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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.
Tue, 11/26/2024
The audio conference phone numbers and access codes utilized for court hearings have changed. Case participants are encouraged to ensure that they are connecting to hearings using the most current information.
Tue, 11/05/2024
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Council is soliciting applications from persons interested in appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville. This position will become vacant due to the retirement of...
Thu, 10/10/2024
Effective October 10, 2024, the judiciary will be undergoing maintenance that affects the Case Management/Electronic Case File (CM/ECF) system test and train servers across all court units. You will be notified when maintenance has been completed....
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. Also, the Court will be closing at 2:00PM EST on December 23rd and December 30th. For a complete...
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...