Courts

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the Clerk’s Office to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic funds transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.

Sacramento Division
Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse

Street Address:

501 I Street, Suite 3-200
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 930-4400

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All public visitors are required to pass through electronic security equipment. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) access is available.

There is no parking in the building for the general public. Metered street parking is nearby.

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday –Friday (except federal holidays)

If you have documents for filing at any clerk’s office, you should do so no later than 4 pm to allow the clerk’s office staff to assist with the filing before the office closes.

To make a payment, money orders or cashier's checks, payable to "Clerk U.S. Bankruptcy Court" are accepted in person or by mail at any of our three divisional offices. Debit card payments are accepted in person at any of our three divisional offices. No cash accepted. Personal checks from non-attorneys are not accepted.

Sacramento is the designated filing office for filers located in the following counties.

Fresno Division

Street Address:

2500 Tulare Street Suite 2501
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 499-5800

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All public visitors are required to pass through electronic security equipment. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) access is available

There is no parking in the building for the general public. Metered street parking is nearby.

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday –Friday (except federal holidays)

If you have documents for filing at any clerk’s office, you should do so no later than 4 pm to allow the clerk’s office staff to assist with the filing before the office closes.

To make a payment, money orders or cashier's checks, payable to "Clerk U.S. Bankruptcy Court" are accepted in person or by mail at any of our three divisional offices. Debit card payments are accepted in person at any of our three divisional offices. No cash accepted. Personal checks from non-attorneys are not accepted.

Fresno is the designated filing office for filers located in the following counties.

Modesto Division

Street Address:

1200 I Street Suite 200
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 521-5160

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All public visitors are required to pass through electronic security equipment. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) access is available

There is free 2 hour public parking on the first floor of the parking garage adjacent to the court building. It is limited space on a first come basis. Metered street parking is nearby as well.

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday –Friday (except federal holidays)

If you have documents for filing at any clerk’s office, you should do so no later than 4 pm to allow the clerk’s office staff to assist with the filing before the office closes.

To make a payment, money orders or cashier's checks, payable to "Clerk U.S. Bankruptcy Court" are accepted in person or by mail at any of our three divisional offices. Debit card payments are accepted in person at any of our three divisional offices. No cash accepted. Personal checks from non-attorneys are not accepted.

Modesto is the designated filing office for filers located in the following counties.

Bakersfield Federal Division

Street Address:

510 19th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

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All public visitors are required to pass through electronic security equipment. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) access is available

There is no parking in the building for the general public. Metered street parking is nearby.

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday –Friday (except federal holidays)

Although there is a Bankruptcy court in Bakersfield where hearings are held, there is no staffed Clerk’s Office in Bakersfield. All documents should be mailed or filed in the Fresno Division. Please do not send mail to the above address.

There is no parking in the building for the general public. Metered street parking is nearby.

Fresno is the designated filing office for filers located in the following counties.