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 or facsimile.

ATTENTION ECF and PACER Users:

The CMECF/PACER and the Court Website system will be down for maintenance on Thursday, May 2 from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. Please schedule your electronic filing and viewing accordingly. Thank you for your cooperation and we apologize for the inconvenience.

The Bankruptcy Court Clerk's office has moved to the second floor of its current location. It is anticipated that we will operate out of this location until August 2013. You may still use the same mailing address of 721 19th St., Denver, CO 80202.

Starting April 22, 2013, we will no longer accept payments in our office over the counter after 4:00 p.m. You will need to lodge your payment and/or any documents in our after hours secured box on the first floor after 4:00 and we will mail your receipt and any other applicable documents the following business day, this INCLUDES payments for copies. Please note that court proceedings on CD must be paid for by credit card at the time the order is placed for attorneys and non-debtors, absent leave of the Court Clerk.

Hearings in the Rogers Courthouse. Due to construction in the Custom House, the Bankruptcy Court Judges are presiding over trials, hearings and status conferences in the Rogers Courthouse at 1929 Stout St., Denver, CO, The hearing rooms are as follows:

Chief Judge Tallman	C203
Judge Brooks	C402
Judge Campbell	C205
Judge Brown	C501
Judge Romero	C502

Reminder: The Bankruptcy Clerk's Office will remain in the Custom House at 721 19th St., Denver, CO 80202. If you are filing documents in paper, making installment payments or need information from the Bankruptcy Court Records section, you will need to use the Custom House address.

PLEASE NOTE ROGERS RESTRICTIONS: there are restrictions in Rogers on bringing recording devices/cell phones/laptops into the courthouse. Attorneys are encouraged to obtain permission cards in advance of hearings on bankruptcy matters where they want to retain those devices. Click here to obtain the permission form that is to be completed and submitted to the U.S. District Court Clerk's Office at 901 19th St., Denver, CO. There may be significant delays passing through the security checkpoint on days with heavy dockets.

Recent Announcements and Court Updates:

New Claims Transfer Fee to Take Effect May 1, 2013 - Effective May 1, 2013, the bankruptcy courts will begin charging a new fee of $25 for each claim transferred. This fee was approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States at its September 2012 session. Please click here for more information.
Posted on 4/26/2013 Under: [Public Announcements]

GPO 2013-2 In the Matter of Chapter 13 Fee General Procedure Order. - This Order raises the presumptively reasonable fee allowance to $3600 as a total fee through confirmation (not including expense) as contemplated by L.B.R. 2016-3. It applies to cases filed on and after April 1, 2013.
Posted on 3/28/2013 Under: [Public Announcements][Recent Rules, Forms, Guidelines and General Procedure Orders]

Bench/Bar Meetings 2013 - Brown bag lunches for practicing attorneys and the Bankruptcy Court Judges will be held at noon March 6, room 213; June 5, room 213; September 4, room 154 and December 4, room 154. Come share your ideas, suggestions, questions, issues and concerns on case management, court procedures, and general practice matters.
Posted on 3/1/2013 Under: [Public Announcements]

New Version of Local Bankruptcy Rules/Forms and Details on New Chapter 13 Form and Event for Condensed Plan. - The revised version of Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms have been posted. For ease of compliance and reference, this version incorporates the changes resulting from General Procedure Orders adopting a new Chapter 13 Plan Form, minor changes to Rules primarily dealing with Chapter 11s, including a new Disclosure Regarding Receivers, Local Bankruptcy Form 1007-7.1, and a change to harmonize our Local Rule regarding the record on appeal with the policies of the appellate courts. See, GPO 2012-2, GPO 2012-6 and GPO 2013-1 for details. The Judges welcome your comments, please send your feedback to webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov.
Posted on 1/31/2013 Under: [Public Announcements][Recent Rules, Forms, Guidelines and General Procedure Orders]

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