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- Status Conferences for Judge Oxholm
Updated 8/18/22: Reinstatement of Status Conferences for Judge Oxholm. Please click HERE for details about the new status conferences process. - NOTICE RE: TELEPHONIC §341 MEETINGS AND COURT HEARINGS (Updated 4/17/2023)
NOTE: This letter and some forms have changed - please review for updated information! Click here to review information on how our office will be conducting matters scheduled for hearing and 341 Meetings of Creditors. - ECF Procedure 8 - Filing Format Requirements:
Pursuant to ECF Procedure 8 - Filing Format Requirements (b) Hyperlinks, the Court is now striking pleadings that contain a hyperlink. We have found that PDF programs like Acrobat automatically create a hyperlink when a URL is detected. The standard stipulations for 3rd party payment and payment by TFS have www.TFSBillPay.com in the text. Acrobat and other programs will convert this to a hyperlink when converting to PDF. The Court will strike the document. We suggest that you remove the www from these pleadings before converting the documents to PDF. The Trustees have updated the forms on their websites to remove the links. Please take steps to ensure your stipulations are not stricken. - Future 341 Dockets and Court Hearing Dates List for 2023 (Updated December 2022), Updated Upcoming 341 Meetings and Hearing Dates List through January 2024
Click here to download a list of all the updated upcoming 341 Meeting dates, as well as hearing dates for Judge Oxholm and Judge Gretchko for our office. This document can also be found in the "Office Calendar" section in each tab. - Important Announcement - Gift Card Scams
It has come to our attention that there have been attempts to convince debtors to make plan payments via gift cards. Please click HERE to read more about this scam and what you can do to help prevent it. - New Form Chapter 13 Plan
The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has entered Administrative Order 17-04 regarding the use of a Local Form for a Chapter 13 Plan. Click here to download the Court Notice. - Notice Regarding Status Conferences and Contested Dockets
Please click the links below for instructions for each Judge related to cases administered by our office.- Docket Instructions for Judge Gretchko (effective 4/29/22)
- Docket Instructions for Judge Oxholm (effective 9/12/2022)
- Now Hiring!
Our office has an opening for a paralegal. Click HERE to view the job listing at Indeed.com. - Trustee Fee FY 2023
Effective October 1, 2022, the US Trustee Program has established the Trustee Fee for cases administered by David Ruskin at 9%. This amount can fluctuate during the course of a fiscal year as well as during the life of a Plan. We encourage the use of a rate of 10% when calculating cases to account for fluctuations in the fee during the life of the Plan. - Updated Who Does What (03/01/2023)
Our Who Does What has been updated to reflect changes in the Paralegals department. - 341 and Court Calendars
Click HERE to review the call-in information and case lists for upcoming dockets - Debtor Attorneys and the National Data Center
Click here for an annoucement regarding the our office using the National Data Center to send documents and how the NDC can help debtor attorneys. Also see our Forms directory for a document on how the NDC can help you. - Notice Regarding Stipulations