Announcement Archive

On May 11th, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) began implementing with PACER and CM/ECF users on a rolling basis multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance system security. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts to protect against cyberattacks and other security risks. Users with federal court CM/ECF filing access will be required to enroll in MFA by December 31, 2025. Users with only PACER access to view documents will have the option to enroll in MFA, but it is not required.

For more information, please visit the PACER website.

The Northern District is operating under Phase II of its plan for operations during a funding lapse. Until funding is restored, the Northern District will maintain limited operations necessary consistent with the Judiciary’s constitutional functions. More information is available at:  www.uscourts.gov

For information regarding court hearings, please visit www.canb.uscourts.gov. The court's case management systems (CM/ECF and PACER) remain accessible. For questions or assistance, please contact the Clerk's office.

Currently, the Northern District of California is maintaining its regular operations, including court hearings and public hours. The court's case management systems (CM/ECF and PACER) will also remain accessible. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact one of the Clerk's offices.

Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, October 4th from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM due to system maintenance.

The court will eliminate its Mortgage Modification Mediation Program (MMM Program) on May 16, 2025, due to changes in applicable law.  Parties who are participating in the MMM Program as of that day may continue to use the program.  After the MMM Program’s discontinuation, the court encourages any party desiring mediation to consider using the court’s low-cost Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Panel.

https://www.canb.uscourts.gov/order/general-order-45-discontinuation-mortgage-modification-mediation-program-and-abrogation

The Court will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025 in observance of Independence Day

The adjustment of the dollar amounts in various sections of title 11, United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code), and in one section of title 28, became effective pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 104 and applies to cases filed on or after April 1, 2025. A chart showing the current and adjusted dollar amounts is below.

Also, seven Official Bankruptcy Forms (106C, 107, 122A-2, 122C-2, 201, 207, and 410) and two Director’s Forms (2000 and 2830) that incorporate the dollar amounts have been posted to uscourts.gov on the Pending or Recent Changes in the Bankruptcy Forms page.