Announcement Archive


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


Holiday - Juneteenth

The Court will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth.

Holiday - Independence Day

The Court will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of Independence Day.

U.S. Trustee Program is implementing virtual § 341 Meetings of Creditors

The U.S. Trustee Program is implementing virtual § 341 meetings of creditors in chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases in the Northern District of California for meetings being held on or after June 3, 2024. For more information, including joining a meeting and what documents to provide to the trustee prior to the meeting, visit: https://www.justice.gov/ust/moc.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, August 24 at 8:00 AM to Sunday, August 25 at 6:00 PM

The California Northern Bankruptcy Court will upgrade our Case Management and Electronic Case Filing system to version 1.7.2. The system will be temporarily unavailable from Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 8:00 AM to Sunday, August 25, 2024, at 6:00 PM.

For cases commenced after June 21, 2024, Reduced Debt Limits for Cases Filed Under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 and Chapter 13

In 2022, the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act temporarily reinstated increased debt limits to qualify as a debtor in a case filed under Subchapter V of Chapter 11, and under Chapter 13.  These debt limit increases expired on June 21, 2024.

Effective for cases filed on or after June 22, 2024, the Subchapter V debt limit is reduced from $7,500,000 to $3,024,725.

The Chapter 13 eligibility threshold of $2,750,000 for both secured and unsecured debt will again be divided into separate limitations for unsecured and secured debts. Effective for cases filed on or after June 22, 2024, the maximum unsecured debt is an amount less than $465,275. The maximum secured debt is an amount less than $1,395,875.

 

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