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Archived 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.
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October 16, 2012
Our technicians are looking at it and we hope to resume normal operations shortly.
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September 18, 2012
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment changes to Local Rules. Read more.
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/General_Info/pdfs/...
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August 29, 2012
Read more.
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/General_Info/pdfs/ANNOUNCEMENT_2012-08-24.pdf
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August 24, 2012
The Honorable William Jay Riley, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, announced the court has appointed Kathleen Hvass Sanberg of Edina, Minnesota, as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of...
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August 22, 2012
Law Clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathleen H. Sanberg. Read more.
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/position_announcements.html
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August 22, 2012
Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure published for comment: The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and...
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August 21, 2012
For complete details read more.
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/Judge_Office/indexJudge.html#bulletin
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August 21, 2012
Minneapolis Conference Room Audio Visual System - Quote deadline - Friday, August 24, 2012. See RFQ for full details.
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August 8, 2012
The fee for filing a Chapter 11 case will increase to $1,213.00 for cases filed on or after November 21, 2012. The fee change provision is included in the Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 recently passed by Congress and...
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July 24, 2012
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/General_Info/pdfs/Adversary_Class_Announcement.pdf
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June 11, 2012
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/General_Info/pdfs/Changes%20to%20judge%20assignment%20process%20effective%20May%201.pdf
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April 30, 2012
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/General_Info/pdfs/MARCH2012ANNOUNCEMENTSFORWEBPOSTING%201.pdf
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February 21, 2012
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/Newsite/General_Info/Newsite/CM_ECF/CMtrainingdates.php
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February 6, 2012
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January 3, 2012
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November 14, 2011
The 4.1 conversion is complete and normal filing can resume. See the 4.1 newsletter for information about the new password requirement as well as other new 4.1 features. 4...
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November 11, 2011
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November 11, 2011
The following rule amendments and new forms were approved by the Judicial Conference in September, 2011 and will take effect December 1, 2011.
These rule and form changes will govern in all proceedings in bankruptcy cases...
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November 4, 2011
Effective October 1, 2011 the Minnesota Bankruptcy Court will discontinue transmitting Official Form B10, Proof of Claim, through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC). Proof of claim forms will be available at the clerk's offices in Minneapolis,...
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September 28, 2011
Mark Your Calendar - You're Invited to the 2012 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
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September 6, 2011
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August 25, 2011
Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing
The U.S. Bankruptcy Courts encourage the bankruptcy community to utilize Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN). EBN is a free service that allows court notices to be transmitted...
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July 7, 2011
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April 1, 2011
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February 17, 2011
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) began switching Data Centers from Sprint to AT&T on November 20, 2010.
To ensure that you continue receiving Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs), our recommendation is to update your...
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January 1, 2011
1. The Bankruptcy Practice Committee recommended and the judges agreed to the addition of a Notice of no objection entry in CM/ECF, which may be used by debtors' attorneys to apprise the court they have no objection to a motion for relief from...
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January 1, 2011
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May 13, 2010
The judiciary’s privacy policy restricts the publication of certain personal data in documents filed with the court. The policy requires limiting Social Security and financial account numbers to the last four digits, using only initials for the...
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May 13, 2010
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May 11, 2010
CD and Diskette Filings Eliminated: Effective June 1, 2009, all documents filed by attorneys in cases and adversary proceedings must be electronically filed through ECF only
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May 11, 2010
A list of chapter 11 cases pending in the district, a feature maintained on the court's website under the court's former electronic filing system, is back by popular demand. The list can be found as a link (Open Chapter 11 cases) under both the...
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May 11, 2010
The Eighth Circuit Judicial Council has approved promulgation of new Local Rule 4001-1, new Local Form 4001-1, amended Local Rule 4004-1 and new Local Form 4004-1. In addition, the Council approved abrogation of Local Form 2002-4(c).
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May 11, 2010
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May 11, 2010
On April 15, 2009, the Eighth Circuit Judicial Council approved an amendment to Local Rule 3015-2(b), as promulgated by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota on March 25. The rule is amended as follows:
(b)...
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May 11, 2010
To ensure compliance with Rule 1007(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Exhibit D to the voluntary petition will be required in all Bankruptcy cases filed by an individual debtor effective December 1, 2008. In the past, the Clerk'...
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May 11, 2010
Some attorneys have expressed confusion about the proper reaffirmation agreement form to be used in the District of Minnesota post-December 1, 2009.
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 4008(a), as revised effective December 1, 2009,...
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December 1, 2009
Fergus Falls Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office employees Delores Campbell and Suzy Johnson retired this past Friday after many years of dedicated service. We will miss them! Case administrator Sue Rocholl will continue to capably staff the Fergus...
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October 13, 2009
There will be NO chapter 13 confirmation calendar on July 2, 2009. Accordingly, the July confirmation calendar has been adjusted as follows:
July 9, 2009: Chief Judge Dreher
July 16, 2009: Judge O'Brien
July...
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August 4, 2009
RULE 4004-1. DISCHARGE UNDER CHAPTERS 12 AND 13
(a) DISCHARGE AFTER PLAN PAYMENTS COMPLETED. Upon completion of all applicable payments under the plan or modified plan in a chapter 12 or 13 case ...
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July 24, 2009
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment new Local Rule 4001-1 and Local Form...
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July 24, 2009
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April 17, 2009
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April 14, 2009
On October 20, 2008, the President signed the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, Pub.L. 110-438. The Act provides a temporary exclusion from the chapter 7 means test for National Guardsmen and Reservists called to a minimum of...
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April 10, 2009
The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota have approved for notice and comment changes to Local Rule 3015-2(b). The text of the proposed rule is available below. Comments will be accepted through January 12,...
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April 10, 2009
The following Bankruptcy Forms have been changed, effective December 1, 2008. Please note that use of old versions of the forms in cases filed on or after December 1, 2008 will result in the issuance of an order on partial filing requiring the...
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April 10, 2009
The following new rules and amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure will take effect on December 1, 2008:
Bankruptcy Rules 1005, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1015, 1017, 1019, 1020,
2002, 2003, 2007.1, 2015,...
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April 10, 2009
The Judicial Conference of the United States approved revisions to certain Bankruptcy Official Forms, to take effect December 1, 2007.
Attorneys are encouraged to contact their software providers to ensure access to the new forms by...
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March 3, 2008
On February 22, the Eighth Circuit Judicial Council approved amendments to Local Rule 2016-1(d), as promulgated by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota on February 5. The rule is amended as follows:
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February 22, 2008
On Monday, October 25, 2004, President Bush signed into law a bill retroactively extending Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code for 18 months from January 1, 2004 until July 1, 2005.
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October 25, 2004
NOTICE
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is currently in the process of migrating from its Electronic Records System (ERS) to the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. This transition is currently internal and does not affect...
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August 25, 2004
The Bankruptcy Court has traditionally served interested parties to a contested matter or adversary proceeding with paper copies of all orders. However, all documents, including orders, are now available electronically on the court's website....
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April 19, 2004
Judge Dreher is implementing a new calendaring system for motions for relief from stay. Attorneys will no longer need to contact the calendar clerk for a hearing date. Motions for relief from stay will be scheduled each Thursday at 2:30 pm (...
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April 15, 2004
If you are an out-of-state attorney and planning to file documents in Minnesota please read Out-of-State Filing Instructions. We require all attorneys to complete test filings before becoming certified in our Electronic Records System (ERS). A...
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February 11, 2004
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January 7, 2004
PRIVACY-RELATED RULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1. 2003
The Judicial Conference recently approved proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Official Bankruptcy Forms which will implement the Conference...
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December 1, 2003
ERS Fees Increase effective November 1, 2003.
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November 3, 2003
ERS Newsletter (transition from ERS to CM/ECF)
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November 1, 2003