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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.
01/06/2021
Both the Madison and Eau Claire office of the U.S. Bankrutcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021. Offices will reopen Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
12/17/2020
The Robert W. Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse in Madison is closed to the general public until January 31, 2021. The related order is available here. If you have any questions, please contact the clerk’s office toll free at (833) 758-0380.
12/01/2020
The Judicial Conference has approved inflationary adjustments to the bankruptcy court miscellaneous fee schedules effective on December 1, 2020. The inflationary adjustments will increase the fee to file a petition under all chapters and to file a motion to divide a joint case. Filing fees for the most common chapters will be: Chapter 7, $338; Chapter 11, $1,738; Chapter 12, $278; and Chapter 13, $313. For a detailed breakdown of all bankruptcy fee changes click here.
11/30/2020
The Robert W. Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse in Madison is closed to the general public until December 15, 2020. The related order is available here. If you have any questions, please contact the clerk’s office toll free at (833) 758-0380.
11/17/2020
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed for the following days:
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Friday, November 27, 2020
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Friday, December 25, 2020
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Friday, January 1, 2021
11/03/2020
The Madison and Eau Claire offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in observance of Veteran's Day. Electronic Filing will be fully operational.
10/06/2020
The Madison and Eau Claire offices of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2020, in observance of Columbus Day. Electronic Filing will be fully operational.
09/28/2020
To limit the potential spread of coronavirus, the Robert W. Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse in Madison will be closed to the general public from September 29 to October 2, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact the clerk’s office at (608) 264-5178 or (715) 839-2980.
09/25/2020
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has implemented the Electronic Self-Representation (also known as “eSR”) online tool. eSR assists pro se debtors in preparing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for later filing with the court after he or she has decided to file bankruptcy without an attorney. It is not available for attorneys or bankruptcy petition preparers to file a petition and cannot be used for business or corporate bankruptcy filings.
To learn more about eSR, please click here.
08/17/2020
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules, including Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3002, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3017.2, 3018, 3019, 5005, 7004, 8023; and Official Forms 101, 122B, 201, 309E-1, 309E-2, 309F-1, 314, 315, and 425A, and have requested that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The public comment period closes February 16, 2021.
To view the proposed amendments and the advisory committees' reports explaining the proposed changes, please visit the Rules and Policies webpage on the U.S. Courts website.
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