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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.

Tue, 2020-08-25
Please see Administrative Order 20-11 - Western Division Administrative Order Regarding...
Mon, 2020-06-29
Check out PACER’s newly redesigned, informational and resource website, https://pacer.uscourts.gov. The website provides information about how the public can access federal court records electronically and...
Tue, 2020-04-21
Please see Administrative Order 20-09 - Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules Relating to SBRA Interim Rules With Revisions Necessitated by CARES Act; and...
Mon, 2020-04-20
A docket event has been created in CM/ECF for filing the Notice of Mortgage Forbearance. The new docket event can be found under Claim Actions > Notice of Mortgage Forbearance and under Limited Miscellaneous Events > Notice of Mortgage...
Wed, 2020-04-08
On March 27, Congress passed, and the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). Section 1113 of that legislation made several changes to the Bankruptcy Code, most of them temporary, to provide...
Tue, 2020-04-07
Reminder to all attorneys, case participants, the media, and the public: the recording or broadcasting of bankruptcy proceedings is strictly prohibited.
Mon, 2020-03-30
PLEASE NOTE: Judge Tamara O. Mitchell’s conference bridge number for telephonic hearings has changed. Please check the court website for the current number (https://www.alnb.uscourts.gov/content/judge-...
Fri, 2020-03-13
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA In an effort to reduce the public’s and our staff’s exposure to the Corona Virus (COVID-19), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama will conduct all...
Fri, 2020-03-27
Effective March 27, 2020, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered Administrative Order 20-06, Order Temporarily Suspending Requirement to Obtain Original Signatures from Debtors for Electronic Filings. This...
Tue, 2020-02-11
It is with sadness that we report the passing of Judge George S. Wright.  Judge Wright served as a referee in bankruptcy beginning in 1961 while practicing law with Rosen, Wright & Harwood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was appointed to the bench as...

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