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News & Announcements: 01/2024
07/01/2024
Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-1(h) provides that the Clerk set in January and July of each year a standard interest rate applicable to plan distributions on secured claims governed by § 1325(a)(5)(B)(ii). This rate may be used to determine the present value of a secured claim to be paid in deferred...
06/26/2024
The United States Trustee Program seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (Subchapter V) of chapter 11. Trustees may be...
06/24/2024
The Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (BTATC Act), signed into law on June 21, 2022, temporarily increased the debt threshold in subchapter V of chapter 11 and chapter 13. No legislation was enacted to extend these changes and certain provisions of the BTATC Act expired...
05/20/2024
Due to system maintenance, CM/ECF and PACER will be unavailable to file or view documents starting at 3:00 PM on Friday, May 24, 2024. The system is expected to be online by 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 28.
05/03/2024
On May 1, 2024, the bankruptcy court issued an order adopting amendments to LBR 3011-1 (Unclaimed Funds) and LBR 3015-1 (Amendment of Plan Before Confirmation). With respect to LBR 3011-1, an applicant for payment of unclaimed funds who is an assignee of the original payee must provide a copy of...
04/15/2024
Attached here are proposed amendments to two local rules. LBR 3011-1 on Unclaimed Funds is amended to require a notarized signature of the original payee on an assignment to the assignee and to require an application for payment of unclaimed funds to be submitted on paper, not filed electronically...
03/27/2024
Motions and other matters without testimony and presentation of evidence have been accessible with a remote audio connection. Effective April 1, 2024, a video connection will also be an option if there is no live testimony. The courtroom cameras will show the bench and the lectern. Remote...
01/30/2024
The Ninth Circuit is now accepting essay and video entries for its 2024 Civics Contest, which is open to high school students in the western United States, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. Click here for contest rules and information about this year's topic: 70 Years Later - The Legacy of Brown...
01/22/2024
The court has issued an order adopting an amendment to LBR 2083-1 regarding Chapter 13 procedures. Subdivision (c) of the rule now permits court approval of certain sales of personal property to be obtained without notice and a hearing if the trustee approves.
01/09/2024
On December 19, 2023, the court issued an order adopting amendments to the local bankruptcy rules effective January 1, 2024. The amendments included new LBR 2083-2 governing sales of real property by Chapter 13 debtors and requires use of several new forms. Although this rule supersedes LBR 2083-1(...
01/08/2024
Proposed amendments to federal bankruptcy rules and forms have been posted for public comment and may be viewed here. If approved, these rules and forms will go into effect in December 2025. Comments are due February 16, 2024. Instructions on submitting written comments are posted at the Judiciary'...
01/02/2024
Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-1(h) provides that the Clerk set in January and July of each year a standard interest rate applicable to plan distributions on secured claims governed by § 1325(a)(5)(B)(ii). This rate may be used to determine the present value of a secured claim to be paid in deferred...