The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York is a unit of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and covers the five counties of Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau and Suffolk of New York State.
COURT'S MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to provide an opportunity for debtors to receive a fresh economic start and for creditors to be paid in accordance with the law, and to promote public confidence in the judiciary, by serving the public and all of our constituencies in the fair and just resolution of cases within our jurisdiction.
IMPORTANT
Important Notice Regarding Time Period Changes Effective December 1, 2009, Including 14-Day Deadlines for Filing Schedules, Statements, Chapter 13 Plans, and Bankruptcy Appellate Briefs Among the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a). Click here for details. |
Procedures For Monthly Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professional dated:4/10/2009 |
Clarification Notice dated 2/11/2009 re: General Order #533. |
Amendments to the Local Rules of this Court have been adopted and made effective immediately. |
