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News & Announcements: 2025
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.
10/03/2025
An administrative order has been issued regarding continuity of operations in absence of appropriated funds.
Please be advised that most proceedings and deadlines will remain in effect as scheduled. Cases involving an attorney from the U.S. trustee program or another executive branch agency that is not working because of the shutdown may have hearing and filing dates rescheduled.
See Administrative Order 452 for additional information.
09/17/2025
Effective January 1, 2026, the clerk's office will no longer accept cash payments.
Debtors may pay online (see public notice re: New Payment Option for Court Fees), money order, or cashier's check. Personal checks are not accepted.
Non-debtors may pay by money order, check, credit/debit card, or online. Please note that the Online Payment Form cannot be used by ECF filers for payments generated in ECF. If you incur a fee through ECF and try to make a payment through the Online Payment Form, your ECF account will be locked and prevent you from filing anything. It is very important that you continue to pay your filing fees through ECF as you have been and only use the Online Payment Form for fees that, until now, have been paid by mail, drop box, or at the intake counter.
Payments can be made at the clerk's office or mailed to: Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 120 North Henry Street, Room 340, Madison, WI 53703.
If you have a general question or require assistance with payment, please...
08/27/2025
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day. CM/ECF will be fully operational and will be accepting electronic filings from registered users. The Court will resume normal operations on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
08/21/2025
On June 10, 2025, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee) approved publication of proposed amendments to the following:
• Appellate Rule 15;
• Bankruptcy Rule 2002, Official Forms 101 and 106C;
• Civil Rules 7.1, 26, 41, 45, and 81;
• Criminal Rule 17; and
• Evidence Rule 609 and new Rule 707.
The comment period is open from August 15, 2025, to February 16, 2026.
The proposals and supporting materials are posted on the U.S. Court’s website at: https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment
If you have questions about the rulemaking process or pending rules amendments, please contact the Rules Committee Staff at 202-502-1820 or via email at RulesCommittee_Secretary@ao.uscourts.gov.
07/16/2025
The courthouse in Eau Claire will temporarily close on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, from 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. due to building maintenance. CM/ECF will remain fully operational and accept electronic filings from registered users. If you require assistance during the closure, please contact the clerk’s office by phone at (833) 758-0380.
06/10/2025
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. CM/ECF will be fully operational and will be accepting electronic filings from registered users. The Court will resume normal operations on Friday, June 20, 2025.
05/20/2025
Due to a financial system upgrade, processing payments on submitted invoices could be delayed during the month of June. Invoices or vouchers submitted after June 4, 2025 should expect payment no earlier than July 7, 2025.
04/30/2025
Starting mid-May, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court (AO) will begin implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for PACER and CM/ECF. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping to protect against cyberattacks and other security risks, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
Once implemented, all CM/ECF and PACER users will be able to enroll in MFA.
Users with any type of CM/ECF-level access will be required to enroll in MFA. Those who do not voluntarily enroll will be randomly selected to enroll and will be notified of the MFA requirement at login. By the end of 2025, all users with CM/ECF-level access will be required to use MFA.
Users with PACER-only accounts that do not have filing privileges in any court will have the option to enroll.
Additional information can be found on the PACER website: https://pacer.uscourts.gov/announcements/2025/04/04/multifactor-authentication-coming-soon
04/28/2025
The Clerk’s Offices in both Madison and Eau Claire will be closed for all in-person filings on Friday, May 16, 2025, to enable staff to attend a district-wide training program. CM/ECF will be fully operational and will be accepting electronic filings from registered users. Documents that must be filed in-person can be delivered to U.S. District Court located at 120 North Henry Street, Room 320, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Documents that would normally be filed in-person at the Eau Claire divisional office can be dropped off in the court’s drop box located on the first floor of the Eau Claire Courthouse.
Procedure for Emergency Filings: For questions regarding emergency filing or to make arrangements to file an emergency document on Friday, May 16, 2025, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (833) 758-0380.
03/21/2025
The upcoming Pay.gov unavailability scheduled for Saturday, March 22, 2025, has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 5:00pm to 9:00pm CT. No payments can be made through Pay.gov during this time. If you have questions, please contact the clerk's office at (833) 758-0380.
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