Announcement Archive
Effective January 1, 2023, the Northern District of California |
Invitation for Public Comment on the Reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen L. Johnson
Invitation Public Comments re Chief Judge Johnson Federal Holiday - Memorial Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, May 29th, in observance of Memorial Day.
Reassignment of Cases Pending in the Oakland Division and the Santa Rosa Division
Reassignment of Cases Pending in the Oakland Division and the Santa Rosa Division CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, April 22 at 8:00 AM to Sunday, April 23 at 11:59 PM
CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable from Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 8:00 AM to Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 11:59 PM due to system maintenance.
Amended General Order 33
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Amended General Order 33 (Effective 2/1/2023) IMPORTANT NOTICE: CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Friday, March 10 at 5:00 PM to Monday, March 13 at 8:00 AM
The California Northern Bankruptcy Court will upgrade our Case Management and Electronic Case Filing system to version 1.7.1. The system will be temporarily unavailable from Friday, March 10, 2023, at 5:00 PM to Monday, March 13, 2023, at 8:00 AM.
Invitation for Public Comment on the Reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Charles D. Novack
Invitation Comments for Reappointment Judge Novack Judge Blumenstiel's New Practices and Procedures
Federal Holiday - Presidents' Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, February 20th, in observance of Presidents' Day.
New Chapter 13 Plan Online Seminar Recording
Prior to viewing the recording, please download the below pdfs as they will be referred to by the presenters.
To view the recording in a web browser, click here.
Topics discussed: Completing and ECF Filing the Chapter 13 Plan, Distributions under the Chapter 13 Plan, Defaulted Home and Vehicle Loans and Reporting Thereon, Treatment of Government Claims, Estimated Plan Lengths, and Lien Strips and Cramdowns
Presenters: Judge Hammond, Judge Johnson, Brisa Ramirez, Esq., Office of Trustee David Burchard, Darya Druch, Esq., and James S.K. (“Ike”) Shulman, Esq.
Attachment:
Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical, Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical Plan, Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical Attachment A Addendum Class 1, Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical Attachment B Addendum Class 3, Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical Attachment C Addendum Class 4, Ralph and Alice Cramdown Hypothetical Attachment D Addendum Class 6 Fourth Amended General Order 37
Retains adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 and use of amended Official Form 201 in this Court
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4th Amended General Order 37 Judge Roger Efremsky to Retire on January 31, 2023, and the Assignment of Oakland and Santa Rosa Cases effective November 1, 2022
After 17 years on the Northern District of California bankruptcy bench, Judge Roger Efremsky is retiring, effective January 31, 2023. Given the Northern District’s relatively low weighted caseload, it is not anticipated that the Ninth Circuit will replace him in the foreseeable future. To ensure a smooth transition, effective November 1, 2022, Judge Efremsky will be removed from the Oakland and Santa Rosa divisions’ case assignment “wheels,” and no bankruptcy cases filed on or after that date will be assigned to him. All new Oakland bankruptcy cases will be assigned to Judges Novack or Lafferty, and Judge Lafferty will replace Judge Efremsky on the Santa Rosa wheel. With regard to Judge Efremsky’s Oakland cases that are pending on February 1, 2023, all cases that end in an “even” number will be assigned to Judge Novack, and all cases that end in an “odd” number will be assigned to Judge Lafferty. Pending adversary proceedings will follow the main bankruptcy case. Judge Efremsky’s Santa Rosa cases and adversary proceedings that are pending on February 1, 2023, will be assigned to Judge Lafferty.
Changes to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Forms 101, 309E1 and 309E2
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:
HLB Notice of Unavailability (7 Jan - 26 Jan 2023).pdf Change to Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1 and New Local Form
Attachment:
Redline of Revised BLR 9014-1, 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.
Federal Holiday - Christmas Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, December 26th, in observance of Christmas Day.
New Chapter 13 Plan, effective January 1, 2023
Pursuant to Amended General Order 34, the Northern District is adopting a new chapter 13 plan effective January 1, 2023. Amended General Order 34 makes important changes to the requirement of reporting on post-petition direct payments to class 1 (secured) creditors. The court has posted a video seminar on this website in which the new plan was previewed. Parties and counsel are encouraged to review Amended General Order 34 and the New Plan carefully. Use of the New Plan is mandatory for all cases commenced on or after January 1, 2023. The plan and the attachments/addendums are available below and must be viewed on a PC or MAC. If you are having trouble viewing the below forms, please contact Helpdesk@canb.uscourts.gov.
Attachment:
Chapter 13 Plan, Effective: 1.1.2023 ver4, Attachment A Addendum Class 1 ver4, Attachment B Addendum Class 3 ver4, Attachment C Addendum Class 4 ver4, Attachment D Addendum Class 6 ver4, MMM – Pre-approved non-standard provision language Online (Zoom) Seminar, New Chapter 13 Plan
The Court will conduct a seminar on the District’s new Chapter 13 Plan (effective January 1, 2023)
The seminar has reached capacity. The recording will be available for viewing on the courts website on December 19, 2022.
Presenters:
Judge Hammond
Judge Johnson
Brisa Ramirez, Esq., Office of Trustee David Burchard
Darya Druch, Esq.
James S.K. (“Ike”) Shulman, Esq.
Topics will include:
Completing and ECF Filing the Chapter 13 Plan
Distributions under the Chapter 13 Plan
Defaulted Home and Vehicle Loans and Reporting Thereon
Treatment of Government Claims
Estimated Plan Lengths
Lien Strips and Cramdowns
This Program will be recorded and posted on the Court’s Website if you are not able to attend at the time it is offered.