(a) CHAPTER 7 AND 13 CASES. A petition commencing a chapter 7 or 13 case shall be filed in the division listed below for the county designated in the petition as the county for the debtor's mailing address. If two cities are listed for a county, the petition may be filed in either division. The clerk may permit or direct the filing of a petition in a particular division if the debtor has an interest in property in several counties or is an affiliate of a debtor in a pending case, or for other good cause. The repeated filing of petitions in incorrect divisional offices will be referred to the judge assigned to an incorrectly filed petition and may result in the issuance of an order to show cause or sanctions.
County - Division Where Petition Is To Be Filed:
Aitkin - Duluth | Isanti - Minneapolis | Pipestone - St. Paul |
Anoka - Minneapolis | Itasca - Duluth | Polk - Fergus Falls |
Becker - Fergus Falls | Jackson - St Paul | Pope- Fergus Falls |
Beltrami - Fergus Falls | Kanabec - Duluth | Ramsey - St Paul |
Benton - Duluth | Kandiyohi - Minneapolis | Red Lake - Fergus Falls |
Big Stone - Fergus Falls | Kittson - Fergus Falls | Redwood - St Paul |
Blue Earth - St Paul | Koochiching - Duluth | Renville - Minneapolis |
Brown - St Paul | Lac Qui Parle - St Paul | Rice - St Paul |
Carlton - Duluth | Lake - Duluth | Rock - St Paul |
Carver - Minneapolis | Lake of The Woods - Fergus Falls | Roseau - Fergus Falls |
Cass - Duluth | LeSueur - St Paul | St Louis - Duluth |
Chippewa - Minneapolis | Lincoln - St Paul | Scott - St Paul |
Chisago - St Paul | Lyon - St Paul | Sherburne - Minneapolis |
Clay - Fergus Falls | Mahnomen - Fergus Falls | Sibley - St Paul |
Clearwater - Fergus Falls | Marshall - Fergus Falls | Stearns - Fergus Falls |
Cook - Duluth | Martin - St Paul | Steele - St Paul |
Cottonwood - St Paul | McLeod - Minneapolis | Stevens - Fergus Falls |
Crow Wing - Duluth | Meeker - Minneapolis | Swift - Minneapolis |
Dakota - St Paul | Mille Lacs - Duluth | Todd - Fergus Falls |
Dodge - St Paul | Morrison - Duluth | Traverse - Fergus Falls |
Douglas - Fergus Falls | Mower - St Paul | Wabasha - St Paul |
Faribault - St Paul | Murray - St Paul | Wadena - Fergus Falls |
Fillmore - St Paul | Nicollet - St Paul | Waseca - St Paul |
Freeborn - St Paul | Nobles - St Paul | Washington - St Paul |
Goodhue - St Paul | Norman - Fergus Falls | Watonwan - St Paul |
Grant - Fergus Falls | Otter Tail - Fergus Falls | Wilkin - Fergus Falls |
Hennepin - Minneapolis | Olmsted - St Paul | Winona - St Paul |
Houston - St Paul | Pennington - Fergus Falls | Wright - Minneapolis |
Hubbard - Fergus Falls | Pine - Duluth | Yellow Medicine - St Paul |
(b) CHAPTER 11 AND 12 CASES. A petition commencing a chapter 11 or 12 case may be filed in any division of the clerk but will not be assigned to a judge or given a case number until after processing. After it is assigned to a judge under Local Rule 1073-1, the case shall be assigned to the appropriate division.