Effective August 19, 2021, the Honorable William J. Fisher’s chambers and courtroom have moved within the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Judge Fisher is now presiding in Courtroom 2A...
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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.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota is recruiting for a full-time Term Law Clerk to Chief Judge Michael E. Ridgway. For complete details click here.
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules and Forms Posted for Public Comment through February 16, 2022
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved publication for public comment of the following...
Registration is now open. You may register for the conference at:
www.yesevents.com/8thCircuitJC
The judges of the Eighth Circuit courts invite you to join them October 27 - 29,...
The Duluth office of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota will be closed from 12:00-4:30 on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota is recruiting for a full-time Term Law Clerk to Judge William J. Fisher. For complete details click here.
Due to a building-wide air conditioning outage, the Clerk's Office in Duluth will be closed in the afternoons (1:00-4:30 p.m.) from Tuesday, July 13, through Thursday, July 15.
The Bankruptcy Court family extends congratulations and best wishes to Judge Robert J. Kressel, as he retires after 38½ years of service as a bankruptcy judge for the District of Minnesota. He is the second longest serving bankruptcy judge in the...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota will be closed on Friday, June 18, 2021, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day.
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, June 19, 2021, from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The 2021 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference will take place October 27 - 29, 2021 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a full conference for all judges and members of the bar.
Additional details are available...
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment proposed amendments to Local Form 3015-1 , the Chapter 13 Plan form.
A redlined version of the proposed revised plan form...
Tricia Pepin has been selected to serve as the next Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota. Ms Pepin currently serves as Chief Deputy Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Prior to her appointment as...
On May 25, 2021, Chief U.S. District Judge John Tunheim issued an Administrative Order providing updated guidance on the use of masks and face coverings in the U.S. Courthouses in the District of Minnesota. A copy of the Order is available...
Amendments to Local Rules 1007-4, 2002-1, 2002-5 and 9013-3, new Local Rule 2016-2, and new Local Form 2016-2 will take effect June 1, 2021 and will govern in all bankruptcy cases commenced on or after June 1, 2021.
Redlined text of the...
On June 30, 2021, Judge Robert J. Kressel will retire after 38½ years of service as a Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Minnesota.
Judge Kressel retired from regular service as a Bankruptcy Judge in June 2012, but has served as a...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, May 8, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
In coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service and the General Services Administration, the United States Courthouses located in St. Paul and Minneapolis will be closed on April 20, 2021 beginning at 3:00p.m.
During the closure period:...
The Minneapolis Office of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota will be unstaffed from Monday, April 19 through Monday, April 26, 2021. Throughout this period, court staff will be available by phone to assist callers...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, April 3, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance. Please note that after this maintenance, the following browser versions will no longer be supported due to...
Due to the migration to NextGen, the CM/ECF filing system for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 18, through 8:00 a.m. Monday, March 22. If you have an emergency...
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment:
1. Proposed Abrogation of Local Rule 1007-4(b);
2. Proposed New Local Rule 2016-2; and
3. Proposed New Local...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, February 20, 2021, from 4:00 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
We have positions open for Clerk of Court, Chief Deputy Clerk, Operations Supervisor-St. Paul, Case Administrator-St. Paul, and Network Administrator. Please see our Employment page for more information.
During a virtual meeting of the Bankruptcy Section on Tuesday, January 19, Chief Judge Ridgway presented the Judge Nancy C. Dreher Pro Bono Distinguished Service Award to attorneys Peter Greenlee, Yvonne Michaud Novak and Dennis Ryan, recognizing...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, January 23, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit seeks applications from highly qualified candidates for a fourteen-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Minnesota. The position is headquartered in St....
Due to security concerns, Chief District Judge John Tunheim has ordered the closure of the federal courthouses in Fergus Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul on Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 20, 2021. A copy of Chief Judge Tunheim’s...
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, January 16, 2021, from 5:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
Amendments to Local Rules 2014-1(b), 3015-1, 3015-2, 3015-3, 3016-1, 3017-1, 3017.1-1, 3018-1, 3019-2, 3020-1, 3020-2, 3020-3, 9011-4 and 9013-5 will take effect January 1, 2021 and will apply in all cases filed on and after January 1, 2021....
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment proposed amendments to Local Rules 9013-3 and 2002-1.
The text of the proposed rules is available...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, December 19, 2020, from 5:00 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Thursday, December 24, Friday, December 25, Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1.
On December 1, 2020, certain filing and other fees will increase. In addition, amendments to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002(f), (h) and (k), 2004, 8012, 8013, 8015 and 8021 will take effect December 1, 2020.
Detailed information...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from midnight until approximately 7:00 a.m. to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2020, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, November 21, 2020, from 5:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, October 12 in observance of Columbus Day. CM/ECF will be fully functional.
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, October 3, 2020, from 8:00 AM until approximately 9:00 AM in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
In December, the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court will appoint several new members to the Bankruptcy Practice Committee. The Practice Committee meets every other month to address local rule changes and to provide input and suggestions on...
Please note the different maintenance windows for CM/ECF and the MNB website.
CM/ECF will be unavailable on Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
The MNB...
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment proposed amendments to Local Rules 2014-1, 3015-1, 3015-2, 3015-3, 3016-1, 3017-1, 3017.1-1. 3019-1, 3019-2, 3020-1, 3020-2, 3020-...
The Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis will be closed to the public on Friday, September 11, 2020.
On August 18, 2020, Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim updated the entrance protocols for all U.S. Courthouses in Minnesota to reflect that anyone who has traveled within the last 14 days to any country or area identified by the CDC as...
PAY.GOV will not be available for payment processing on Saturday, August 22, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until approximately 10:00 p.m. due to system maintenance. CM/ECF will still be available for filings, but payments are not able to be processed...
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to the Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules, including the following Bankruptcy Rules and related forms:
...CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, August 15, 2020, from 6 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
CM/ECF will be unavailable Sunday, August 9, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
In a virtual ceremony on July 23, 2020, Chief Judge Michael Ridgway presented the 2020 Raeder Larson Public Service Award to Steven Murakami and Miluska Novota.
Congratulations, Steven and Miluska!
...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Sunday, July 26, 2020, from 12:00 a.m. (midnight) until 10:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, July 18, 2020, from 5:00 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
On June 28, 2020, the Judiciary launched PACER’s newly redesigned, informational and resource website, https://pacer.uscourts.gov. The website provides information about how the public can...
CM/ECF will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance starting Friday, June 19, at 8:00 p.m. The maintenance will be completed by Sunday, June 21, at 6:00 p.m.
Please plan accordingly.
The Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and Customshouse in Duluth, Minnesota, including the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office, will be closed to the public for business on Monday, June 15, 2020, in remembrance of the lives of...
CMECF will be unavailable Sunday, June 7, 2020, from 8:00 AM until approximately 8:00 PM in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The Bankruptcy Court’s Minneapolis and St. Paul clerk’s offices will be unstaffed on Friday, May 29, 2020. Staff will be working from home and are able to assist callers with requests and inquiries.
Orders on partial case filing and Orders on partial conversion entered between March 23 and May 29, 2020 required filing of the completion within 30 days rather than 14 days.
Orders on partial case filing and Orders on partial conversion...
EFFECTIVE MAY 18, 2020, MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE U.S. COURTHOUSES IN THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA.
Details of the courthouse entrance requirements are available...
CM-ECF will be unavailable Saturday, April 18, 2020, from 4:00 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
Information clarifying the March 23 Order governing debtor signatures, providing guidance on phone requests requiring payment by credit card, and updating other details on the Bankruptcy Court’s operations during the COVID-19 outbreak are...
Deadlines for filing completions extended and debtor signature requirements suspended, subject to certain conditions
For details, see COVID-19 page.
There are two Case Administration openings in our St. Paul office. Click here to view the job decriptions.
The Bankruptcy Court is closely monitoring and following recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local public health officials, and preparedness guidelines from the Administrative Office of the U.S....
CMECF and www.mnb.uscourts.gov will be unavailable Sunday, March 8, 2020, from midnight until approximately 11:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan...
The CMECF website at ecf.mnb.uscourts.gov will be unavailable Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. until approximately 9:15 p.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
Amendments to Local Rules 3015-2 and 9006-1 and Local Forms 2016-1 and 4001-1 will take effect March 1, 2020 and will govern in all bankruptcy cases commenced on or after the March 1, 2020 effective date.
A redlined copy of the amendments...
On February 28, 2020, Maurya “Mo” McSheehy, calendar clerk to Judge Constantine, will retire after almost 21 years of federal service. Congratulations, Mo!
Effective February 25, Alicia Pinotti will assume calendar duties for Judge...
CMECF will be unavailable on the following dates:
- Saturday, February 15, 2019, from 4:00 a.m. until approximately noon for regular maintenance
- Tuesday, February 18, 2019, from 8:00 p.m. until midnight for a system upgrade...
On February 7, 2020, the Judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota adopted twelve Interim Rules related to cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.
The General Order adopting the rules and...
CM/ECF and www.mnb.uscourts.gov will be unavailable Sunday, February 9, 2020, from midnight until approximately 8:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan...
Effective immediately, Heidi Jackson will assume calendar clerk duties for Chief Judge Ridgway.
Heidi can be reached by phone at 612-664-5263 and by email at heidi_jackson@mnb.uscourts.gov...
CMECF and www.mnb.uscourts.gov will be unavailable Saturday, January 25, 2020, from midnight until approximately 3:00 a.m. in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, January 18, 2020, from 4 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
Beginning February 1, 2020, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota will require those requesting payment of unclaimed funds to submit their request using the new, nationally-developed form Application for Payment of Unclaimed...
CMECF will be unavailable Saturday, December 21, 2019, from 4 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
Please plan accordingly.
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on the following days for the holidays:
Monday, December 23, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
In September, the Judicial Conference amended the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule for the appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to increase...
Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Procedure, the Rules of Evidence, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, and the Rules...
The Mankato 341 meeting location is changing. Beginning with the January 8, 2020 341 calendar, the new location will be at the Blue Earth County History Center, Maple River Room, 424 Warren Street, Mankato, MN 56001.
Visibility and road conditions are poor and the plows are unable to keep up yet except for a few designated emergency routes. The Duluth School District, as well as, other surrounding area school districts have also begun cancelling school for...
CMECF will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance starting Friday, November 15, at 6:00 p.m. The maintenance will be completed by Sunday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m.
Please plan accordingly.
Please remember, if an amendment to a petition to correct the debtor’s name or social security number is filed after the notice of meeting of creditors has been noticed, debtors represented by an attorney must file a notice of corrected case...
The CMECF training server maintenance has been extended until Sunday, November 3, at 5:00 p.m. Please note, this maintenance only applies to the CMECF training server and has no impact on the live CMECF server.
The CM/ECF training server will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance starting Wednesday, October 30, at 9:00 a.m. until Thursday, October 31, at 5:00 p.m. Please note, this maintenance only applies...
The United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the...
On February 19, 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, P.L. 116-54 (SBRA) will go into effect – long before the normal three-year rules amendment process runs its course. As a temporary measure, the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy...
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment proposed amendments to Local Rules 3015-2 and 9006-1 and Local Forms 2016-1 and 4001-1. In addition to amendments to Local Form...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 4 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
In an effort to improve the diversity of the federal bankruptcy bench and bar, the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System will present a simultaneous, nationwide event on October 24 from 3-5 pm...
A summary and complete redlined version of the rule and form amendments is available here.
In December, the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court will appoint several new members to the Bankruptcy Practice Committee. The Practice Committee meets every other month to address local rule changes and to provide input and suggestions on...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, September 21, 2019, from 4 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
On June 25, 2019, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved publication of proposed amendments to the appellate, bankruptcy and civil rules for public comment. Included are proposed amendments Federal Rules of...
CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, July 20, 2019, from 4:00 a.m. until approximately noon in order to perform system maintenance.
On July 16, 2019, Chief Judge Michael Ridgway presented the 2019 Raeder Larson Public Service Award to James Renken and John Strong.
Congratulations, James and John!
...
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2019 and Friday, July 5, 2019.
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment proposed amendments to Local Rules 5005-1, 7055-1, 9010-3, 9011-4, 9013-2 and 9013-3. The text of the proposed rules is available...