Temporary Judge Assignment of Cases for Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport

Effective after Judge Opel’s retirement on March 26, 2021 and until a successor judge takes the bench, all cases currently assigned and new cases that would be assigned to Judge Opel will be reassigned to Chief Judge Van Eck. Any cases presenting a conflict of interest with Chief Judge Van Eck will be temporarily assigned to visiting Judge Patricia Mayer. Judge Mayer sits in the Reading office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court.

Remote Apperance

The Court is conducting in-court proceedings. Parties may appear remotely pursuant to the Remote Appearance Guide.

Inaguration closure

The Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC on January 20, 2021. Filings can be submitted through the Court’s Electronic Document Submission Service (“EDSS”)  or CM/ECF.

Clerk’s Office staff are available by telephone (Wilkes-Barre: 570-831-2500; Harrisburg: 717-901-2800).

protest closing June 8 2020

The Harrisburg Courthouse will be closed Monday, June 8, 2020.  Filings can be done using EDSS and ePOC.

protest closing June 1 2020

Due to recent events both the Harrisburg and Wilkes-Barre courthouses will be closed June 1, 2020.  Filings can be done using EDSS.

downtime

CM/ECF will be down for approximately an hour starting at 9AM on Saturday 4/18/2020 for maintenance.

Judge Opel's 2020 General Activity Calendar

Judge Opel's 2020 General Activity Calendar as been updated as of January 28, 2020. Please click here to access the updated calendar. Please discard any prior calendars you may have.

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