Announcements / News
- Public comments sought on Chapter 13 Local Plan Form.[11/01/2024]
- Comments sought regarding the reappointment of the Hon. Jennie D. Latta, Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.[03/26/2024]
- TNWB Clerk's Office Newsletter October 2024[10/29/2024]
- The following amended and new rules and forms became effective December 1, 2023:
- Bankruptcy Rules 3011, 8003, 9006, and new Rule 9038
- Official Bankruptcy Forms 410A and 417A[12/01/2023] - Judge Denise E. Barnett – Changes and Reminders for Hearings Effective October 30, 2023[11/06/2023]
- Federal Rules & Forms Published for Public Comment through February 16, 2024[11/02/2023]
- General Order 23-0001 :: General Order Concerning Remote Access To Hearings[11/01/2023]
- New Fees Effective December 1, 2023[10/31/2023]
- Effective December 1, 2023, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has designated any entity that has been sent 25 or more paper bankruptcy notices in a single calendar month as a high-volume paper notice recipient pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036(b)(2)(B) (as amended effective December 1, 2021) (the “Rule”). The threshold number of paper notices that will cause a notice recipient to be designated as a high-volume paper notice recipient pursuant to the Rule will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted once a year, effective on December 1st of each year.
Once the threshold paper notice amount is reached, the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) will notify the notice recipient that it must register for Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) or that, if the recipient does not register within 45 days of the date of the notification, the BNC will establish an electronic address where the Director designates the recipient to receive its notices pursuant to the Rule.
To avoid any delays or inconvenience that may arise due to the enforcement of the Rule, high-volume paper notice recipients are encouraged to go here to register for EBN.[11/2/2023]
FOR THE COURT
Lisa H. Haney, Clerk of Court
United States Bankruptcy Court
Western District of Tennessee
- Senate Bill S. 3823 was signed into law on 6/21/2022. This law restores the debt limits for Chapter 11 Subchapter V to 7.5 million for a period of 2 years. It also increases the debt limit for Chapter 13 debtors to 2.75 million, for the two-year period.
- CM/ECF Change Effective August 1, 2022 – Motion to Modify Plan After Confirmation.[05/05/2022]
- On April 1, 2022, adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision of Title 28 of the United States Code will go into effect for cases filed on or after that date.
A chart showing the affected sections of the Bankruptcy Code and Title 28, with current and adjusted dollar amounts in those sections, can be found here. The adjustments reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The revised forms will be effective on April 1, 2022, and they will apply to cases filed on or after that date. Pending changes in the Bankruptcy Forms can be found on uscourts.gov. Updated local forms will be posted to the court’s website on March 31, 2022. [03/10/2022] - TNWB Clerk's Office Newsletter July 2024[7/8/2024]
- BAIA Payments for Applicable FY 2022 Cases[02/23/2023]
- TNWB Clerk's Office Newsletter January 2024[1/08/2024]
- Appointment Of Chapter 13 Standing Trustee[08/23/2022]
- TNWB Clerk's Office Newsletter- July 2022[07/08/2022]
- Trustee Services Rendered under Section 330(e)[01/26/2022]
- USTP to Post Updated UST Form 11-MORs and UST Form 11-PCRs[11/22/2021]
- Press Release: Denise E. Barnett is appointed as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee[11/08/2021]
- TNWB Clerk’s Office Newsletter - January 2022[1/10/2022]
- Corrected Public Notice - Solicitation of Applicants Interested in Servicing as Bankruptcy Chapter 7 Panel Trustees[11/24/2021]
- UPDATE: The U.S. Trustee Presentation on New MORs and PCRs scheduled for June 18, 2021 is rescheduled to Friday, June 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. (CST) June[06/01/2021]
- Notice Regarding USTP – New Chapter 11 Periodic Reports (Effective June 21, 2021)[05/19/2021]
- General Order No. 20-0002 Amended General Order Concerning Meetings Of Creditors[05/19/2021]
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee – Administrative Order 2021-15 - IN RE: ORDER ESTABLISHING TERMS OF SERVICE FOR CHIEF JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE (April 19, 2021)[05/14/2021]
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee – Administrative Order 2021-16 - IN RE: ORDER APPOINTING THE HONORABLE JENNIE D. LATTA TO SERVE AS CHIEF UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE (April 19, 2021)[5/14/2021]
- TNWB Clerk’s Office Newsletter – May 2021[05/13/2021]
- The U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Tennessee will convert to NextGen CM/ECF on March 1, 2021[02/05/2021] Memo outlining the steps that you need to take prior to March 1[02/23/2021]
- The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 and Bankruptcy – Provided by USBC/MOED – For Informational Purposes Only.[2/05/2021]
- SOLICITATION OF APPLICANTS TO SERVE AS SUBCHAPTER V TRUSTEES.
:[02/05/2021]
The United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (Subchapter V), which amended chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code). - TNWB Clerk’s Office Newsletter – February 2021[02/05/2021]
- U. S. Bankruptcy Court – Western Tennessee - Bankruptcy Judgeship Public Notice[01/04/2021]
- 20-0009 :: Order Amending Misc. No. 03-0001 – Chapter 13 Automobile Insurance Program:[12/7/2020]
- 20-0005 :: Standing Order To Amend TNWB LBR No. 1006-1(b), Chapter 7 Only:[11/30/2020]
- Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (28 U.S.C § 1930) effective Decmember 1, 2020:[09/18/2020]
- Standing Order Revising Procedure For Unpaid Conversion Fees In Cases Converting From Chapter 11, 12 or 13 to Chapter 7 No 20-0004:[08/28/2020]
- General Order Original Signatures - General Order 20-0003:[03/31/2020]
- Amended General Order Concerning Hearings General Order No. 20-0001:[08/11/2020]
- Instructions Regarding Hearings Held Via Video Conference:[08/03/2020]
- The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules, and requested that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The public comment period opens August 14, 2020 and closes February 16, 2021.:[08/13/2020]
- New Judiciary PACER Information website. https://pacer.uscourts.gov:[06/29/2020]
- General Order Concerning Entrance Protocols - General Order 20-0004:[05/22/2020]
- Standing Order Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 as Amended to Conform to CARES Act - Standing Order 20-0002:[04/27/2020]
- Pro Se Emergency Filing:[04/1/2020]
- General Order Original Signatures - General Order 20-0003:[03/31/2020]
- Closure of Jackson, TN Federal Courthouse - Administrative Order 2020-14 :[03/17/2020]
- General Order Concerning Meetings of Creditors - General Order 20-0002:[03/17/2020]
- 20-0001 :: Standing Order Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rules:[02/19/2020]
- Public Notice: TNW Bankruptcy Judgeship (Memphis) :[1/27/2020]
Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984, P.L. 98-353, the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United States for the Selection of United States Bankruptcy Judge Nominees, and the Procedures of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council for the Selection of Bankruptcy Judge Nominees, the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council received applications from persons interested in appointment to the bankruptcy judge position in the Western District of Tennessee (with duty station in Memphis, Tennessee). - Free Access to Court Records Increases in 2020
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, if a PACER user quarterly usage is $30 or less, the bill will be waived. This is an increase from the existing $15 or less quarterly fee waiver. Users will see this reflected in the April 2020 billing statement. This will result in more than 75 percent of users accessing court records paying no fee in a given quarter. The Judicial Conference approved this action at their September 17, 2019, meeting. :[12/10/2019] - SOLICITATION OF APPLICANTS TO SERVE AS SUBCHAPTER V TRUSTEES.
:[10/30/2019]
The United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for inclusion in a pool of trustees who may be appointed on a case-by-case basis to administer cases filed under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (Subchapter V), which amended chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code). - H.R. 2336, the "Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019", which increases the debt limit used to determine whether a family farmer is eligible for relief under chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code;:[8/26/2019]
- H.R. 2938, the "Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019" (HAVEN Act), which excludes from the calculation of monthly income, for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code's means test, certain benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense;:[8/26/2019]
- H.R. 3304, the "National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019", which extends for 4 years, through December 18, 2023, the exemption from certain bankruptcy means-testing for members of the National Guard and reservists of the Armed Forces; and:[8/26/2019]
- H.R. 3311, the "Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019", which establishes a subchapter within chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code under which small business debtors can reorganize using more simplified and expedited procedures:[8/26/2019]
- The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to their respective rules, and requested that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The public comment period ends February 19, 2020. :[8/22/2019]
The proposed SBRA form changes and interim rules are open for public comment for a period of four weeks, starting on October 16, 2019. Information on how to submit comments can be found on the “Proposed Amendments for Public Comment” page (under the category, “October 16 Package”) of the Courts’ public website at:https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment. The public comment period will close on November 13, 2019.