The district at a glance
- Five divisions — Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Ana, San Fernando Valley, and the Northern Division
- Chief Judge Julia W. Brand, with Kathleen J. Campbell as Clerk of Court
- Consumer filings: 27,815 total — 23,665 Chapter 7 and 4,094 Chapter 13, a 14.7% Chapter 13 share and the #1 total volume district in the country
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is mandatory local Form F 3015-1.01 (April 2019), filed under FRBP 3015(b) and LBR 3015-1 — not Official Form 113
- The plan form carries the §341(a) meeting and the confirmation hearing date, time and address on its face
- Structured by Class 1 through Class 4, with nonpriority unsecured claims reached only after those classes are paid
- A separate Attachment B handles §506 valuation and lien avoidance through the plan
Official court website: cacb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, C.D. Cal. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with the mandatory plan form drafted. In the country's highest-volume district the Chapter 7 rate is usually the relevant one, and there is no volume minimum in either direction. No retainer, no monthly commitment — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
District details verified August 2026 against the court's mandatory Chapter 13 plan Form F 3015-1.01 (April 2019) and its local rules and forms index, plus the court's published judges and division locations; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at cacb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.