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Update Regarding BNC Service Disruption (October 27, 2026)

The BNC has begun processing Certificates of Notice for data polled on October 7 and will resume mailings for data polled on October 8, while concurrently processing newly received court submissions.

Electronic notices will be transmitted as soon as validation is complete, allowing multiple backlog days to be processed simultaneously as capacity permits. Paper notices will be handled separately and released in prioritized waves based on production capacity and mailing readiness.

To address delays caused by the outage, all paper notices generated between October 13 and the present will include the following message on the address page:

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The enclosed notice(s) may have been sent later than intended due to a service disruption affecting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. The information contained in this notice remains valid; however, because of the delay, a deadline or response period identified in the notice may have already passed, and you may receive an amended notice. If you have questions regarding a deadline or response period, please contact your attorney or visit the website of the clerk’s office for the court identified in the notice.

In addition, on October 22, 2026, the Judicial Conference declared a nationwide “Bankruptcy Rules emergency” pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9038 in response to the ongoing disruption of services provided by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC). The declaration applies to all United States Bankruptcy Courts and remains in effect for a 90-day period beginning October 9, 2026, through January 7, 2027, unless terminated earlier.

Although BNC has announced that services are beginning to resume, we anticipate that the emergency declaration will remain necessary throughout the restoration period. The declaration provides important flexibility to ensure that courts can address the effects of the outage and helps protect parties from potential prejudice resulting from delayed notice and related service disruptions. Additional information and guidance regarding the emergency declaration will be distributed as it becomes available.

General Order No. 26-0003 remains in effect. If you did not receive timely notice of a deadline, hearing, or other matter because of the disruption, you may file a motion in your case requesting relief; the Court will consider requests on a case-by-case basis. For questions, contact the Clerk’s Office at 901-328-3500 or Case Administration at operations@tnwb.uscourts.gov. The Clerk’s Office cannot provide legal advice.
General Order No. 26-003 issued regarding Bankruptcy Noticing Service Interruption and Extended Deadlines.[10/14/2026]
Bankruptcy Noticing Center Service Interruption[10/12/2026]
New Fees Effective December 1, 2026[09/29/2026]
BAIA Payments for Applicable FY 2025 Cases[9/28/2026]
New Local Bankruptcy Rules Effective September 24, 2026 The Court has entered General Order No. 26-0002, adopting new Local Bankruptcy Rules 2016-1 and 3011-1. The new rules are effective September 24, 2026.

For additional information, including the General Order and the new Local Bankruptcy Rules, please visit the Court’s Local Bankruptcy Rules.[9/25/2026]
PACER Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2027 Effective January 1, 2027, the fee for Electronic Public Access to court records through PACER will increase from $0.10 to $0.12 per page for a period of five years. The temporary increase will help fund the accelerated modernization and security enhancements of the federal judiciary's case management system while improving public access to electronic court records.

To reduce the impact on most users, the automatic quarterly fee exemption has increased from $30 to $40, meaning users who incur $40 or less in PACER fees during a quarterly billing cycle will continue to owe no fees.

For additional information, please see the official PACER announcement: Temporary Fee Increase Effective Jan. 1, 2027
U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP WESTERN DISTRICT of TENNESSEE at MEMPHIS Appointment for 14-year term. Full public notice with application and qualification standards are available at www.ca6.uscourts.gov. For further information, contact Office of the Circuit Executive, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (513-564-7200). Applications must be received by August 6, 2026.
Public comments sought on proposed new local rules TNWB LBR 2016-1 Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses and TNWB LBR 3011-1 Disbursement of Unclaimed Funds[7/2/2026]
Comments sought on the reappointment of the Honorable Jimmy Croom, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, to a 14-year term commencing March 20, 2027. Please visit www.ca6.uscourts.gov for detailed notice.[4/28/2026]
ORDER APPOINTING THE HONORABLE JIMMY L. CROOM AS CHIEF JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE[4/16/2026]
Reminder: CM/ECF Search Feature[3/16/2026]
Judge M. Ruthie Hagan appointed as a Judge for the 6th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel[1/15/2026]
BAIA Payments for Applicable FY 2024 Cases[1/9/2026]
Reappointment of Jennie D. Latta United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee[12/18/2025]
eSR (Electronic Self Representation) Bankruptcy Petition Preparation System For Self-Represented Debtors is now available. Click here for more info.[1/17/2023]
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