The Bankruptcy Noticing Center, which serves legal notices in Bankruptcy cases, has reported a national outage and has not yet been able to provide an estimate for the resumption of service.
In order to receive the most up-to-date information in your case, we strongly encourage unrepresented parties to sign up for electronic notifications in their case. Signing up is free, and you will receive a separate email for each document filed in cases in which you request notice. Attorneys with e-Filing accounts in the Eastern District of California need not sign up for their cases.
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools can assist parties in preparing documents for filing with the court and are not prohibited in the Eastern District of California Bankruptcy Court. However, use of these tools presents inherent risk as they often generate documents that are incomplete, misrepresent the law, or even refer to nonexistent legal references. Parties, both attorneys and pro se debtors, who use AI to generate documents for filing with the court must be aware of these risks and are required to verify the accuracy of documents by checking references carefully before filing. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of Federal Rules Bankruptcy Procedure 9011.
For further information regarding the risks, responsibilities, and potential ramifications associated with using AI in preparing legal documents and the duty to read and to think, please see the Ninth Circuit’s pertinent decision here.
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The US Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s staff is not permitted to prepare documents for you and cannot provide any legal advice. You must comply with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Court’s Local Rules, and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
If you wish to retain an attorney or if you’re unable to afford an attorney, consider the following resources: American Bar Association’s Legal Help, Capital Pro Bono , or Legal Services Corporation.