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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.
| Mon, 10/15/2012 | Local Rules Update: Correction of Inadvertent Omission |
After publication of the set of Local Rules effective October 1st, it was discovered that during the renumbering and editing process one existing local rule was inadvertently omitted. ... |
| Wed, 10/10/2012 | Clarification on Order Distribution |
The recent shift in responsibility for distribution of orders has resulted in many inquiries to Clerk staff, and some good suggestions on narrowing the certificate of service requirement for those instances where counsel believes electronic... |
| Fri, 09/28/2012 | Notice of New Chief Judge |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has appointed Judge James K. Coachys to serve as Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court, effective October 1, 2012. September 28, 2012... |
| Mon, 09/24/2012 | Reminder of Changes to Your Office Practices Resulting from Amendments to Local Rules and Change in Order Distribution |
Amendments to the Local Rules become effective October 1, 2012. Those amendments may significantly impact the office practices of many bankruptcy attorneys because the Court is shifting responsibility for distribution of many notices, as well as... |
| Mon, 09/10/2012 | Centralized Processing of Returned BNC Mail |
This month, the Judiciary’s Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) contractor will begin accepting, processing and securely disposing of notices that would otherwise be returned to the bankruptcy courts by the United States Postal Service (USPS). ... |
| Wed, 08/29/2012 | Notice of Effective Date of Amendments to Local Rules |
The Bankruptcy Judges have adopted the amendments to the Local Rules previously circulated for public comment, with slight revisions. More Info... |
| Wed, 08/29/2012 | Proposed Additions to Local Rules: Comment Period |
The Bankruptcy Judges are considering amendments to the local rules. The rules are attached to this notice. More Info |
| Wed, 07/11/2012 | Proposed Amendments Submitted by the Rules Committee for Consideration by Judges |
The Advisory Committee on Local Rules (“the Committee”) convened in late 2011 for the principal purpose of determining how best to include references to the local rules of the District Court. ... |
| Mon, 06/04/2012 | Public Notice to Customers Presenting Checks |
When you provide a check as payment, you authorize this court to either use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check |
| Thu, 04/05/2012 | Change to Required Retention of Original Signature Documents |
When electronic filing was implemented in this District, the Court established the requirement that documents with the original signatures, or ‘wet signatures,’ were to be retained by the filer for at least three years after the closing of the... |