News & Announcements: 05/2014

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, 05/27/2014
United States Bankruptcy Court to Again Honor Its Volunteers
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts is pleased to call for nominations for its second annual Pro Bono Recognition Awards. These awards recognize the pro bono contributions by individual lawyers, law firms,...
Sat, 05/10/2014
Bankruptcy Filing Fees Increase as of June 1, 2014
Effective June 1, 2014 the fee for filing bankruptcy under any chapter and the fee for filing an adversary proceeding will increase as follows:

  • Chapter 7: $335
     
  • Chapter 9: $1717
     
  • Chapter 11: $...
Fri, 05/09/2014
Pro Hac Vice Procedures Change

Effective Monday May 12, payments for appearing PRO HAC VICE will be made electronically to the United States District Court.  Please see the Pro Hac Vice Procedures page for details.

Fri, 05/09/2014
Media Credentials

The Court's media credentials instructions and application can be found on this page.

Thu, 05/01/2014
CM/ECF Motion Changes

The CM/ECF system will be updated to reflect modifications to motions available for docketing. Some motions will no longer be available for use and replacement events have been provided. A summary of those motions and their respective...