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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.
Effective December 1, 2014
Congress has taken no action on the amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence adopted by the Supreme Court and...
Please note that the ECF system will be available. If you need to submit papers to the Court, please click here for information on how to do so.
At its September 2014 session, the Judicial Conference approved several changes to the bankruptcy court miscellaneous fee schedule, effective December 1, 2014.
- An increase of $50 to the fee assessed under...
The following amendments to the Official Bankruptcy Forms will take effect on December 1, 2014.
Official Forms 3A (Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments) and 3B (Application to Have the...
The following rules were adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress in April 2014. These rules will be effective December 1, 2014, unless Congress acts otherwise.
- Appellate Rule 6
- ...
The United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York announces the deployment of the ECF Password Reset Program. ECF users who have forgotten their password can automatically change it without having to contact the Clerk’s Office...
The current term of office of Judge Alan H.W. Shiff, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Connecticut, is due to expire on March 19, 2015. The Judicial Council of the Second Circuit is considering recalling Judge Shiff to another...
Due to additional national network maintenance, the court's ECF/PACER system will experience intermittent access from Midnight on Saturday, October 4 until 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 5.
The Voice Case Informtion System (VCIS) will be...
Due to national network maintenance, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be unavailable for filing or query purposes from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 27 until 12:00 a.m on September 28. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will be...
Chief Judge Carol Bagley Amon is pleased to announce that Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto will preside at the naturalization ceremony to be held at the historic King Manor Museum, in celebration of Constitution Day.
Constitution Day and...
The following rules were adopted by Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress in April 2014:
- Appellate Rule 6
- Bankruptcy Rules 1014, 7004, 7008, 7054, 8001–8028, 9023, and 9024
- Criminal Rules 5, 6, 12, 34,...
STATEMENT OF WORK AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Background:
The United States Bankruptcy Court...
STATEMENT OF WORK AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Background:
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York is soliciting proposals to install audio...
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and forms, and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment...
A free informational Bankruptcy Workshop will be held at The New York City Bar Justice Center on August 28, 2014. Click here for more details...
By General Order dated December 8, 2009, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York adopted a Loss Mitigation Program to provide a comprehensive court supervised program to facilitate consensual resolutions for...
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York are pleased to announce that Louis A. Scarcella was sworn in as a bankruptcy judge in this district on May 16, 2014. The swearing in ceremony took...
STATEMENT OF WORK AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Background:
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York is soliciting proposals to install audio equipment in courtrooms 760, 860, and 960 in our...
At its March 2014 session, the Judicial Conference approved several changes to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule effective June 1, 2014, as follows:
(1) The Judicial Conference approved an increase to the adversary filing fee...
Please be advised that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York will be performing a system maintenance on its ECF/Pacer system which will occur between 5:30 p.m and 6:30 p.m. on Friday April 18, 2014. The Voice Case...
Please be advised that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York will perform a system upgrade on its ECF/PACER system. The system will be inaccessible for query or filing purposes between 7:00 a.m and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5...
Due to national network maintenance, the court’s ECF/PACER system will be unavailable for filing or query purposes from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 until 4:00 a.m on March 16. The Voice Case Information System (VCIS) will be available during...
Please be advised that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York is experiencing an outage that affects the ability to access the ECF/PACER systems. We are working hard to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and...
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York announces the formation of a Chapter 11 Lawyers' Advisory Committee, which will provide a forum for ...
In Memoriam
Joseph P. Hurley
November 24, 1942 - February 2, 2014
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York...