U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Colorado

Welcome to the home page of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. We offer this service as part of our continuing effort to provide you with easy access to information related to the Court. Your comments are welcomed and may be sent to us by e-mail at: Colorado Bankruptcy Court. However, substantive documents tendered for filing in the official records of the Court must be submitted in writing in accordance with the established rules of procedure. The Court does not accept motions, applications, pleadings, claims, statements nor other documents via e-mail.

Important Notice Regarding Time Period Changes Effective December 1, 2009, Including 14-Day Deadlines for Filing Schedules, Statements, Chapter 13 Plans, and Bankruptcy Appellate Briefs

Among the time computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a).

Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.

+Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("BAPCPA"):

Credit Counseling/Personal Financial Management Certification:
Please visit http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/ for the most recent information on approved credit counseling agencies and approved personal financial management instructional course providers. That website also has links to contemporaneously updated information generated by the Bureau of the Census and the Internal Revenue Service for completing the Statement of Current Monthly Income form.

Please review this WARNING about credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy. Voluntary petitions will be rejected if credit counseling is not completed before the filing of an individual voluntary petition or if an 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(3) or (h)(4) exemption is not met as required by the statute and Interim Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(3). (In the case of electronic submissions by attorneys, those cases will be dismissed.)
Notice to Individual Consumer Debtors Under § 342(b) Of The Bankruptcy Code
Please see General Procedure Orders enacted after September of 2005 for rules that may relate to new requirements under BAPCPA.

+Public Announcements:

New General Procedure Orders - Please see the Index to General Procedure Orders for three new General Procedure Orders effective 12/1/2009. GPO 2009-3 In the Matter of Obsolete General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders of the court; GPO 2009-4 In the Matter of Chapter 13 Fee General Procedure Order; and GPO 2009-5 In the Matter of Mandatory Electronic Filing for Certain Creditors and Their Agents Filing Proofs of Claim or Interest.
Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.
Notice of Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - General Order No. 4 - On September 29, 2009 the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAP”) entered General Order No. 4 dated September 9, 2009. The General Order announces that the BAP is conducting a one-year pilot program utilizing the services of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Mediation Office. Appeals filed with the BAP on or after October 1, 2009 may be subject to review by a panel of BAP Judges for referral to the Mediation Office.

Please click here to read the full notice and click here to view General Order No. 4.
NEW EFFORTS TO PROTECT PRIVATE INFORMATION WHEN FILING ELECTRONICALLY. - In the near future, when attorneys login to ECF to file a document electronically, there will be a reminder of the attorney's redaction responsibility and filers will be required to affirm that they read the notice and understand that they must comply with the redaction rules if they file. There is a final reminder screen when they finalize the submission of the filed document.
PRIVACY RULE - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 requires that personal identification information defined as individuals' Social Security and taxpayer identification numbers, names of minor children, financial account numbers, and dates of birth, be redacted from documents filed with the court. For details visit:
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/privacy2.html
Please verify that your documents conform to this Rule.
Fraudulent Scheme Invokes Federal Bankruptcy Court. Click here for details.
Trustee Copies: - The United States Trustee announced that effective for cases filed on or after March 1, 2008, Chapter 7 Trustees and the Chapter 13 Trustee in Colorado will no longer require paper or "hardcopies" of bankruptcy petitions, schedules, or forms and their amendments which are filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court.

+Recent Rules, Forms, Guidelines and General Procedure Orders:

Military Status - There are a variety of ways to verify the military status of a party. Click here for information for one possibility.
GPO 2009-5 - In the Matter of Mandatory Electronic Filing for Certain Creditors and Their Agents Filing Proofs of Claim or Interest. - This General Procedure Order requires creditors and their agents who file with the Clerk, on average, one or more proofs of claim per week to file them electronically.
GPO 2009-4 - In the Matter of Chapter 13 Fee General Procedure Order. - Pursuant to L.B.R. 2016-3, this General Procedure Order establishes the presumptively reasonable fee allowance of $3300 for cases filed on and after December 1, 2009.
GPO 2009-3 - In the Matter of Obsolete General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders of the Court. - This General Procedure Order vacates those General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders that are now obsolete, superseded, inconsistent with current rules or otherwise no longer serve any useful purpose or benefit to the administration of bankruptcy cases. It also reassigns a naming and numbering system for those General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders that are being retained. All of the orders designated as "GPOs" under the new system are attached to GPO 2009-3.
GPO 2009-2 - In The Matter of Authorized Excused Leave and Facilities Closures
Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.

+Recent Opinions of Interest:

Opinions Selected for Publication:

In re: Kevin Fred McCarthy Bankruptcy Case No. 08-28502EEB Posted: 12/18/2009 8:51:27 AM
Hill v. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (In re ms55, Inc.), Adversary Proceeding No. 04-1650 ABC. Posted: 12/10/2009 7:51:30 AM
In re: 7677 EAST BERRY AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P., ET AL. Case No. 09-28000-MER Posted: 11/30/2009 8:48:15 AM
In re Bryan (Peters v. Bryan), Adversary Proceeding No. 08-01102-SBB Posted: 9/4/2009 3:46:08 PM
In re Perez (United States Trustee v. Perez), Bankruptcy Case No. 05-31631-SBB, Adversary Proceeding No. 06-01202-SBB. Posted: 9/3/2009 9:53:04 AM

Opinions Not Selected for Publication:

Weinman v. Delap; Case No. 08-1402 HRT; Order entered February 4, 2010. Posted: 2/9/2010 7:35:41 AM
In re Mendoza, Bankruptcy Case No. 09-22395 Posted: 1/29/2010 11:30:14 AM
Hill v. Taylor (In re Taylor), Adversary Proceeding No. 09-01050-HRT Posted: 1/8/2010 8:31:23 AM
Sender v. Caravana (In re Sessions), Adversary No. 08-01841 HRT. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, entered November 2, 2009 Posted: 12/10/2009 7:59:48 AM
In re Ziegler, Case No. 08-18017 HRT. Order on United States Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss Chapter 7 Case under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(1) and (3), entered November 16, 2009 Posted: 12/10/2009 7:59:48 AM
In re: Jackson, Case No. 09-15137EEB; In re Keate Case No 09-15769EEB Posted: 9/4/2009 7:32:38 AM

+Court Related News:

Bench/Bar Meetings - Brown bag lunches for practicing attorneys and the Bankruptcy Court Judges will be held at noon in room 154 of the Bankruptcy Court on the following Wednesdays in 2010: February 3, April 7, June 2, August 4, October 6, December 1. Come share your ideas, suggestions, questions, issues and concerns on case management, court procedures,and general practice matters.
New General Procedure Orders - Please see the Index to General Procedure Orders for three new General Procedure Orders effective 12/1/2009. GPO 2009-3 In the Matter of Obsolete General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders of the court; GPO 2009-4 In the Matter of Chapter 13 Fee General Procedure Order; and GPO 2009-5 In the Matter of Mandatory Electronic Filing for Certain Creditors and Their Agents Filing Proofs of Claim or Interest.
Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.
Notice of Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - General Order No. 4 - On September 29, 2009 the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAP”) entered General Order No. 4 dated September 9, 2009. The General Order announces that the BAP is conducting a one-year pilot program utilizing the services of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Mediation Office. Appeals filed with the BAP on or after October 1, 2009 may be subject to review by a panel of BAP Judges for referral to the Mediation Office.

Please click here to read the full notice and click here to view General Order No. 4.
Chapter 13 Trustee's Recommended Procedures for the Submission of Tax Returns - There is a new chapter 13 email address designed solely for the Debtor's submission to the Trustee of the tax return/affidavit required to be provided by 11 U.S.C.521(e)(2)(A)(i). Providing the return by email will save copies and postage and will allow the Trustee to monitor her receipt of the returns more efficiently. Please advise your staff or client to provide the return/affidavit to taxreturns@ch13colorado.com
Please use the following format in the subject line.
CASE NUMBER, LAST NAME, DESCRIPTION
Examples:
0640000, DOE, 2005-1040
0640000, DOE, AFFIDAVIT
Remember the deadline for submission is no later than 7 days prior to the first date set for the meeting of creditors.
PRIVACY RULE - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 requires that personal identification information defined as individuals' Social Security and taxpayer identification numbers, names of minor children, financial account numbers, and dates of birth, be redacted from documents filed with the court. For details visit:
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/privacy2.html
Please verify that your documents conform to this Rule.
Adversary Proceedings to be Assigned to the Underlying Case Judge.
Update on Electronic Notice in Lieu of Service by Conventional Means.
Post Judgment Interest Rates Now Available.
NEW 341 Meeting Docket posted on website under Calendar Events.
Effective January 1, 2005, PACER Fees increasing to $0.08 per page.
Training for Electronic Case Filing Now Available, Visit our ECF website.