Bankruptcy News & Alerts
New Court Announcement
The Court has updated the list of motions that can be filed under negative notice. Under LBR 9007-1(f), Motions to approve compromise or settlement and approve fees and expenses filed by special counsel in Chapter 13 cases will be a combined motion, effective June 1, 2025.
New Local Rules As Of April 1, 2024
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama has announced new local rules. The announcement can be found at
almb.uscourts.gov
Please Retrieve Updated
FORMS.
New Telephone Docket Numbers
Effective October 1, 2024, all telephone dockets for the bankruptcy court will be transitioning to a new system. There will be both a new dial-in number and conference code for each jugde.
Judge Hawkins:
(855) 244-8681, code 23184477253##
Judge Creswell:
(855) 244-8681, code 23088378093##
Plan Calc on NDC.ORG
The NDC has added the Plan Calc feature to their website. Trustee users and Debtor Attorneys can use this feature within the Case Summary page.
US Bankruptcy Court MDAL - AMENDED Administrative Order
Due to developments in the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the judges of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama have signed an amended administrative order extending the time-frame for which all hearings are to be held telephonically rather than in person through August 31, 2020. This order goes into effect immediately.
You can obtain the Full Court Bankruptcy Amended Administrative Order here.
Continue to monitor the US Bankruptcy Court MDAL website here.
US Bankruptcy Court MDAL News
Monitor the US Bankruptcy Court MDAL News & Announcements here.