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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.
Wed, 2022-10-05
Please see Administrative Order 22-05 - Amended and Restated Administrative Order Regarding Pleadings Permitted to be Filed With Negative Notice - (Northern Division)
Fri, 2022-09-30
Please see Administrative Order 22-04 - (Third) Western Division Administrative Order Regarding (I) Attorney's Fees Under § 4.3 of the Local Form Plan and (II) the Sequence of...
Fri, 2022-09-30
Effective October 1, 2022, The Honorable Jennifer H. Henderson will be the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Mon, 2022-09-19
Please see Administrative Order 22-03 for the Nothern Division - Administrative Order Regarding: (1) Attorney's Fees Under Section 4.3 of the Local Chapter 13 Plan, and (2)...
Fri, 2022-09-09
A proposed Admin Order for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Western Division, regarding Chapter 13 attorney fees and the sequence of payment of fees may be viewed...
Thu, 2022-09-01
Please see Administrative Order 22-02 (Effective October 1, 2022) for the Eastern Division - Administrative Order Regarding Extend and Impose Stay...
Tue, 2022-08-16
The public comment period opened today, August 15, 2022, and closes on February 16, 2023, regarding the following proposed amendments to existing rules and forms, as well as one new rule:
Appellate Rules 32, 35, 40, and Appendix on Length Limits...
Tue, 2022-08-16
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama is increasing the maximum attorney compensation exempt from fee application, pursuant to Bankr. N.D. Ala. Rule 2016-1(1), to $4,500.00 for debtors (an "Exempt Fee").
This is effective...
Thu, 2022-06-23
On June 21, 2022, the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act was signed into law. The Act amends Section 1182(1) of the Bankruptcy Code to include...
Wed, 2022-05-11
Please see Administrative Order 22-01 (Effective May 16, 2022) for the Northern Division - Amended Administrative Order Requiring Proposed Orders to be Submitted Timely Under...