The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment...
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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.
Mon, 08/15/2011
Due to a system software upgrade, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be inaccessible for query or filing purposes between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 19. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We...
Tue, 08/09/2011
On Monday, August 8, 2011, there will be a change to the procedures for obtaining hearing dates along with an upgrade to CM/ECF and the Court's calendaring program...
Tue, 08/02/2011
Due to national network upgrade, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be unavailable for filing or query purposes from 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 5 until 6:30 p.m. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will be available during this period...
Sun, 07/03/2011
Due to technical issues , the court’s ECF/PACER system is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve these issues and hope to have the system back in service shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Wed, 06/01/2011
Due to a system software upgrade, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be inaccessible for query or filing purposes between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We...
Thu, 05/26/2011
The foreclosure crisis has affected individual home buyers, financial institutions, the economy, and bankruptcy courts. In response, several bankruptcy courts...
Mon, 05/09/2011
Mon, 04/18/2011
Due to national network maintenance , the court’s ECF/PACER system will experience intermittent connectivity between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We apologize for...
Thu, 04/14/2011
Due to Courthouse infrastructure maintenance, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be accessible for query purposes only between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 17. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We...
Tue, 04/05/2011
Due to a system software upgrade, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be inaccessible for query or filing purposes between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We...
Fri, 03/11/2011
Fri, 03/11/2011
Tue, 02/22/2011
The award will be presented at a ceremony to be held February 24, 2011, from 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the W Hotel, 541 Lexington Avenue, New York
Tue, 02/15/2011
Due to a system hardware upgrade, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be accessible for query purposes only between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 21. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will remain available. We apologize for...
Tue, 02/01/2011
Tue, 01/25/2011
Tue, 01/25/2011
Thu, 01/13/2011
There will be nationwide network maintenance on the PACER system Saturday, January 15, 2011. The disruptions will begin at 8 AM ET and continue until 5 PM ET. PACER users may have sessions terminated or experience difficulty logging in to the...
Tue, 01/04/2011
Thu, 12/23/2010
Effective January 3, 2011, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, will upgrade the CM/ECF system to allow for the electronic submission of proposed orders using the...
Fri, 12/10/2010
Sat, 12/04/2010
Wed, 11/10/2010
Due to a critical hardware update the court’s ECF/PACER system will be unavailable for filing or query purposes starting at 5:15 pm on Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will be unavailable during this period. The...
Tue, 11/02/2010
Thu, 10/21/2010
Mon, 08/30/2010
The proposed amendments, Rules Committee reports explaining the proposed changes, and other information are posted on the Judiciary’s Federal Rulemaking web site. The public...
Sun, 08/15/2010
The recall appointment of the Honorable Joel B. Rosenthal as a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of New York has been extended from...
Mon, 07/12/2010
Tue, 06/15/2010
Dennis E. Milton, a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of New York, passed away on May 31, 2010, after a long illness. Judge Milton’s death...
Fri, 04/23/2010