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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.
05/11/2016
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court (both the Madison and Eau Claire divisions) will be closed on May 30, 2016, for Memorial Day.
03/21/2016
Various bankruptcy forms will change effective April 1, 2016. Please click here for more information and a list of forms that will be changing.
03/04/2016
Beginning March 14, 2016, debtors can request to receive orders and court-generated notices by email rather than by U.S. mail. This new free program is called Debtor Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (DeBN). Service requirements for other parties in a bankruptcy case do not change with DeBN. The program will be available to all debtors with an open bankruptcy case.
DeBN offers debtors a number of advantages:
Debtors receive court notices and orders (e.g., meeting of creditors notice, objection notices, notices of hearing, orders on motions for relief from stay, order of discharge, etc.) by email the same day they are filed by the court.
Debtors can access emailed court notices and orders from a computer or mobile device that has an Internet connection and a free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
There is no charge and no limit to the number of times emailed court notices and orders can be viewed.
To activate a DeBN account, a debtor must file a Debtor’s Electronic Noticing...
02/08/2016
Both the Madison and Eau Claire Offices will be closed on Monday, February 15th for the Presidents' Day Holiday.
01/04/2016
Reminder to all parties: Effective December 1, 2015, new bankruptcy forms went in effect and MUST be used. You may continue to use the old forms to file documents in cases that were opened and pending prior to December 1st. Check the U.S. Courts site for more information.
12/21/2015
The meetings of creditors for La Crosse will soon be held in a new location. Beginning January, 2016, the meetings will be conducted at:
Common Council Chambers
Onalaska City Hall
415 Main Street
Onalaska, WI 54650
10/30/2015
The Madison and Eau Claire offices will be closed on November 11, 2015 for the Veterans' Day Holiday.
The Madison and Eau Claire offices will be closed November 26-27, 2015 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
10/30/2015
Urgent Notice to Debtors
Phone scammers are targeting consumers in several states, using personal information from bankruptcy filings and posing as attorneys to get intended victims to immediately wire money to satisfy a debt.
Scammers use software to “spoof” the Caller ID system so the call appears to be originating from the phone line of the consumer’s bankruptcy attorney. Typically the calls come late in the evening or during non-business hours to make it difficult for intended victims to verify the call by contacting their attorney. Consumers receiving this kind of call are advised to hang up and contact their bankruptcy attorney as soon as possible. Do not provide any personal or financial account information to the caller. Do not send funds to the caller by any means.
The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys issued a warning that “Under no circumstances would a bankruptcy attorney or staff member telephone a client and ask for a wire transfer immediately to...
10/26/2015
Revisions to the Official Bankruptcy Forms will go into effect on December 1, 2015.
Significant changes to the voluntary and involuntary petitions and schedules will impact case processing procedures. The files below provide an overview on the form and schedule changes. (Note: It is the same information, just different file formats)
Implementing Official 2015 Bankruptcy Forms in CM/ECF--For Attorneys (pdf)
Implementing Official 2015 Bankruptcy Forms in CM/ECF--For Attorneys (ppt)
10/26/2015
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin hereby gives notice of proposed permanent changes in its Local Rules, and invites comment thereon. The new Rules will go into effect on December 1, 2015.
Summary of Proposed Changes
Local Rules Redlined Version
The court hereby invites public comments on the proposed rules. Comments may be submitted via email to: rulesfeedback@wiwb.uscourts.gov or via regular mail no later than November 9, 2015 and addressed to:
Clerk's Office
Attn: Local Rules Feedback
U.S. Bankruptcy Court-Western District of Wisconsin
120 N. Henry St., Room 340
Madison, WI 53703
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