Announcement Archive


Effective January 1, 2023, the Northern District of California
adopted a new Chapter 13 Plan


Changes to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Forms 101, 309E1 and 309E2

Effective December 1, 2022

Bankruptcy Rules 3002, 5005, 7004, and 8023 have been amended. Additionally, the Interim Rules 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3018, 3019, and new Rule 3017.2 adopted February 19, 2020, to implement the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 are no longer interim and have been adopted as Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

  

For rule changes, click the following link:  https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure.

 

In addition, Official Forms 101, 309E1, and 309E2 have been updated. For form changes, click the following link:  https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/pending-rules-and-forms-amendments/pending-or-recent-changes-bankruptcy-forms.

 

Judge Blumenstiel's Notice of Unavailability

Please be advised that the Honorable Hannah L. Blumenstiel will not be available on Saturday, January 7, 2023 through and including Thursday, January 26, 2023.



Attachment: PDF icon HLB Notice of Unavailability (7 Jan - 26 Jan 2023).pdf

Change to Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1 and New Local Form

Effective November 28, 2022

Attachment: PDF icon Redline of Revised BLR 9014-1, PDF icon Certification of No Objection BLR 9014-1 Form

Federal Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, January 16th, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday.

Federal Holiday - New Years Day

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, January 2nd, in observance of New Years Day.

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