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You've entered our virtual courthouse and now are at the Front Counter. Our intake windows in the lobby of the Jacob Weinberger U.S. Courthouse are modeled after the original design used by the U.S. Postal Service, which occupied much of the building in 1913.

You won't have to stand at a window in our virtual courthouse! You can get the items you may need to help you with your bankruptcy filing directly from this page.

File a New Case or Pleadings

You can file your case in one of two ways: electronically using CM/ECF (Case Management / Electronic Case Files) or in person (over the counter) at the courthouse.

Filing Electronically with CM/ECF

If you are an attorney who is admitted to practice in the Southern District of California or a creditor representative, you can file electronically using CM/ECF after completing our CM/ECF training.

Filing in Person at the Courthouse or by Mail

Because filing electronically using CM/ECF is not yet mandatory in our court, you still can file your bankruptcy documents “over-the-counter” at the courthouse or by mail.

The 2005 Bankruptcy Act

Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the 2005 Bankruptcy Act; Pub. L. No. 109-8) that went into effect on October 17, 2005, changes have been made to the way bankruptcies are now filed. Here are several related Web sites that you may find helpful:

National Creditor Registration Service
(Creditor Registration of Preferred Address & Request for National Creditor Registration Service Participation)

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Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN)

The court is pleased to announce the availability of Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN). EBN is the process by which selected bankruptcy computer-generated notice information is transmitted electronically to businesses and individuals who have requested the service.  Click the EBN hyperlink above to find out more about this new way to receive notices. 


Need the Local Rules or the Latest Forms?

Sometimes, it can be confusing as to which Local Rules are in effect at a given time.We've minimized the confusion by providing you with online copies of the latest local rules. You can search and view them or download them to your computer for easier access.

Court forms for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California are available either individually or as a complete set. Forms can be viewed online as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files, or they can be opened in any word-processing software. (They are formatted as WordPerfect 6.1 files.)

Both PDF and WordPerfect files can be downloaded and saved on your computer.

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