Local Rules and General Orders


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Form Number
GO.25-04 Closure of Modesto Division; Reassignment of Cases
GO.25-03 Order Authorizing Clerk’s Office to Set Certain Applications for Payment of Unclaimed Funds for Hearing
GO.25-02 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.25-01 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the  Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.24-07 Order Regarding Increase in Flat Fee Compensation in Chapter 13 Cases Pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-1(c)(7)
GO.24-06 Appointment Of Clerk Of The Court
GO.23-02-1 Amended Order Referring Certain Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases For Review of Attorney Fees To The Chief Bankruptcy Judge
GO.24-04 Amended Appointment of Advisory Committee for the Purpose of Interviewing Applicants for Clerk of the Court
GO.24-04 Appointment of Advisory Committee for the Purpose of Interviewing Applicants for Clerk of the Court
GO.23-10 Order Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
GO.23-09 Used for Internal Court Purposes Only – Phase II Contingency Plan
GO.23-06 Guidelines Pertaining To Bankruptcy Petition Preparers In Eastern District of California Cases
GO.23-05 Order Amending General Order 23-02
GO.23-02 Order Referring Certain Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases for Review of Attorney Fees to the Chief Bankruptcy Judge
GO.23-01 Order Superseding General Orders 20-01 and 20-01.1 and Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.22-06 Order Adopting Plan for Conflict Screening for Visiting Judges
GO.22-05 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.22-03 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.22-02 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.21-04 Order Determining Inaccessibility of the Office of the Clerk of Court for the Period December 14 - December 17, 2021.
GO.21.02 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.20.05 Order Adopting Local Rule 2016-3 and Revision to Local Rule 5005-1
GO.20.03 Notice of Forbearance Filed by Creditors, Debtors, or Debtors in Possession
GO.20-02 Amended Extension of Deadlines Related to 11 U.S.C 341 First Meetings of Creditors Continued by the U.S Trustee
GO.19-01 Order Adopting Amended Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
GO.18-03 Order Adopting Attached Chapter 13 Plan as Official Local Form EDC 3-080
GO.14-05 General Order Re: Chapter 7 Trustee Fees
GO.14-03 Supersession of General Order 10-02, Adoption of Employee Dispute Resolution Plan as Modified November 6, 2010
GO.14-02 Issuance of Orders to Show Cause for Failure to Pay Filing or Installment Fees
GO.13-03 Adoption of the Amended Employment Dispute Resolution Plan as Modified November 1, 2013
GO.13-02 Operations of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California in absence of appropriation bill or continuing resolution by the United States Congress
GO.13-01 Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registery Funds
GO.11-01 Order Authorizing Trustee Pay Bank Service Charges And Fees Incurred By Estate Accounts
GO.09-02 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.05-05 Filing of Employer Payment Advices Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv)
GO.04-04 Deposits of Registry Funds
GO.03-04 Filing, Signing and Verifying Documents by Electronic Means
GO.00-03 Modification of Dispute Resolution Procedures for Bankruptcy Cases and Adversary Proceedings
GO 95-01 Adoption of Dispute Resolution Procedures for Bankruptcy Cases and Adversary Proceedings

Form Number
GO.24-05 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.24-03 Order Adopting Revisions To Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.24-01 Order Authorizing Clerk’s Office to Set Certain Applications for Payment of Unclaimed Funds for Hearing
GO.23-08 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.23-07 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and His Deputies
GO.23-04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.23-03 Order Adopting Revisions To Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.22-01 Order Adopting Revisions To Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.21-03 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.21.01 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.20.04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.20-01.1 Order Adopting Revisions To Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.20-02 Extension of Deadlines Related to 11 U.S.C 341 First Meetings of Creditors Continued by the U.S Trustee
GO.20-01 Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules
GO.18-02 Order Adopting Revisions To Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.18-01 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.17-03 Order Adopting Attached Chapter 13 Plan as Official Local Form EDC 3-080
GO.17-02 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.17-01 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.16-05 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.16-04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.16-03 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.16-01 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.16-02 Order Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
GO.15-03 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.15-02 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.15-01 Order Adopting Changes To Local Rules of Practice
GO.14-04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.14-01 Status of General Orders Superseded By Adoption of Local Bankruptcy Rules
GO.13-04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.12-03 Order Adopting Further Revised Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
GO.12-02 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.12-01 Order Adopting Local Rules of Practice
GO.11-04 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies
GO.11-03 Filing Proofs of Claim By Electronic Means Directly With The Clerk of Court
GO.10-02 Adoption Of Employee Dispute Resolution Plan as Modified November 6, 2010
GO.10-01 Technical Amendment to Local Bankruptcy Rule 1001-1(c)
GO.04-01 Amended and Restated Order Concerning Filing, Signing, and Verifying Documents by Electronic Means
GO.00-05 Revision Local Rule 4001-1
GO.09-03 Order Adopting Revision to Interim Rule 1007-1
GO.09-01 Electronic Filing of Documents - Time of Filing Per Local Bankruptcy Rule 5005-1(f)(2)
GO.08-05 Electronic Availability and Redaction of Electronically Filed Transcripts
GO.08-04 Order Adopting Interim Rule 1007-1
GO.05-03 Chapter 13 Cases (Applies to chapter 13 cases filed on or after 10/17/05, and cases converted to chapter 13 on or after 10/17/05. For cases filed or converted to chapter 13 prior to 10/17/05
GO.08-02 Amendment to General Order 05-03, Chapter 13 Cases
GO.08-03 Order Vacating General Order 05-04 (Except With Respect to Interim Rule 5012) and Vacating General Order 06-04
GO.08-01 Amendment to Local Rule 3007-1
GO.07-04 Technical Amendment to Local Rule 9014-1(d)(1) & (2)
GO.07-03 Abrogation of General Order 99-1, Order Concerning Filing of Papers
GO.07-02 Technical Amendments to Local Rules 7005-1 (d) & (1)
GO.07-01 Technical Amendments to Local Rules 5005.5-1 (b) & (e) and 7005-1(a) & (b)
GO.06-04 Order Adopting Amended Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007, Effective October 1, 2006
GO.06-03 Amendment of Local Bankruptcy Rule 9014-1(f)(3)
GO.06-02 Amendment of Local Bankruptcy Rules 1007-1, 2002-1 and 9004-1 and Adoption of New Local Bankruptcy Rules 5005-1, 5005.5-1 and 7005-1 - Technical Amendment of Local Bankruptcy Rules 1002-1 and 1007-1
GO.98-05 Complaints Against Pro Se Debtors Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 523 and 727
GO.06-01 Amendment to General Order 05-03, Chapter 13 Cases
GO.05-04 Abrogation of General Order 05-02 and Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules, as Amended
GO.05-02 Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules
GO.05-01 Technical Amendment to Local Bankruptcy Rule 2002-1(d)
GO.04-03 Revision to Local Bankruptcy Rule 1002-1
GO.04-02 Abrogation of Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-1 and Revision to Local Bankruptcy Rule 9022-1
GO.03-03 Chapter 13 Cases (Applies to cases filed or converted to Chapter 13 on or after 7/1/03 through 10/16/05.)
GO.03-02 Issuance of Orders to Show Cause for Failure to Timely File Documents; For Failure to Attend Meeting of Creditors; and/or for Failure to Pay Filing or Installment Fees
GO.02-02 New Local Bankruptcy Rule 3007-1 and Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules 4001-1 and 9014-1
GO.02-01 Order Adopting Procedure Under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9014(d) and Local Bankruptcy Rule 9014-1
GO.01-02 Chapter 13 Cases (All Divisions; for cases filed between 3/1/01 and 7/1/03)
GO.00-02 Chapter 13 Cases (Sacramento and Modesto Divisions; for cases filed 4/15/00 - 2/28/01)
GO.01-04 Technical Amendment to Local Bankruptcy Rule 1001-1(g)
GO.01-03 New Local Rule 7056-1 and Revisions to Local Rules 9004-1 and 9014-1
GO.00-01 Abrogation of Obsolete General Order
GO.99-02 Adoption and Revisions to Local Rules
GO.99-03 Revision to Local Bankruptcy Rule 9004-1