Announcement Archive

The court will eliminate its Mortgage Modification Mediation Program (MMM Program) on May 16, 2025, due to changes in applicable law.  Parties who are participating in the MMM Program as of that day may continue to use the program.  After the MMM Program’s discontinuation, the court encourages any party desiring mediation to consider using the court’s low-cost Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Panel.

https://www.canb.uscourts.gov/order/general-order-45-discontinuation-mortgage-modification-mediation-program-and-abrogation

The Court will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.

     In order to promote efficiency and consistency in practice across our district, the court has promulgated the below confirmation orders (hyperlinks) for use in cases under Subchapter V of Chapter 11. Each of the orders deals with a different confirmation scenario: 

          (1) Individual Debtor/Consensual Confirmation; 

          (2) Individual Debtor/Non-Consensual Confirmation; 

          (3) Corporate Debtor/Consensual Confirmation; and 

          (4) Corporate Debtor/Non-Consensual Confirmation.

     There are two major points of distinction between the orders: (i) whether confirmation is consensual (11 U.S.C. § 1191(a)) or non-consensual (11 U.S.C. § 1191(b)); and (ii) discharge, the timing and scope of which depend upon whether the reorganized debtor is an individual or a corporate entity and whether plan confirmation is consensual or non-consensual.

     Please understand that these orders are a starting point. As early as practicable in any given case, we encourage you to address with your presiding judge what changes they – or you – might wish to make to these orders when the time comes. We also encourage brevity and simplicity.

     As always, we thank you for your hard work and professionalism.
 

The California Northern Bankruptcy Court will upgrade our Case Management and Electronic Case Filing system to version 1.8.1. The system will be temporarily unavailable from Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 7:00 AM to Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM.

The Court will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year's Day.