Announcement Archive

Effective June 11, 2018, the Court will implement new standardized District-wide procedures for internal processing of cases filed under Chapter 9 and Chapter 15, and Miscellaneous Proceedings.  These new internal Court procedures do not change how a party files a Chapter 9, Chapter 15 or Miscellaneous Proceeding, and there are no related attorney event modifications in CM/ECF

Effective June 5, 2018, to change an address on an ECF account an attorney must submit a completed Request to Change Attorney Address in CM/ECF form to the Help Desk.  This requirement is in addition to compliance with Civil Local Rule 3.11 (as incorporated by Bankruptcy Local Rule 1001-2(a)).

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day.

The Bench-Bar Liaison Committee (the “Committee”) is seeking members of the Bar to serve a three-year term on the Committee. There are currently five (5) vacancies in the Committee and service will commence on July 1, 2018.

Prospective Committee members should review the requirements and selection criteria of General Order No. 15. Trustees and employees of the U.S. Trustee are eligible to apply. Applicants must commit to participate in six to eight Committee meetings each year during their membership term and to otherwise actively further the Committee’s mission. To apply for a position on the Committee, please send a letter of interest along with a current resume or curriculum vitae to the Committee Co-Chairs, Janina Hoskins (jmelder7@aol.com) and Mark Bostick (mbostick@wendel.com) by June 14, 2018.

The BDRP invites applications from individuals for appointment to the BDRP Panel of Resolution Advocates. Please visit Information on Joining BDRP as a Resolution Advocate to submit an application.

The Information Technology Department will perform a storage upgrade to CM/ECF next Saturday, March 17, 2018, between 7:00 AM to approximately 12:00 PM. During this time, CM/ECF will be unavailable and all users should log off of CM/ECF before 7:00 AM and should not log back in until after 12:00 PM.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California has adopted new Guidelines for Valuing Collateral, available at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/procedures/guidelines. This updated guideline replaces Guidelines for Valuing Collateral Under § 506 and FRBP 3012 in Individual Chapter 11 Cases and Chapter 13 Cases, dated August 9, 2017.

In the event of a government shutdown and until further notice, all divisions will continue to operate under normal schedule, including matters set for hearing and public hours. The court's case management system (CM/ECF) and PACER, will remain available as well.

Despite a government shutdown, the federal Judiciary will remain open and can continue operations for approximately three weeks, through February 9, by using court fee balances and other funds not dependent on a new appropriation.

During this time, scheduled hearings will be held as usual, filings will be accepted, hours of operation, availability of systems, and other services will continue as normal. In the event circumstances change, the Court will provide notice of any changes to scheduled hearings and service levels.

In the event of a government shutdown and until further notice, all divisions will continue to operate under normal schedules, including matters set for hearing and public hours. The court's case management system (CM/ECF) and PACER, will remain available as well.

Redline of revised Bankruptcy Local Rules 1001-3, 1007-1, 1015-1, 3007-1, and 3015-1 is below.

The Court will implement new CM/ECF event modifications related to the new form Chapter 13 plan effective for cases filed or converted on or after December 1, 2017.  The event modifications are posted at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/ecf/new-in-ecf.

December 8, 2017 at 10:00 AM, McKinleyville Courtroom
December 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Santa Rosa Courtroom
December 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM, San Francisco Courtroom 17 with a video cast to Courtroom 3070 in San Jose

Notifying the court of your attendance is not required.

The Court will implement new internal procedures for processing adversary proceedings and involuntary cases effective October 30, 2017.  Changes to CM/ECF events related to these procedures, as well as other event modifications, are posted at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/ecf/new-in-ecf.  Highlighted in particular for your attention are that "Status Conference" will be referred to as "Scheduling Conference," and plaintiffs will be able to specify which among multiple defendants are to be voluntarily dismissed from an adversary proceeding.  Trustees:  Please note that several events related to the Final Report or Account, Interim Report, and the Order Discharging Trustee will be modified.

Chief Judge Efremsky and Judge Montali will be present.  November 27, 2017, from 12 Noon to 1 PM, Santa Rosa Courthouse (see pdf for more information)

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Friday, November 10th, in observance of Veterans Day.

United States Bankruptcy Court
1300 Clay Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94612

The Oakland Division will keep its current mailing address (P.O. Box 2070) until September 30, 2017. At which time, mail be forwarded to the above address (1300 Clay Street).