Automatic adjustments will be made on April 1, 2025, to dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, one provision in Title 28, seven Official Bankruptcy Forms which contain adjusted dollar amounts, the Instructions for...
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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, 02/13/2025
Judge Boyd has revised his procedures regarding requests for adjournments, last-minute filings, and remote appearances for hearings. The new procedures can be viewed at https://www.miwb.uscourts.gov/content...
Wed, 01/22/2025
Tue, 01/21/2025
Please take notice that the eSR (Electronic Self-Representation) module in CM/ECF, which allows pro se debtors to file their cases electronically, will be discontinued in the Western District of Michigan effective February 18, 2025.
Thu, 01/09/2025
Tue, 12/31/2024
January 9, 2025 has been designated a National Day of Mourning to honor James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States.
A number of court hearings are scheduled on the morning of January 9 and those hearings WILL go...
Tue, 12/17/2024
Mail delivery to Canada has been suspended due to an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Post Workers. Since November 15, 2024, notices that the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) has attempted to deliver to Canada are being held at...
Mon, 12/02/2024
As a reminder, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan will be upgrading to the latest version of CM/ECF this coming weekend The upgrade will require system downtime beginning at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 6, 2024, and...
Mon, 12/02/2024
Effective December 1, 2024, the following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Official Bankruptcy Forms, and Director's Bankruptcy Forms are amended:
- Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 4004, 5009, 7001, 8023.1 (new rule), and 9006;
- ...
Wed, 11/27/2024
Please take notice that amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007, 4004, 5009, 7001, 8023.1 (new) and 9006 become effective December 1, 2024. In addition, Official Form 423 will be abrogated. For detailed information, please...