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District guides

Bankruptcy court district guides

Bankruptcy is federal, but it is not uniform. Whether a district mandates its own Chapter 13 plan form or uses national Form 113, which standing trustee is assigned and what that trustee wants in the document package, whether the 341 runs in person or over Zoom, and how long you have to get documents in, all change at the district line.

We prepare cases for attorneys in all 94 U.S. bankruptcy districts. The guides below are the ones we have published in detail so far, and we add more each month.

Looking for just the plan form answer? Our Chapter 13 plan form reference lists, district by district, whether the court requires its own plan form or national Official Form 113, with the rule or general order behind it.

Published guides

All 94 districts, by circuit

Districts without a published guide are still districts we prepare cases for. Ask us about yours and we will tell you exactly how that court and its trustees run before you send a file.

First Circuit

  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Puerto RicoSan Juan, Ponce · 65% Chapter 13 · bilingual

Second Circuit

  • Connecticut
  • New York, Northern
  • New York, EasternBrooklyn, Central Islip
  • New York, Southern
  • New York, Western
  • Vermont

Third Circuit

  • Delaware
  • New JerseyNewark, Camden, Trenton · plan doubles as motion
  • Pennsylvania, EasternPhiladelphia · 52% Chapter 13
  • Pennsylvania, Middle
  • Pennsylvania, Western
  • Virgin Islands

Fourth Circuit

  • MarylandBaltimore, Greenbelt · Form M
  • North Carolina, Eastern
  • North Carolina, Middle
  • North Carolina, Western
  • South CarolinaColumbia · 66% Chapter 13
  • Virginia, EasternAlexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News
  • Virginia, Western
  • West Virginia, Northern
  • West Virginia, Southern

Fifth Circuit

Sixth Circuit

Seventh Circuit

  • Illinois, NorthernChicago · #1 Chapter 13 volume
  • Illinois, Central
  • Illinois, Southern
  • Indiana, Northern
  • Indiana, SouthernIndianapolis · mandatory conduit test
  • Wisconsin, Eastern
  • Wisconsin, Western

Eighth Circuit

Ninth Circuit

  • Alaska
  • ArizonaPhoenix, Tucson · mandatory conduit
  • California, Northern
  • California, EasternSacramento, Fresno
  • California, CentralLos Angeles · #1 volume nationally
  • California, Southern
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • NevadaLas Vegas, Reno · no alteration
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • OregonPortland, Eugene
  • Washington, Eastern
  • Washington, Western

Tenth Circuit

  • ColoradoDenver · confirm without appearing
  • Kansas
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma, Northern
  • Oklahoma, Eastern
  • Oklahoma, Western
  • Utah
  • Wyoming

Eleventh Circuit

District of Columbia Circuit

  • District of Columbia

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We will walk you through that court's plan form, trustee package, and 341 practice before you send us a single case.

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