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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.

Thu, 10/03/2024
The Court will be closed on the following additional dates during the 2024 Winter Holiday Season: November 29th, December 24th, and December 31st. For a complete listing of the Court's 2024 holidays, click here...
Tue, 07/09/2024
The Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (BTATC Act), signed into law by the President on June 21, 2022, temporarily increased the debt threshold in subchapter V of chapter 11 and chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States...
Mon, 04/22/2024
Please be advised that for all Chapter 13 stay motions - filed in all divisions and for all Judges, any response by the debtor or any other party is due no later than 7 days prior to the hearing. If no responses are filed, the motion may be granted...
Mon, 01/08/2024
The Court has entered and issued General Order 2024-1: Sunsetting of Orders Issued During the National and State Emergencies Declared During the COVID-19 Outbreak and Reiteration of This Court...
Fri, 12/01/2023
The US Trustee's Office is in the process of transitioning to virtual §341 meetings of creditors (“341 meetings”) for all chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases. These virtual 341 meetings will be conducted via video through the Zoom platform. All Louisville...
Mon, 11/06/2023
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved increases to fees on the appellate, district and bankruptcy miscellaneous fee schedules. The adjustments will be effective on December 1, 2023.  Please note that many fees for common services...
Tue, 10/03/2023
The Judiciary contractor community should read the following notice in case of a lapse in appropriations for FY 2024. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is issuing this notice to apprise the Judiciary contractor community of Judiciary-wide...
Mon, 08/21/2023
Coming soon, all Chapter 7, 12, and 13 §341 meetings in the Western District of Kentucky will transition to ZOOM video meetings. The Assistant U.S. Trustee's Office is offering informational sessions on September 26th and October 2nd to help prepare...
Thu, 05/11/2023
The Court has approved and implemented Administrative Manual Section 2.11 regarding procedural and informational requirements for Motions to Sell Residential Property in Chapter 13 cases. ...
Wed, 02/22/2023
The Department of Justice has announced that there are insufficient funds available for transfer under 11 U.S.C. § 589(a)(f)(1) to pay chapter 7 trustee compensation under 11 U.S.C. § 330(e) in applicable FY 2022 cases. In accordance with 11 U.S.C...

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