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...
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News & Announcements: November, 2024
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, 11/25/2024
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, CM/ECF was unavailable to the eastern half of the U.S. for much of the day. Availability of CM/ECF has now been restored.
Fri, 11/15/2024
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan will be closed for business and inaccessible on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024; Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024; and Wednesday,...
Fri, 11/15/2024
The United States Trustee Program issued a press release this week informing the public of a scam targeting bankruptcy debtors. The press release can be found here: ...
Fri, 11/15/2024
Please note that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan will be upgrading to the latest version of CM/ECF. The upgrade will require system downtime beginning at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 6, 2024. The system will be...
Wed, 11/06/2024
There have recently been nationwide reports of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEF) being sent to attorneys and law firms. The fake NEFs are phishing attempts. The sender tries to convince the recipient to reply to the email. If the...