for Adversary Proceedings under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) in which the United States is a Defendant.  These Guidelines are intended to accommodate guidance recently promulgated by the United States Department of Justice in cooperation with the United States Department of Education.  See below pdf.
 

Going forward, the court will expect litigants in adversary proceedings under § 523(a)(8) to comply with these Guidelines.

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, June 19th, in observance of Juneteenth.