News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Wed, 01/13/2021
Mon, 01/04/2021
Fri, 12/04/2020
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee) approved publication of proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms as well as the Federal Rules of...
Fri, 12/04/2020
The amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy, Appellate, and Civil Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence, became effective December 1, 2020. A summary of the changes may be found...
Wed, 11/25/2020
Tue, 11/17/2020
Thu, 10/01/2020
Mon, 09/28/2020
Wed, 09/23/2020
Sun, 09/13/2020
The Case Management Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is now available.
Mon, 08/31/2020
Thu, 07/16/2020
Wed, 04/01/2020
Fri, 03/27/2020
Mon, 03/23/2020
Fri, 03/20/2020
Sun, 03/15/2020
Sun, 03/15/2020
Fri, 03/13/2020
Thu, 02/20/2020
20 FEB 2020, 9:00 p.m.:
Due to the inclement weather forecast, the Chattanooga Bankruptcy Court Clerk's office will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 21 February 2020....
Thu, 02/20/2020
Fri, 02/14/2020
Thu, 02/13/2020
Outage complete - ECF not available
The Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) for the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will be unavailable from midnight February 19, 2020 until mid-morning of February...
Thu, 01/23/2020
Mon, 01/06/2020
New 341 Meeting Room Location for Chattanooga Chapter 13 Cases
Starting on January 15, 2020, all Chapter 13 meetings of creditors set in Chattanooga will be conducted in Basement Room 13. When scheduling a meeting of...
Mon, 12/02/2019
The Bankruptcy Court will be...
Wed, 11/06/2019
Wed, 10/30/2019
Sun, 10/20/2019
The court's Case Management/ Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system is currently unavailable. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is currently working to resolve the issue.
Fri, 09/13/2019
Chattanooga office closed on Friday September 13, 2019.
The Chattanooga clerk's office is closed on Friday September 13, 2019, due to a water main break in downtown Chattanooga.
If...
Wed, 08/21/2019
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT—AUGUST ...
Wed, 08/14/2019
Fri, 06/28/2019
The Knoxville office will close at 3:30 on Friday, June 28, 2019.
CM/ECF will remain available.
If you have an emergency filing, please call 1-865-329-4712.
Thu, 06/27/2019
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5.
CM/ECF will remain available.
If you have an emergency filing for Chattanooga or Greeneville, please call 1-423-779-1231.
If you have...
Fri, 03/08/2019
Tue, 03/05/2019
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Tue, 01/22/2019
UPDATE
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on...
Tue, 01/15/2019
UPDATE
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on...
Wed, 01/09/2019
UPDATE
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on December 22, 2018, the federal judiciary remains open and can continue operations through January 18, 2019, by using court fee...
Fri, 12/28/2018
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on December 22, 2018, the federal judiciary remains open and can continue operations for approximately three weeks, through January 11, 2019, by using court fee balances and other...
Tue, 12/11/2018
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Friday, December 14, 2018, for staff training. CM/ECF will remain available. If you have an emergency, please call ...
Sun, 12/09/2018
Inclement Weather Schedule - Monday 10 December 2018:
Greeneville Bankruptcy Clerk's Office will be closed.
Chattanooga and Knoxville Bankruptcy Clerk's Offices will open at 10 a.m.
Tue, 12/04/2018
CM/ECF filers should be aware of the potential to inadvertently share restricted documents when using third-party services or software. Sharing CM/ECF filing credentials and PACER account credentials with a third-party service provider or...
Mon, 12/03/2018
In observance of a National Day of Mourning in memory of the late President George H. W. Bush, all court offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will be closed Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Hearings that...
Thu, 11/29/2018
Beginning December 4, 2018, the Chapter 13 meeting of creditors will be held in Basement Room 18, Historic U. S. Courthouse, 31 E....
Fri, 11/16/2018
Fri, 10/26/2018
Wed, 09/12/2018
Tue, 09/04/2018
Tue, 09/04/2018
Fri, 08/17/2018
Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Published for Public Comment
On August 15, 2018, the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Evidence Rules...
Mon, 07/16/2018
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will perform required maintenance on the CM/ECF servers on the following schedule:
SERVERS: CM/ECF for court users, CM/ECF for...
Fri, 06/01/2018
Tue, 03/13/2018
Mon, 01/22/2018
Despite the government shutdown, all offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee remain open with normal operating hours.
Mon, 01/22/2018
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Friday, January 26, 2018, for staff training. CM/ECF will remain available. If you have an emergency, please call...
Wed, 01/17/2018
For Thursday 18 Jan 2018 :
The Knoxville Bankruptcy Clerk's Office will open at 10 am .
Tue, 01/16/2018
All Chapter 7 meeting of creditors scheduled for Wednesday, January 17, 2018 have been rescheduled for the afternoon of January 31, 2018, as follows:
8:30am meetings...
Mon, 01/15/2018
For Wednesday (01/17/2018) updated 9:15 am:
Due to the inclement weather conditions, the Chattanooga, Greeneville, and...
Mon, 01/08/2018
For Monday (01/08/2018), updated 9:00 a.m.:
Due to inclement weather conditions, the Chattanooga Bankruptcy Court Clerk's...
Fri, 12/08/2017
For Friday, December 8, 2017, the U.S. Bankruptcy Clerk's offices are closed due to inclement weather. The CM/ECF system will remain accessible during this period.
Tue, 11/28/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will perform required maintenance on the CM/ECF servers on the following schedule:
DATES: Friday, December 1, 2017
TIMES: 12:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time (...
Thu, 11/09/2017
The Clerk of Court gives public notice of the order amending the Court’s Local Rules, including the adoption of Local Form 3015.1, Chapter 13 Plan, that will become effective on December 1, 2017.
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Fri, 09/29/2017
Wed, 09/27/2017
The Clerk of Court gives public notice of the proposed adoption of Local Form 3015.1, Chapter 13 Plan, as revised, and of the proposed amendments to the court’s local rules. Any comments to the proposed adoption of Local Form 3015.1,...
Tue, 09/26/2017
Please be aware that we are currently experiencing technical difficulties in the Greeneville offices.You may contact the Chattanooga (423) 752-5163 or Knoxville (865) 545- 4279 offices for immediate assistance. We apologize for any inconvenience...
Fri, 08/11/2017
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has received reports of intermittent slowness of the CM/ECF application. Specifically, when uploading documents, running docket reports, and viewing documents during peak work hours...
Tue, 08/08/2017
Fri, 07/21/2017
The Clerk of Court has published the proposed adoption of Local Form 3015.1, Chapter 13 Plan, and announced the opportunity for suggested changes to the local rules. Any comments regarding the proposed plan form and suggested changes to...
Mon, 07/03/2017
Fri, 06/16/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, has been advised that fraudulent emails are being sent that purport to be from the U. S. Courts and the U. S. Bankruptcy Courts. These emails notify the recipient that they are to appear...
Fri, 05/26/2017
Wed, 04/05/2017
Due to inclement weather conditions, the Chattanooga Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office will close at 2:00 p.m. The Knoxville (865) 545-4279 and Greeneville ( 423) 787- 0113 offices are available to assist.
Mon, 04/03/2017
On Friday, April 7, 2017, the United States Bankruptcy Court's Knoxville office will close at 1:00 PM.
This closure does not affect the Chattanooga or Greeneville Clerk's offices and the CM/ECF system will remain accessible during...
Tue, 03/21/2017
The 14th Annual Tennessee Bar Association Bankruptcy Forum will take place April 28-30, 2017, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Please make plans now to join us in this wonderful and relaxing setting for an informative and unique...
Mon, 03/06/2017
Effective immediately, the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, has revised the Amended Chapter 13 Plan docket event that is to be used for pre-confirmation amendments to chapter 13 plans.
The...
Tue, 02/28/2017
Subject - Maintenance of the CM/ECF servers at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
The U. S....
Tue, 12/06/2016
The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Friday, December 16, 2016, for staff training and awards. CM/ECF will remain available. If you have an emergency,...
Wed, 11/02/2016
Tue, 10/18/2016
Fri, 09/30/2016
General Order Adopting Amendments to the Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee- Effective November 1, 2016
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Fri, 08/12/2016
Fri, 07/01/2016
Tue, 04/19/2016
Effective May 2, 2016, Tonya M. Russell will be the new deputy-in-charge of the Knoxville office.
Fri, 03/18/2016
General Order 2016-01:
Passive Notice Procedure Of Local Rule 9013-1(h) Made Available To Certain Motions...
Thu, 03/17/2016
Mon, 02/29/2016
Thu, 01/21/2016
UPDATE (1/22/2016) 3:30 p.m.
For Friday (01/22/2016): The Bankruptcy Clerk's Offices in Knoxville will be closing at 3:30 p.m, and...
Wed, 12/02/2015
Thu, 11/19/2015
Maintenance of the CM/ECF servers at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee...
Mon, 11/02/2015
Mon, 08/24/2015
Mon, 08/17/2015
Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence published for comment: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-...
Tue, 07/28/2015
Thu, 06/25/2015
Mon, 06/08/2015
For Monday 06/08/2015: The Chattanooga Bankruptcy Clerk's Offices will be closing at 3:30 p.m.
Wed, 04/22/2015
PACER users can now access the Creditor Mailing Matrix option (creating address labels) while using Firefox version 37. If you have any questions, please contact the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC).
Thank you,
BNC Operations Team...
Fri, 04/17/2015
PACER users are experiencing a problem when accessing the Creditor Mailing Matrix option while using Firefox version 37.0 or newer. They will see the following error: “Secure Connection Failed.” Additionally, Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN)...
Tue, 04/14/2015
The court plans to discontinue combining both judges' cases on the Thursday Motion Dockets beginning in July of 2015. Beginning in July, each judge will hear all matters in cases assigned to that judge. ...
Wed, 03/18/2015
Please be advised that on Friday, March 20, 2015, the Chattanooga office will close for the day at 3:45 p....
Mon, 03/09/2015
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will perform planned maintenance on the CM/ECF system on the following schedule:
DATES: Saturday, March 14th, 2015
TIMES: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern Time (times are...
Thu, 03/05/2015
UPDATED 11:25 a.m.
For Thursday, March 5, 2015
Chattanooga: The Bankruptcy Clerk's office will open as scheduled and the morning docket will begin at 9:00 a.m.
...
Thu, 02/26/2015
UPDATED - 5:47 p.m.
For Friday (02/27/2015): Due to inclement weather conditions, the...
Thu, 02/26/2015
For Friday (02/27/2015): Due to inclement weather conditions, the Bankruptcy Clerk's Offices in Chattanooga and Greeneville are scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m.
Wed, 02/25/2015
UPDATED - 10:00 p.m.
For Chattanooga - Due to impending inclement weather the Court will take announcements for Thursday morning's docket (02/26/2015) for both...
Fri, 02/20/2015
For Friday 02/20/2015: Chattanooga Bankruptcy Clerk's Offices will be closing at 2:30 p.m.
Thu, 02/19/2015
UPDATED 02/27/2015 3:35pm:
Adjourned 341 meetings due to weather - Knoxville:
John Newton, Trustee – Chapter 7 341 meetings from the morning...
Mon, 02/16/2015
UPDATED 02/18/2015, 3:30 p.m.
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For Thursday 02/19/2015:
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Mon, 02/02/2015
On behalf of the bankruptcy judges in the district, I am pleased to announce that William T. Magill is our new Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Will has demonstrated that he is the right person for the position by...
Fri, 01/16/2015
Please join the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at the Investiture Ceremony of Suzanne H. Bauknight as United States...
Thu, 11/13/2014
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is seeking applicants for the position of Clerk of Court. The clerk is appointed by the judges of the Court under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 156. This is an...
Wed, 11/12/2014
Wed, 11/05/2014
Thu, 10/30/2014
AMENDMENTS TO BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS
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Fri, 09/26/2014
Please join the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee as it celebrates 28 years of distinguished service by the Honorable Richard S. Stair.
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Howard H. Baker, Jr.
United States...
Thu, 09/11/2014
The United States Trustee seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for appointment as a standing trustee to administer cases filed under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
For details:...
Tue, 08/19/2014
The offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will be closed Friday, August 22 2014, for staff training. If you have an urgent concern, please call the Divisional office and leave a message and your call...
Fri, 08/15/2014
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules and forms, and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment...
Mon, 06/23/2014
The required maintenance on the CM/ECF system is now complete.
The scheduled maintenance that began on Friday, June 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM has been concluded as of Saturday, June 28th, 2014 at 4:00 PM.
Access to CM/ECF...
Mon, 06/09/2014
Mon, 06/02/2014
ECF Service has now been restored. Thank you for your patience.
Wed, 05/21/2014
The new address is as follows:
United States Department of the Interior
Office of the Solicitor
800 S. Gay St., Ste. 800
Knoxville, TN 37929
Wed, 05/21/2014
The Department of the Interior's Knoxville Office has changed location. The new address:
Department of the Interior, Office of the Solictor, 800 S. Gay St., Ste. 800, Knoxville, TN 37929
Mon, 04/28/2014
A Merit Selection Panel has recommended five candidates to the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council for consideration for appointment to the bankruptcy judge vacancy in Knoxville. ...
Mon, 04/28/2014
U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Eastern District of Tennessee: Notice of Vacancy...
Tue, 04/01/2014
Effective immediately, the address for service of notices to the United States Attorney for all Northeastern Division matters has changed to the United States Attorney's Office in...
Wed, 02/19/2014
Because the court rescheduled the morning docket from February13th to February 27th due to the weather, the docket for the 27th is exceptionally long. In coordination with the Chapter 13 Trustee and in an effort to have all of the matters...
Tue, 01/14/2014
The federal judiciary has learned of an email scam, in which emails purporting to come from federal and state courts are infecting recipients with computer viruses....
Thu, 11/14/2013
The operating hours for the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the upcoming Holiday Season are as follows:
| Thursday, November 28, 2013 | ...