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News & Announcements

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.

Fri, 07/21/2017
Attorneys may now access real-time Court Calendar information through ECF by running the Calendar Events Report found under the Reports Menu in ECF. Depending upon the options selected, the report can provide hearing and trial information for a...
Fri, 06/16/2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts proposes the adoption of a Local Plan. The Court will accept Public Comments for 30 days on the Local Plan for the District of Massachusetts from the date of this Notice....
Thu, 05/18/2017
"Deadlines Extended and Updated. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts is pleased to call for nominations for its fifth annual Pro Bono Recognition Awards. These awards recognize the pro bono contributions by...
Tue, 05/16/2017
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that its Official Local Forms are now available in fillable format on our website. This feature enables the user to enter information directly onto the...
Fri, 03/24/2017
Starting at noon Friday March 31, 2017 until 8:00 AM Monday April 3, 2017 the CM/ECF and PACER systems of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts will be completely unavailable.  During this period the CM/ECF and PACER systems...
Wed, 03/15/2017
The Office of the U.S. Trustee in Portland, ME is seeking applicants for appointment of the Chapter 13 standing trustee.  Please see the notice here.
Tue, 02/28/2017
Mary P. Sharon is appointed Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.  The Press Release may be viewed here: Clerk of Court Announcement
Tue, 02/07/2017
Effective February 7, 2017 are two new standing orders: Standing Order 2017-02 re Amendment to Massachusetts Local Bankruptcy Rule 5009-1...
Mon, 08/01/2016
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts has adopted new and amended Local Rules. These rules supersede any prior local rules and are effective August 1, 2016. The new rules in their entirety and a redline version showing...
Mon, 07/25/2016
During the interim period before a new judge takes the bench in Springfield, pending and future cases that would ordinarily be assigned to the Springfield judge will be assigned to one of our other judges. In order to distinguish the Springfield...

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