Announcement Archive
Effective January 1, 2023, the Northern District of California |
Holiday - President's Day
The Court will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024, in observance of President's Day.
Change to Bankruptcy Local Rule 5002-2
The court has revised B.L.R. 5005-2 and its Electronic Case Filing Procedures (the “ECF Procedures”), paragraph 7, to allow for the electronic filing of pleadings and other documents bearing the electronic signatures of third parties, i.e., CM/ECF Registered Participants who signed, but did not file, the given document and/or the electronic signatures of third parties, such as debtors or corporate representatives who are not Registered Participants and did not file the given document.
New B.L.R. 5005-2 is largely consistent with Third Amended General Order 39 (March 29, 2021), which was abrogated by General Order 44 (July 25, 2023). A redline version comparing prior B.L.R. 5005-2 to the new B.L.R. 5005-2 is below.
Attachment:
BLR 5005-2 December12023RedlineVersion CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, April 20, 2024
Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 11:30 PM due to system maintenance.
Holiday - Memorial Day
The Court will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day.
Chapter 13 Plan, NEW Version 4
Effective immediately, use of VERSION 4 of the Chapter 13 Plan dated January 1, 2023, is mandatory for all Chapter 13 cases filed on or after January 1, 2023. The updated Version 4 enhances the following functionality of the form fields:
- - Corrected the dollar amount, ensuring that input after the decimal point is accurately displayed
- - Enhanced dynamic rows, allowing users to now remove rows in addition to adding them.
- - Expanded the number of digits allowed in a field from 6 to 9 digits.
- - Adjusted the size of form fields to ensure proper text display.
- - Improved and simplified internal programming for enhanced efficiency.