Court Operations after the Termination of the COVID-19 National Emergency

 

Honorable Stephen L. Johnson, Chief Judge • Edward Emmons, Clerk of Court

News and Announcements


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

Public Notice and Opportunity for Comment

Proposed B.L.R. 9039-1 Bankruptcy Judges Acting as Mediators or Settlement Judges

The judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) have approved the adoption of a new B.L.R. 9039-1 pertaining to bankruptcy judges acting as mediators or settlement judges.  New B.L.R. 9039-1 would replace and expand upon the Court’s Guidelines for Settlement Conferences and Mediations with the Assistance of Out-of-District Judges (eff. Jan. 27, 2025).

 

Consistent with Rule 83(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 9029(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, please take notice of this opportunity for comment regarding proposed B.L.R. 9039-1 (pdf below).  Please submit any comments to Ron Mastroianni at ron_mastroianni@canb.uscourts.gov no later than March 9, 2026.

PDF icon Proposed B.L.R. 9039-1

Revised Subchapter V Chapter 11 Form Plan

The District's Subchapter V Chapter 11 Plan has been revised and is now available on the District's SBRA Procedure page.  Use of the revised Form Plan is strongly encouraged. Previous versions are obsolete.

Judge Montali's Practices and Procedures (Effective February 1, 2026)

Enlace: Judge Montali's Practices and Procedures