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09/23/24

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California requests comments on proposed changes to the Chapter 13 Guideline Fees for consumer and business cases regarding the presumptive fees for attorneys.

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09/04/24

The court is pleased to announce the selection of Mark Schnakenberg as the next Clerk of Court for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California. Mr. Schnakenberg will be succeeding Michael Williams...

08/16/24

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Local Rules Advisory Committee, proposes new rule 1007-8 and amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules 1006-3; 2002-...

07/31/24

United States District Court for the Southern District of California seeks applicants for lawyer representatives.  If interested, please click here for more information.

06/20/24

Despite months of educational outreach to members of Congress by numerous bankruptcy judges and members of the bankruptcy bar nationwide, bipartisan legislation to continue the current debt limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13 is stalled in the...

03/21/24

Click here for more information on the winners.

03/20/24

The Honorable Margaret M. Mann will retire as a judge of the U.S....

12/19/23

Form CSD 1174 was amended effective December 19, 2023, to correct submission criteria.  CSD 1174 should be submitted with CSD 1182, Notice of Motion.  Any submission after December 19 that does not include a CSD 1182 will receive a deficiency....

11/30/23

The following forms have been amended as proposed:

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11/17/23

Thomas H. Billingslea, Jr., Chapter 13 trustee, retires effective November 30, 2023 at the end of the day.  We thank Mr. Billingslea for his valued service over many years. His active caseload will be assumed by Michael Koch (pronounced Cook) who...

11/01/23

General Order 204 adopts Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules effective December 1, 2023.  Amended rules are attached to the GO and can also be found here.  The...

10/26/23

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved increases to fees on the appellate, district and bankruptcy...

10/06/23

The courtrooms in the Weinberger Courthouse are now covered by wireless public internet access.  All computers have been removed from the courtrooms. WiFi names and passwords are available in the courtrooms.  The public counter area of the...

09/25/23

On October 1, 2023, the maximum rates allowable for transcript production will increase.  Please follow this link for the new rates.

09/15/23

October 1, 2023, the Court will begin using a digital recording system to capture the official record of Court proceedings.  Transcripts and audio files for hearings after October 1 will be available as instructed on the...

09/15/23

On October 1, 2023, the Court will discontinue the use of the AT&T dial-in service for remote appearances.  Please consult the Judge’s page on the website or contact the Courtroom Deputy for information on remote...

08/11/23

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Local Rules Advisory...

07/26/23

You may now use ChapMobile on your Apple or Android phone or mobile device to access Court Calendars for the Southern District of California.  The app useful...

06/30/23

The U.S. Trustee Program is implementing virtual § 341 meetings of creditors in chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases in the Southern District of California for § 341...

05/16/23

CM/ECF Availability

CM/ECF will be...

05/02/23

David Skelton, Chapter 13 trustee, retired effective April 30, 2023.  We thank Mr. Skelton for his valued service over many years. His caseload has been assumed by...

05/01/23

First, CM/ECF will be unavailable from 6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 6 for approximately 36 hours while the system, its database, and peripherals are upgraded to the...

03/29/23

On Monday, April 10, the Court Calendars will be produced using the Chambers Automation Program (CHAP).  The new Court...

12/01/22

The Court has signed General Order 173-E revising Chapter 13 Rights and Responsibilities and...

12/01/22

General Order 201 adopted Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules effective December 1, 2022.

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11/01/22

General Order 201 adopts Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules effective December 1, 2022.  Amended rules are...

10/18/22

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications to fill a Bankruptcy Judgeship for the Southern District of California...

09/30/22

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California requests comments on proposed changes to the Chapter 13 Rights and Responsibilities...

08/30/22

The Southern District of California is now accepting applications for new Lawyer Representatives. Applications must be submitted by Friday, September 9, 2022....

08/18/22

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Local Rules Advisory...

04/15/22

Local Rules
Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules are effective...

03/15/22

Local Rules
General Order 200 adopts Amendments to the...

03/11/22
  • Section 104 of the Code provides for adjustments to certain amounts at thee-year intervals.  That adjustment will affect three CSD Local Forms – CSD2120,...
02/10/22

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Local Rules Advisory...

02/09/22

The Honorable Louise De Carl Adler will retire as a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California on June 30, 2022.  See her letter to the...

12/01/21

General Order 199 adopts amendments to Local Form CSD 1300, Mandatory Chapter 13...

12/01/21

General Order 198 adopted Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules 2002-2(d);...

11/30/21

On November 30, 2021, updated MOR and PCR forms will be posted on the UST Program website for use in chapter 11 cases. Please see the...

11/01/21

General Order 198 adopts Amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules 2002-2(d); 2014...

09/20/21

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Bankruptcy Advisory Board,...

08/27/21

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by its Bankruptcy Advisory Board,...

06/25/21

Chief Judge Margaret Mann signed Admin Order 21-1 which vacates...

06/14/21

District Court Chief Judge Order...

05/20/21

Posted by Request of United States Trustee:

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04/01/21

From the April 1, 2021 GovDelivery Message:

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02/17/21

The U.S. Courts created a new category of document called Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs) after the company SolarWinds...

12/15/20

The Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) program permits proofs of claims to be filed directly from the court’s website. The (ePOC) program will create and file or...

11/17/20

General Order 173-D Effective December...

11/13/20

The Court has signed General Order 173-D revising Chapter 13 Rights and Responsibilities and...

09/29/20

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California requests comments on proposed changes to the Chapter 13 Rights and...

09/22/20

The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California has implemented the Electronic Self-Representation on-line tool which is now available to pro...

09/11/20

After 19 years with the California Southern Bankruptcy Court and a total of 34 distinguished years of service in the United States Courts, Dave Grube, Chief Deputy...

08/28/20

The U.S. Trustee Program has extended the requirement that section 341 meetings be conducted by...

08/21/20

The court is saddened at the passing of Todd Warshof. Parties in his cases may continue to require legal assistance and should consider whether to retain another...

08/14/20

August 14, 2020 - Please note that Administrative Orders 20-1-A, 20-1,...

08/12/20

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, having considered comments and suggestions provided by the Bankruptcy Advisory Board to the Court, proposes changes to Local Bankruptcy Rules 2002-2(e); 9010-1; 9010-5;...

08/05/20

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for the position of Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Oregon. This position will be available on or after October 2, 2021, however, the selection...

08/05/20

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for two (2) Bankruptcy Judgeships for the Central District of California. These positions are available immediately, however, the selection process...

06/12/20

June 12, 2020 – The U.S. Trustee Program is extending the requirement that section 341 meetings be conducted by telephone or video appearance to all cases filed through October 10, 2020.  However, if the responsible U.S. Trustee or case trustee...

05/01/20

On January 28, 2020, the Court adopted the Interim Amendments to the...

05/01/20

The court has implemented the following events for the filing of notices of mortgage forbearance under the CARES Act:...

04/06/20

On March 25, 2020, the court posted Administrative Order 20-2 to temporarily suspend certain signature requirements (due to...

04/06/20

Pursuant to Administrative Order 20-3, Subsection 6, the court has developed three new doc-type events for the expedited notice of intended action procedure to...

03/25/20

On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a national emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the “social distancing”...

03/25/20

In response to the Region 15 United States Trustee’s ("UST's") Notice RE: Section 341 Meeting of Creditors continuing all § 341 meetings, and the UST's request...

03/25/20

The guidelines previously issued have been amended to reflect changing conditions as the court gains experience with mandatory telephonic hearings. The...

03/18/20

The Bankruptcy Court has adopted General Order 194-B to amend Local...

03/13/20

In order to protect the public safety, and prevent the spread of the coronavirus ( COVID-19), the Court adopts the following visitor restrictions for all courthouses and probation and pretrial services offices in the...

03/10/20

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California continues to closely monitor the national and local...

12/20/19

Notice and opportunity for public comment having been given by the Court, General Order 194 has been filed and the effective date...

10/31/19

Guidelines Regarding Payment Notices on Home Equity Lines of Credit - Comments due November 30....

10/31/19

EXTENSION Public comment on Proposed Local Bankruptcy Rules...

10/25/19

The United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of...

10/22/19

On February 19, 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, P.L. 116-54 (SBRA) will go into effect - long before the normal...

09/11/19

The Honorable Margaret M. Mann has been appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge commencing on October 1, 2019, for a period of seven (7) years.  The court thanks our...

09/04/19

Presented by Legal Aid Society of San Diego Featuring Bankruptcy Judge Margaret M. Mann

October 8, 2019

MCLE Flyer.pdf

08/22/19

Trustee Billingslea will be relocating his office on August 22, 2019.  The new address is:

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03/26/19

The Court has revised two CSD forms and created a new form related to the pre-confirmation process in Chapter 13 cases. They are the CSD 1330 Pre-Confirmation Modification form,...

02/01/19

On January 11, 2019, given the lapse in appropriations to the Department of Justice and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California’s (“District Court”)...

01/22/19

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) now estimates that federal courts can sustain funded operations through Jan. 31, 2019. The Judiciary continues to explore ways to conserve funds so it can sustain paid operations through Feb. 1....

01/11/19

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laura S. Taylor has ordered all employees to continue to work according to normal schedules during any funding lapse having determined that all judges and their chambers staffs, the Clerk, as...

01/11/19

For the reasons outlined in District Court General Order No. 688, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California sua sponte will grant similar relief as to...

01/10/19

The courts are taking measures towards a goal of sustaining paid operations now until January 18, 2019. ...

12/26/18

Though portions of the government are shutdown due to a lapse in funding, all scheduled section 341 meetings will proceed as noticed.

12/22/18

Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government, the Judiciary remains open and can continue operations for approximately three weeks, through Jan. 11, 2019, by using court fee balances and other funds not dependent on a new appropriation....

12/21/18

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for the position of Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Nevada. The official duty station for this position is in Las Vegas, NV. ...

12/04/18

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California has gone dark and rescheduled hearings previously set for Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in observance of the National Day of Mourning to honor...

09/11/18

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for 2 Bankruptcy Judgeships.  One for the Eastern District of California (Fresno - available August 8, 2019) and one for...

07/20/18

Subsequent to the release of the new or revised CSD forms that became effective on July 1, 2018, we were made aware of one technical issue and one edit that needed to be made to small number of the revised forms.CSD  A zip file containing all of...

06/29/18

After a period of public comment, the amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules as presented in General Order 190 and 190-A are effective on Sunday, July 1, 2018. A...

05/30/18

On April 10, 2018, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California published General Order (GO) 190, which included several amendments to the court’s Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBR). The period for public comment has closed. However,...

05/24/18

Chapter 7 Trustee Guidelines — The standing panel of Chapter 7 Trustees have updated the guidelines for the administration of Chapter 7 cases as of April 20, 2018. The revised guidelines are posted on the...

04/10/18

The Court, having considered comments and suggestions provided by the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, implements changes to Local Bankruptcy Rules 1001-6(c); 3015-6; 4001-3; 9013-3; 9013-6(a); 9013-6(b); and 9013-7(d). All of the...

02/05/18

In November 2017, Chief Judge Laura S. Taylor wrote to Bar leaders explaining the court's current thoughts on Chapter 13 presumptive fees, along with an outline of the analysis that went into their creation. A copy of the letter is available...

12/20/17

An increase in quarterly fees paid by Chapter 11 debtors with disbursements of at least $1 million per quarter will take effect on January 1, 2018. Read more about...

12/01/17

As previously announced, the revised Chapter 13 Plan (CSD 1300) is now effective. A revised set of Guidelines for Using Mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (...

11/14/17

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California having previously adopted a revised Mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (see General Order 173-C), the Guidelines for Using...

11/02/17

The Court has reviewed the comments received following the publication of General Order 173-B and has made the following determination:

The Court adopts a revised Chapter 13 Plan (CSD 1300) and revised Chapter 13 Rights and...

09/12/17

The Court having considered the requirements of amended Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3015, effective December 1, 2017, proposes changes to its mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (currently CSD 1300.1 to be renumbered CSD 1300). In addition, the...

08/21/17

After a period of public comment, the amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules as presented in General Order 189 are now in effect. Specifically, the amendments include changes to Local...

07/14/17

The Court, having considered comments and suggestions provided by the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, implements changes to Local Bankruptcy Rules 1017-1(a) and (b); 2014-2(a); 3013-1; 5011-1(c); and 9013-10(c).

The Court also...

05/08/17

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Idaho. This position will be available on or after March 18, 2018. Click here to view the opportunity...

03/27/17

The Court, having adopted a new mandatory Chapter 13 plan for use in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of California, modifies Bankruptcy General Order No. 175-E to comply with the new mandated plan. The restated procedure for...

01/12/17

Information regarding the posting and application process are located at https://www.usajobs.gov. Enter 17-1876285 in the Keyword field. The job closes January 24, 2017.

11/22/16

On April 28, 2016, the Supreme Court adopted changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Civil, Criminal, and Bankruptcy Procedures that are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002...

11/22/16

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved an inflationary adjustment to a small number of fees; visit the court's Filing Fees page.

11/22/16

Many CSD forms have been modified primarily in response to the change in FRBP 9006 re: time after service. This .zip file contains all of the revised CSD forms, as well as the amended national form 410S2 Notice of Postpetition Mortgage Fees,...

11/16/16

The Court, having considered the upcoming amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure scheduled for December 1, 2016, implements changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBR). LBR 2002-2(d) is modified to delete the reference to...

10/03/16

After a period of public comment, the Court, having considered comments and suggestions provided by the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, adopts changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules.

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08/11/16

The Court having considered comments and suggestions provided by the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, implements changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules. The following revisions are proposed: Local Bankruptcy Rule 4002-2 is modified to...

06/07/16

The San Diego Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invites you to attend a presentation titled The Unveiling of the New Required Form Chapter 13 Plan.

  • Date: Monday, June 20, 2016
  • Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m....
06/02/16

After multiple periods allowing for public comment, Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-1 implementing the mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (CSD 1300.1) became effective on June 1, 2016. The Local Bankruptcy Rules and Administrative Procedures have been updated...

05/19/16

Having considered additional comments received, General Order 186-A is amended to adopt revised versions of the Mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (now designated as CSD 1300.1) and the...

04/18/16

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Washington - Tacoma. This position will be available on or after January 1, 2017. Click here to view...

04/12/16

A draft Mandatory Chapter 13 Plan having been published for comment on October 28, 2015, and the comments received having been reviewed and considered by the Court. This order adopts a revised version of the Mandatory Chapter 13 Plan (...

03/21/16

Revised dollar amounts in Official Forms 106C, 107, 122A-2, 122C-2, 201, 207, 410, Director's Forms 2000 and 2830, and certain instructions, effective April 1, 2016

Automatic adjustments will be made on April 1, 2016, to dollar...

03/03/16

The Ninth Circuit Office of the Circuit Executive invites applications from highly qualified candidates for Bankruptcy Judge positions in the following districts:

  • District of Montana, Butte - available on or after...
02/24/16

Information regarding the posting and application process are located at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/viewdetails/429565700. The complete application package must be submitted...

02/17/16

ECF will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday 2/19 until 5 p.m. Sunday 2/21 for the NextGen conversion.

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11/24/15

December 1 Forms Changes - UPDATE

Most Official Bankruptcy Forms are scheduled to be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted and renumbered versions effective December 1, 2015. Other National forms (known as...

11/06/15

Most Official Bankruptcy Forms are scheduled to be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted, and renumbered versions effective December 1, 2015. Other National forms (known as Director’s Forms) are being renumbered; they also are...

10/28/15

The local Chapter 13 Plan Committee has completed work on a draft mandatory Chapter 13 plan for use in the Southern District of California. The draft plan is now available...

10/21/15

A sophisticated phone scam is targeting bankruptcy filers in several states, using personal information from filings and posing as attorneys to get intended victims to immediately wire money to satisfy a debt. The National Association of Consumer...

10/01/15

Most Official Bankruptcy Forms are scheduled to be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted, and renumbered versions. The forms will become effective December 1, 2015.

To view the pending Official Bankruptcy Forms, Committee Notes...

10/01/15

The Court, having considered the implications of Harris v. Viegelahn, _____U.S.____, 135 S. Ct. 1829 (2015), modifies Bankruptcy General Order No. 175-D to delete paragraphs 7 and 8 pending further analysis by the Court. Further, LBR...

08/28/15

These two job opportunities are for the San Diego United States Trustee’s Office.

Paralegal Specialist

Job Opportunity Announcement Number UT-15-1486018 opened on August 20, 2015 and closes at 12 a.m. on September...

08/06/15

Programmer Analyst and Network Administrator vacancy announcements and position descriptions have been posted on the Job Vacancy page. Applications are being accepted from August 12 - 30, 2015.

02/27/15

The February 27, 2015 edition of the Bankruptcy Confidential newsletter (in PDF) is now available. Newsletter topics include new Statement of Position (SOP) for UST and Chapter 13 Trustee,...

02/04/15

The February 2015 edition of the Bankruptcy Confidential newsletter (in PDF) is now available. Newsletter topics include items that are effective March 1, 2015: New Local Rules and Administrative Procedures,...

01/28/15

On January 28, 2015, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court adopted the final version of the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBR) originally published for comment on September 16, 2014. In addition, the Court has also redrafted and broadened the Administrative...

11/26/14

The December 2014 edition of the Bankruptcy Confidential newsletter (in PDF) is now available. Topics include: Forms and procedures effective December 1, 2014, Motion to Restrict Public Access, Direct Appeal...

11/25/14

Concurrent with its revision of the entire Local Bankruptcy Rules, the United States Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California has proposed an amendment to LBR 3017-2 enabling the CSD 1152 “Chapter 11 Individual Combined Plan of...

10/15/14

The Fall 2014 edition of the Bankruptcy Confidential newsletter (in PDF) is now available. Topics include: Proposed Local Rule revisions, Ch 11 Individual Debtor cases, PDF file-size changes, and...

09/16/14

The United States Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California has proposed amendments to its Local Bankruptcy Rules. The draft is the product of the court's Local Rules Committee of practitioners and the Bankruptcy Court's judges. It is...

08/28/14

Chapter 13 Trustee Thomas Billingslea's new address (401 West A Street, Suite 1680, San Diego, CA 92101) has been updated on our Trustee page. This...

05/30/14

The Judicial Conference has approved an amendment to raise the administrative fees for the filing of all new bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings as of June 1, 2014. Also, the fee increase impacts the administrative fees for the division of...

05/22/14

The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges is now accepting applications for its Honorable Cornelius Blackshear Presidential Fellowships for minority lawyers who practice bankruptcy law. Click on this link for information about Judge Blackshear...

05/02/14

The Judicial Conference has approved an amendment to raise the fees for the following filings:

  • Administrative Fees for filing Chapter 7, 12, and 13 (from $46 to $75); for filing Chapter 9, 11, and 15 cases (from $46 to $550)...
03/31/14

Chief Judge Laura S. Taylor of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California asked the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to survey members of the Bar to assess her level of performance. The judge's decision to ask the FJC...

03/06/14

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for Bankruptcy Judge positions in the following districts:

  • Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division - available...
04/22/04

On April 22, 2004, the Chapter 13 Trustees released a revised Chapter 13 Plan recommended form.