Noticing Information

Register of Governmental Units is a list of Federal and State governmental units which have provided mailing addresses pursuant to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 5003(e).
 

Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) is the company responsible for centrally producing and transmitting notices and orders for the US Bankruptcy Court.  The BNC offers a free Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) service for creditors that allows court notices and orders to be transmitted electronically, delivering them faster and more conveniently.  The email contains a secure link to a government site for you to retrieve a PDF copy of our notice.  Every PDF contains case data in an XML format.  The BNC also allows creditors to designate a preferred mail address which can be used to redirect U.S. Mail delivery to one preferred address.

 

Get Court Notices and Orders by Email (DeBN) - This FREE program allows debtors to request to receive court notices and orders from the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) by email rather than by U.S. mail.  DeBN only applies to court issued notices and orders.  DeBN will not email notices, pleadings, or other filings that are to be served by other parties in a bankruptcy case such as the Trustee, creditors or attorneys.  These other parties will continue to serve papers by other means, such as U.S. mail or personal service.  Debtors can enroll at any time and the program is available to all debtors with an open bankruptcy case.
 

Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) ByPass Notices - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts authorizes the BNC to bypass notices with incomplete addresses.  The BNC notifies the debtor or debtor's attorney of notices that are bypassed and for whom.  Please refer to Local Rule 1007-2(d) regarding debtor responsibilities to notify the court of creditor address corrections.
 

Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) Centralized Processing of Returned Mail - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts authorizes the BNC to accept, process and securely dispose of notices that would otherwise be returned to the bankruptcy courts by the United States Postal Service (USPS).  This BNC notifies the debtor's attorney of notices that are returned and for whom.  Please refer to Local Rule 1007-2(d) regarding debtor responsibilities to notify the court of creditor address corrections.
 

Bankruptcy Notice Providers:  A list of Approved Bankruptcy Notice Providers pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. Rules 2002(g)(4) and 900(9) is available here.  An Application to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for Approval as a Notice Provider pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. Rules 2002(g)(4) and 900(9) is available here.

 

Noticing Motions or Objections

Passive Notice Provides an objection/response deadline.  No hearing will be scheduled unless an objection/response has been filed.  If no objections/responses are filed, the court may enter an order without a hearing.  If objections/ responses are filed, the court will generate a Court Hearing Notice advising parties of the date, time, location, and matter set for hearing.
Semi-Passive Notice Provides an objection/response deadline and a proposed hearing date if objections/responses are filed.  If no objections/responses are filed, the court may enter an order without conducting a hearing.  If objections/ responses are filed, the matter will proceed to hearing at the date, time, and location indicated in the notice.  If a default order has not been signed and entered on the docket, the parties or their counsel are required to appear in court.
Hearing Required Notice May provide an objection/response deadline and sets the matter for hearing.  The hearing will take place at the date, time and location indicated in the notice regardless if objections/responses are filed.
Court Hearing Notice Generated by the court and will advise parties of the date, time, location, and matter set for hearing.

 


 Sample Notice for passive, semi-passive, and hearing required notices.
 

 Sample Notice for Amended Ch. 13 Plans (Pre-Confirmation)



          * * * * The court, at its discretion, may set any matter for hearing. * * * *

For an overview of noticing requirements and notices to be sent by movants, please refer to the court’s Guide to Docketing and Noticing.  For detailed filing and noticing instructions, please refer to the court’s CM/ECF Filing Instructions.

For notices required to be served by movants, the signature line will be adapted to identify the actual sender of the notice.  DO NOT identify the court in the signature line.

Examples of forms and notices can be found at:

  • Local Mandatory Forms

  • Local Recommended Forms

  • Official Bankruptcy Forms -  Official forms are approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States and are mandatory. They must be used to file a bankruptcy petition and take certain other actions in a bankruptcy case, such as filing a Proof of Claim or applying to pay a filing fee in installments.


IMPORTANT - The forms and notices are not intended to dictate specific procedures.  Please refer to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the court’s Local Rules for specific information required to be included in notices.