The district at a glance
- Chief Judge Douglas L. Lutz, with Nathan W. Lee as Clerk of Court
- Consumer filings: 6,080 total — 3,830 Chapter 7 and 2,249 Chapter 13, a 37.0% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13, and installments may NOT be paid through the Chapter 13 plan
- Chapter 13 plan must conform to Local Form 3015-1(a) — not Official Form 113
- Local rules effective December 1, 2024, published clean and redlined, with a separate set of general orders
- The plan is served on all creditors and parties in interest at the time it is filed, with a certificate of service
- Confirmation may occur earlier than 21 days after the §341 meeting
- The confirmation order is tendered by the Chapter 13 trustee on Local Form 3015-3(c)
Official court website: kyeb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, E.D. Ky. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with Local Form 3015-1(a) drafted. 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 Rules effective December 1, 2024 (LR 3015-1 through 3015-4 and the rule on filing fee installments) and the court's published chief judge and clerk; 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 kyeb.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.