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

UPDATED Procedures for Filing Redacted or Sealed Confidential or Highly Sensitive Documents

The District has revised the procedure, effective February 7, 2022. A redline version provided is provided below.


Attachment: PDF icon Procedures for Filing Redacted or Sealed Confidential or Highly Sensitive Documents (REDLINE VERSION).pdf

CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, March 5, 2022

Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM due to system maintenance.

CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, February 26th, 2022

Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM due to system maintenance.

Federal Holiday - Presidents' Day

All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, February 21st, in observance of Presidents' Day.

Amendment to Bankruptcy Local Rule 1017-2

Effective December 22, 2021, the court has amended B.L.R. 1017-2 to conform to In re Nichols, 10 F.4th 956 (9th Cir. Sept. 1, 2021).

1017-2. Voluntary Dismissal of Chapter 13 Cases.

 

A debtor who wishes to dismiss a pending chapter 13 case that has not previously been converted shall file a “Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b)”.  This Notice shall be executed by the debtor(s) under penalty of perjury and shall attest that the case to be dismissed has not previously been converted under 11 U.S.C. §§ 706, 1112, or 1208.  At the same time that the debtor files this Notice, they shall submit an Order of Dismissal.

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