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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Wed, 10/28/2026
General Order Regarding Bankruptcy Noticing Center Service Disruption and Bankruptcy Rules Emergency
On October 22, 2026, the Judicial Conference of the United States declared a “Bankruptcy Rules emergency” under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure (Bankruptcy Rules) 9038 based on a finding that extraordinary circumstances affecting electronic...
Tue, 10/20/2026
Given that Judge DeCelles will not be sitting on November 20 or November 27, he will hold a chapter 13 call on Monday, November 23, 2026. Original motions will be heard beginning at 9:30 a.m., continued matters and adversary proceedings will be...
Fri, 10/16/2026
The Court has entered a General Order addressing the service interruption affecting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. Please see the attached order.
1. Affected Notices. To insure that no party experiences prejudice by a failure to respond to a notice...
Fri, 10/16/2026
Due to anticipated court closures and other conflicts:
Judge Barnes’ December 24, 2026, and December 31, 2026, Chapter 13 Calls will be cancelled. In their stead, Judge Barnes will hear Chapter 13 matters on Monday, December 28, 2026, beginning...
Wed, 10/14/2026
The Administrative Office has reported an outage of the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC). This means court notices and documents are delayed and ECF users cannot access mailing matrices or mailing labels for a bankruptcy case.
The outage does not...
Wed, 10/07/2026
All motions currently scheduled for hearing before Judge Peterman on November 3, 2026 will be continued for hearing on November 4, 2026 at the same times unless otherwise scheduled on the call sheet.
Any new motions being filed for that week's...
Mon, 10/05/2026
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Electronic Proof of Claims (ePOC) programs have been disabled as of September 30, 2026.
When the ePOC programs are re-enabled, we will send notice via the list service and website.
How to currently file a...
Wed, 09/30/2026
Judge DeCelles's Wednesday, November 11 call for chapter 7 and 11 cases will be moved to Tuesday, November 10.
Wed, 09/23/2026
Regarding Assignment of Chapter 7 Cases
Effective October 12, 2026
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pending approval of proposed changes to Local Bankruptcy Rules 1072-1 and 1072-2, that Administrative Order No. 17-02 is vacated and the following shall apply...
Tue, 09/01/2026
Judge Slade's Lake County Motion Call currently scheduled for October 28, 2026 will be rescheduled to November 4, 2026.