11/19/2019 The Bankruptcy Courtroom in Modesto, California will be temporarily closed for construction from January 1, 2020 through May 30, 2020.

Hearings for all matters scheduled for Modesto Division Cases during the construction period will be conducted at the Sacramento U.S. Courthouse --- 501 I Street, Sacramento, California. If you have a matter to be scheduled for a Modesto Division Case, please see the self-set calendar procedures and law and motion hearing dates for the Modesto Division cases that shall be held at the Sacramento Courthouse.

The Clerks' Modesto Division Office will remain open at the Modesto Courthouse during construction.
11/7/2019 Effective with cases filed on 11/8/19, the Chapter 7 Trustee batching pools for the Sacramento division will be changing. The East Pool (containing Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, and Sierra Counties) and West Pool (containing Colusa, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties) will be merged to form a new Central Pool. Chapter 7 cases from the new Central Pool can be batched together for assignment to the same Chapter 7 Trustee.

Click here to see an updated EDC Form 2-050 (Batching of Chapter 7 Cases for Assignment to the Same Interim Trustee).

NOTE: There is no guarantee that the same trustee or 341(a) meeting date or time will be assigned to each case in a batch. If you have any questions, please contact the court at 916-930-4400, 209-521-5160, or 559-499-5800.
10/31/2019 Order Adopting Amended Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
10/8/2019 October 2019 Newsletter
3/19/2019 Please click here to see a summary of the revisions to Title 28 U.S.C. of the Bankruptcy Code, effective April 1, 2019.