The district at a glance
- A large inland district covering the Central Valley and northeastern California, with judges including Chief Judge Jaime and Judges Lastreto, Niemann, Bielejeski and Klein
- Consumer filings: 12,315 total — 9,868 Chapter 7 and 2,441 Chapter 13, a 19.8% Chapter 13 share and the #10 total volume district nationally
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is mandatory Form EDC 3-080 under LBR 3015-1(a) — not Official Form 113
- The mandate covers the trustee and unsecured claim holders as plan proponents too, not only debtors
- Local bankruptcy rules revised April 2026
- Three trustee forms due within 14 days of the petition: EDC 3-088, EDC 3-086 per Class 1 claim, and EDC 3-087
- Numeric limits on debtor conduct: $1,000 on property dispositions, $3,000 at over 15.00% on new debt
Official court website: caeb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, E.D. Cal. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with Form EDC 3-080 drafted. The trustee form package is part of the preparation, not an add-on. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — 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 Local Bankruptcy Rules as revised April 2026 (LBR 3015-1 and its subdivisions, plus Forms EDC 3-080, 3-086, 3-087 and 3-088) and the court's published judges; 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 caeb.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.