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Important Court Updates Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts remains open. The offices in Boston, Worcester and Springfield are open to the public from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 pm. Other than in person, information on how to file pleadings can be found in Third Amended Standing Order 2020-03. Unless otherwise provided in the Notice of Hearing, all hearings are being conducted either telephonically or by video and information about such hearings can be found below.

Below please find a list of the Standing Orders and News and Announcements items that the Court has issued related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Should you have any further questions, please call our main line at (617) 748-5300. For emergency filings during non-business hours, please call (617)748-5317.

Please remember the Court Hearing Calendar is located on our homepage under Quick Links, or you can access it here.

 

Standing Orders

  • Standing Order 2020-02, Order Temporarily Modifying Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rule Appendix 8, Rule 7
  • Amended Standing Order 2020-02, Order Temporarily Modifying Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rule Appendix 8, Rule 7
  • Standing Order 2020-03, Order Temporarily Modifying the Means of Filing Pleadings by Pro Se/Unrepresented Parties
  • Amended Standing Order 2020-03, Order Temporarily Modifying the Means of Filing Pleadings by Pro Se/Unrepresented Parties
  • Second Amended Standing Order 2020-03, Order Temporarily Modifying the Means of Filing Pleadings by Pro Se/Unrepresented Parties
  • Third Amended Standing Order 2020-03, Order Temporarily Modifying the Means of Filing Pleadings by Pro Se/Unrepresented Parties
  • Standing Order 2020-4, Regarding the Extension of Certain Deadlines Related to the Meetings of Creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341(a) Due to the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Standing Order 2020-05, Order Amending Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rule, Appendix 5(b) and (d).
  • Standing Order 2020-06, Order Establishing Interim Amendments To Local Bankruptcy Rules Of The United States Bankruptcy Court For The District Of Massachusetts To Conform To The Interim Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Related To Subchapter V Of Chapter 11.
  • Standing Order 2020-07, Order Establishing An Exception to MBLR Appendix 1, Rule 13-15. Borrowings or Refinancing of Estate Property; Loan Modification Agreements.

 

News and Announcements

 

Guidelines and Restrictions for Courthouses

As of March 7, 2022, masking is no longer required in the public spaces and office of the Court. See General Order 2022-01 and General Orders 22-1 and 22-2 of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.