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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.

08/02/2023

CM/ECF – Train and CM/ECF – Test, Unavailable During National Systems Migration until November 1, 2023
On August 2, 2023, the Court will participate in a national systems migration affecting  CM/ECF – Train and CM/ECF – Test. These servers will be unavailable until November 1, 2023. CM/ECF – Live will not be affected and will remain operational. Please contact the Clerk’s office at (833) 758-0380, should you have any questions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

08/01/2023

Clerk’s Office Closure on Friday, August 11, 2023
The Clerk’s Offices in both Madison and Eau Claire will be closed for all in-person filings on Friday, August 11, 2023, 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, August 11, 2023, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (833) 758-0380. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

06/16/2023

Bankruptcy Court Closed on Monday, July 3 - 4, 2023, in Observance of Independence Day
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday, July 3 - 4, 2023, in observance of Independence Day. CM/ECF will be fully operational and will be accepting electronic filings from registered users. The Court will resume normal operations on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.   

06/15/2023

Bankruptcy Court Closed in Observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday, June 19, 2023, 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 Tuesday, June 20, 2023. 

06/02/2023

CM/ECF Unavailable June 2 - 3, 2023
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system will be unavailable starting at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2023, to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023. During this time, electronic filers will not be able to electronically file documents in CM/ECF and should plan accordingly. For assistance or questions, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (833) 758-0380.

04/21/2023

Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity - Southern District of Illinois
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, Illinois. Applications are due by June 15, 2023. The vacancy announcement, instructions, and application are available here.

04/18/2023

CM/ECF Modernization Milestones
The Judiciary is in the process of modernizing its case management system. One of the first steps in the modernization plan is to replace the current version of the system known as PACER (Public Access to Court Records) with unified search functionality and other improvements aimed at making records searches easier and more intuitive and user-friendly. Unified search functionality would eliminate the need for users to search for records at individual federal courts and would also enable full-text searches and searches by judges’ names – features that PACER users have in the past said they favored. The system’s planners hope to take advantage of modern search technologies and algorithms, including “fuzzy” search logic so that misspellings and similar words are identified. In April 2023, the Judiciary published a draft solicitation to vendors as a first step in a procurement process that will support PACER modernization. Draft solicitations are published on SAM.gov or other government...

04/18/2023

CM/ECF Unavailable During System Upgrade May 12 – 15, 2023
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin’s Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system will be unavailable starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023. During this time, electronic filers will not be able to electronically file documents in CM/ECF and should plan accordingly. For assistance or questions, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (833) 758-0380.

04/04/2023

Administrative Order 403 - Amended Policy for Wearing Face Masks
In anticipation of the expiration of the national emergency order with respect to the coronavirus as of May 11, 2023, the Court has entered an amended order on the wearing of face masks entered on April 3, 2023. View Administrative Order 403.

02/23/2023

Eau Claire Divisional Office Remains Closed Due to Inclement Weather
The Eau Claire Divisional Office remains closed today, Thursday, February 23, 2023, due to inclement weather. We expect to reopen the Clerk’s Office for in-person assistance on Friday. Clerk’s Office staff remains available to assist remotely. CM/ECF continues to be available for electronic filing. For assistance or questions, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (833) 758-0380.