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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.

ATTENTION ECF AND PACER USERS: We will be performing CM/ECF System Maintenance over the weekend of October 17-20, 2008.

The system will be unavailable from 6:00 pm MDT Friday evening 17 October 2008 until 8:00am MDT Monday morning 20 October 2008.

The system will be not be available during this time.

We thank you in advance for your patience.

+Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005:

The law is fully effective as of October 17, 2005. Please click here if you wish to make suggestions for changes to our Local Rules or practice to accommodate the new legislation.
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
GPO 2005-5 - In The Matter Of Adoption Of Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules And Forms
Please click here for the Guide To The Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules
GPO 2005-6 Adoption of the Interim Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Forms
GPO 2005-6 is effective October 17, 2005, to adopt the Interim Bankruptcy Rules and Forms promulgated by the Judicial Conference to address the changes in the Bankruptcy Code under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. The GPO references as an attachment the Interim Bankruptcy Rules which can be viewed in blackline form by clicking here (it is a large file of 95 pages, 164 KB), the referenced Forms effective for cases filed after October 17, 2005 can be viewed on the Forms page of our website.
Amended GPO 2006-1: In the Matter of Adopting Transitional Local Bankruptcy Form 1002-1--Cover Sheet and Form 1002-2 Counseling Statement for Voluntary Petitions Filed on or After June 1, 2006.
Debtors and attorneys who commence new bankruptcy cases on or after June 1, 2006, are required to submit this Cover Sheet and this Credit Counseling Statement.
GPO 2006-2: In the Matter of Establishing Deadline to Raise Employee Income Record Deficiencies Under 11 U.S.C. § 521.
General Procedure Order 2006-2 In the Matter of Establishing Deadline to Raise Employee Income Record Deficiencies Under 11 U.S.C. § 521. This GPO sets forth a deadline for any party to object to the designation on the Court docket of evidence of an employee income record.

+Public Announcements:

Request for Quotes: The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado is seeking quotes for installation and configuration of a CISCO Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephony solution.Please click here for more information.
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.
Job Opening - Bankruptcy Judge - District of Utah (Salt Lake City)
NEW REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT COVER SHEET. General Procedure Order 2008-2 requires Cover Sheet for Reaffirmation Agreement for agreements filed on and after May 1, 2008. The form of the cover sheet is similar to the form being considered by the Judicial Conference to be adopted as an Official Form. Click here to see the GPO 2008-2 and the new cover sheet.
Adam Aircraft Industries, Inc., Case No. 08-11751 MER. The website for free public information about this case, complete with a proof of claim form, is located at http://www.adamaircraftbankruptcy.com. Please be advised that the website is not maintained by the Court and the Court is not responsible for any misinformation or missing information related to the website.
Notice of Publication of Proposed Regulations on Credit Counseling and Trustee Final Reports. Please click here for information on the Executive Office for the United States Trustees' two proposed rules for public comment in the Federal Register.
Click here for further information regading the Gately's LLC., Case No. 07-20422 ABC.

Click here for more information regarding the Centrix cases.
Click here for more information regarding the First Assured Warranty Corporation Bankruptcy filing.
GPO 2006-1 Requires filing of a cover sheet with the voluntary petition. See above for more information
GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTS UNDER 11 U.S.C.§ 362(c), (h) and (j).
The Court has issued guidelines on matters related to the termination or absence of the automatic stay, requests for an extension or imposition of the stay or requests to determine that property is of consequential value. These guidelines likely will be incorporated in some form of a Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rule. We would appreciate your constructive comments and ideas during this interim period to help us enhance the procedure in this area. Please note that on the very last page of the guidelines, there is information for Electronic filers to assist you in using the proper events when filing motions under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c), (h) or (j). Please click here to download the guidelines.
GPO 2005-2 Compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003. Effective August 1, 2005, parties will be asked to comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 ("SCRA"). Compliance entails the filing of an affidavit in compliance with the provisions of SCRA on motions for relief from the automatic stay and default judgment, this requirement is different from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act; also, individual debtors are to file a declaration of military status with their voluntary petitions. Click here to view GPO 2005-2 ; click here to view the L.B.R. Misc. SCRA Declaration; click here to view a letter from the Clerk of Court regarding the affidavit requirements and locations to access information regarding active military status. Finally, click here to visit the Defense Manpower Data Center's Military Verification Search Form. For mailing requests to a particular branch, please click here.
Instructions on filing the declarations and affidavits required by GPO 2005-2 (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003)
Notice of IRS Address Changes in Certain Cases: Effective August 8, 2005, Chapter 7 No Asset cases and Chapter 13 post-confirmation cases for the state of Colorado will be assigned to Insolvency employees in the Centralized Insolvency Operation in Philadelphia. All mail and phone communications pertaining to those cases should be directed to the Philadelphia office(s) effective on that date. Please click here for related phone numbers, addresses and details.

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

GPO 2008-2 - In the Matter of Requiring Reaffirmation Agreement Cover Sheet
GPO 2008-1 - In the Matter of Communication Not In Violation of the Automatic Stay
GPO 2007-3 (Amended) - In the Matter of Bankruptcy Court Records Retention and Disposal
Compendium of Local Rules. Click here to see a compendium of Local Bankruptcy Rules, Local Bankruptcy Forms, Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules, Transitional Local Bankruptcy Forms and GPOs that specifically modify those rules or forms. The document is most useful when you use the bookmark feature or the search feature in Adobe to locate certain words or rules. It also contains a list of General Procedure Orders and Post Judgment Forms that can be accessed in detail from our internet pages.
GPO 2001-7 is amended to allow parties who do not file electronically the ability to use either floppy diskettes and optical disks to submit their creditors' matrix. Click here to read the entire version of the revised GPO.
Several existing General Procedure Orders Updated: GPO 2001-8 and GPO 2003-4 were updated to address several minor matters concerning the paper reduction act and one very significant change. Commencing May 1, 2007, electronic filers must submit an electronic version of Form 21 on the day the case is filed, instead of filing paper social security number declarations. Please note that it is imperative that the correct event be used for filing this document so that it remains sealed from the public. The event to use is "Social Security Number" located under the miscellaneous category in CM. Click here to read the entire versions of those revised GPOs.
GPO 2007-2 - EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT B EXHIBIT C EXHIBIT D (Click here for Word and WordPerfect Formats) - GPO 2007-2 In the Matter of Procedures for Fee Applications in Chapter 13 Cases. This GPO sets the new presumptive fee, required services and corresponding forms for fee applications in Chapter 13 cases.
GPO 2007-1 - GPO 2007-1 In the Mater of Procedures for Section 1112(b)(1) Motions to Dismiss or Convert Chapter 11 Cases. A new procedure has been established to provide for the administration of these time sensitive motions.
GPO 2006-5 - In The Matter Of Modifying The Public Record In Certain Situations When E-Filers Use Incorrect Events For Pleadings Filed On And After December 11, 2006.
GPO 2006-1 (2nd Amended) - Second Amended General Procedure Order-2006-1 adopting a revised Transitional Local Bankruptcy Form 1002-2 which reflects that the new Exhibit D to the Voluntary Petition is to be filed, with its attachments, at the time the case is filed. It also eliminates the need for electronic filers to submit the Form 1002-2 Cover Sheet, although those filers would be required to comply with the submission of Exhibit D to the Voluntary Petition. This is effective October 16, 2006. Click here for the Cover Sheet
GPO 1996-1 (3rd amended): Provides for the reassignment by the Clerk of related and repeat filer cases filed within 8 years of the most recently filed case to the originally assigned judge who is still serving.
GPO 2006-4: In the Matter of Adoption of Amended Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007 and Revised Forms. Effective October 1, 2006, the Court adopts Amended Interim Rule 1007 and the revised forms. (Please click here for a more detailed explanation)
GPO 2006-3: In the Matter of Establishing a Requirement for Chapter 7 Trustees and the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee to Provide Docket Entries for Each Case When the Meeting of Creditors is continued.
GPO 2006-2: In the Matter of Establishing Deadline to Raise Employee Income Record Deficiencies Under 11 U.S.C. § 521.
GPO 2005-5 - In The Matter Of Adoption Of Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules And Forms
GPO 2005-6 - In The Matter Of Adoption Of Interim Bankruptcy Rules
GPO 2005-1 - In The Matter Of Refusing To Accept For Filing Amendments To Debtor's Statement Of Financial Affairs Or Schedules Tendered Without The Prescribed Filing Fee
GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTS UNDER 11 U.S.C.§ 362(c), (h) and (j).
The Court has issued guidelines on matters related to the termination or absence of the automatic stay, requests for an extension or imposition of the stay or requests to determine that property is of consequential value. These guidelines likely will be incorporated in some form of a Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rule. We would appreciate your constructive comments and ideas during this interim period to help us enhance the procedure in this area. Please note that on the very last page of the guidelines, there is information for Electronic filers to assist you in using the proper events when filing motions under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c), (h) or (j). Please click here to download the guidelines.