The district at a glance
- Five courthouse locations — Cleveland (Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse), Akron, Canton, Toledo, and Youngstown (Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building)
- Chief Judge Jessica E. Price Smith, with Josiah C. Sell as Clerk of Court
- Consumer filings: 14,115 total — 11,506 Chapter 7 and 2,609 Chapter 13, an 18.5% Chapter 13 share and the #7 total volume district nationally
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plans use national Official Form 113 (12/17), one of only two districts in our documented set that does
- No local Rule 3015 plan-form requirement layered on top of the national form
- §341 meetings run by Zoom, with the court publishing trustee Zoom meeting information
- United States Trustee Region 9, with Chapter 13 trustees running their own case administration systems
Official court website: ohnb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, N.D. Ohio or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with the plan drafted. Given this district's Chapter 7 weighting the flat Chapter 7 rate is usually the relevant number, 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 Local Bankruptcy Rules, its published Chapter 13 plan form (which identifies itself as Official Form 113, 12/17), and its published judges, clerk and courthouse 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 ohnb.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.