Announcement Archive
Effective January 1, 2023, the Northern District of California |
Judge Novack will Reinstitute In-person/In-Courtroom Hearings
Beginning October 17, 2022, all matters before Judge Novack will be conducted in person, in the courtroom, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Counsel and interested parties may appear at the hearing either in person or by Zoom. Judge Novack's Practices and Procedures for In-Person Hearings are available here
REGISTER NOW! Bay Area Bankruptcy Judges Conference
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Bench Bar 2022 Registration Announcement Federal Holiday - Columbus Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, October 10th, in observance of Columbus Day.
NEW Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Court is considering changes to Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1. A PDF of the proposed changes (redlined version) is below, along with the Local Form for Certificate of No Objection. Comments regarding the proposed changes may be submitted by emailing ron_mastroianni@canb.uscourts.gov by September 30, 2022.
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Proposed BLR 9014-1 Redline, Proposed BLR 9014-1 CNO Local Form Third Amended General Order 37
Adopts Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 and notices the use of amended Official Forms 101 and 201 in this Court.
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3rd Amended General Order 37 CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, September 17, 2022
CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, September 17th from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM due to system maintenance. Following the system maintenance, CM/ECF will undergo tests to ensure proper back-up system operations. During this time, you may experience temporary intermittent access to certain CM/ECF features. Testing will conclude on Saturday, September 24, 2022.
If you experience any issues, please contact the helpdesk.
Federal Holiday - Labor Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day.
Chapter 13 Plan - Comments Requested
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Court is requesting comments on the new Chapter 13 plan that it has drafted in consultation with a committee of lawyers and Martha Bronitsky, Chapter 13 Trustee. PDF versions of the Chapter 13 plan and its attachments are below. Comments regarding the new plan may be emailed to Ron_Mastroianni@canb.uscourts.gov by September 1, 2022. The subject line of the email should be “Chapter 13 Plan Comments.”
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Chapter 13 Plan, Addendum: A Class 1, Addendum: B Class 3, Addendum: C Class 4, Addendum: D Class 6 CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, August 27, 2022
Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 5:30 AM to 07:30 AM due to system maintenance.
Judge Lafferty's Notice of Judicial Law Clerk's Post-Clerkship Employment
Notice of Judicial Law Clerk's Post-Clerkship Employment