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News & Announcements: 01/2025
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.
Tue, 11/18/2025
The Court has approved updates and revisions to the Local Rules. The new and updated Local Rules will be effective December 1, 2025. Please see the Court's Local Rules page for a copy of the new Local Rules.
Tue, 11/18/2025
On December 1, 2025, the following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Official Bankruptcy Forms, and Director’s Bankruptcy Forms will be amended or adopted:
Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1 and 8006;
Official Form 410C13-M1 (new form), 410C13-M1R (new...
Wed, 11/05/2025
Today, the Honorable Mary Elisabeth Naumann was sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge. The Court will be making related and necessary changes to the Court’s cases, case assignments and web information as soon as possible. A separate reception...
Wed, 10/22/2025
The Court will be closed on the following additional dates during this Winter Holiday Season: November 28, 2025, December 26, 2025, and January 2, 2026. Also, the Court will close at 12:00 PM (Eastern) on December 24, 2025 and December 31, 2025. ...
Fri, 06/27/2025
As part of an ongoing effort to secure the PACER service and CM/ECF systems, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin enforcing updated PACER and CM/ECF password standards in August. Passwords must also be updated every 180 days...
Mon, 05/05/2025
On May 11, 2025, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts will begin implementing Multifactor Authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER...
Tue, 03/25/2025
Automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts in certain provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision of Title 28 of the United States Code will go into effect on April 1, 2025, for cases filed on or after that date. 11 U.S.C. § 104 provides...
Mon, 03/17/2025
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Council is considering the list of recommended candidates for the Kentucky Western Bankruptcy Judgeship. Any person may now submit written comments for consideration by the Judicial Council and the Court of Appeals...
Mon, 03/17/2025
Starting April 13, 2025, users can once again search for bankruptcy records using only the SSN/EIN on the PACER Case Locator (PCL) Bankruptcy Search page. However, this page will require responding to a CAPTCHA challenge to proceed.
Tue, 02/11/2025
Effective with plans confirmed on or after 2/17/2025, the amount of the Chapter 13 “Flat Fee” for cases in which the amount being paid into the plan is $10,000.00 or more will be increased to $4,750.00. For cases in which the total amount being paid...