Announcement Archive
Effective January 1, 2023, the Northern District of California |
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.
Federal Holiday - Thanksgiving (November 24 and 25)
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on November 24th and 25th, in observance of Thanksgiving.
Federal Holiday - Veterans Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Friday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day.
Judge Novack will Reinstitute In-person/In-Courtroom Hearings
Beginning October 17, 2022, all matters before Judge Novack will be conducted in person, in the courtroom, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Counsel and interested parties may appear at the hearing either in person or by Zoom. Judge Novack's Practices and Procedures for In-Person Hearings are available here
REGISTER NOW! Bay Area Bankruptcy Judges Conference
Attachment:
Bench Bar 2022 Registration Announcement Federal Holiday - Columbus Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, October 10th, in observance of Columbus Day.
NEW Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Court is considering changes to Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1. A PDF of the proposed changes (redlined version) is below, along with the Local Form for Certificate of No Objection. Comments regarding the proposed changes may be submitted by emailing ron_mastroianni@canb.uscourts.gov by September 30, 2022.
Attachment:
Proposed BLR 9014-1 Redline, Proposed BLR 9014-1 CNO Local Form Third Amended General Order 37
Adopts Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 and notices the use of amended Official Forms 101 and 201 in this Court.
Attachment:
3rd Amended General Order 37 CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, September 17, 2022
CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, September 17th from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM due to system maintenance. Following the system maintenance, CM/ECF will undergo tests to ensure proper back-up system operations. During this time, you may experience temporary intermittent access to certain CM/ECF features. Testing will conclude on Saturday, September 24, 2022.
If you experience any issues, please contact the helpdesk.
Federal Holiday - Labor Day
All divisions of the Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day.
Chapter 13 Plan - Comments Requested
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Court is requesting comments on the new Chapter 13 plan that it has drafted in consultation with a committee of lawyers and Martha Bronitsky, Chapter 13 Trustee. PDF versions of the Chapter 13 plan and its attachments are below. Comments regarding the new plan may be emailed to Ron_Mastroianni@canb.uscourts.gov by September 1, 2022. The subject line of the email should be “Chapter 13 Plan Comments.”
Attachment:
Chapter 13 Plan, Addendum: A Class 1, Addendum: B Class 3, Addendum: C Class 4, Addendum: D Class 6 CM/ECF Temporarily Unavailable on Saturday, August 27, 2022
Access to CM/ECF will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 5:30 AM to 07:30 AM due to system maintenance.
Judge Lafferty's Notice of Judicial Law Clerk's Post-Clerkship Employment
Notice of Judicial Law Clerk's Post-Clerkship Employment