Clerk's Office in Harisburg - temporarily relocating to 7th floor

The Harrisburg Bankruptcy Clerk's Office has been temporarily relocated to the
7th floor, Suite 730, of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building until further notice.

CM/ECF Planned Downtime

As announced, CM/ECF will be down from 4:00 PM Friday March 22 - sometime Sunday March 24.  The web site will be updated and an email sent when it is available again.

Audio Request

Audio File Request for a Hearing Before a Judge

Audio files are provided at a cost of $32.00 per hearing. Requests will be processed upon receipt of payment. Checks/money orders must be payable to "Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court." by mail or in person at either courthouse location..

 
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Power Outage in Wilkes-Barre

The Wilkes-Barre office is closed due to a power outage. Please call 570-831-2500 for assistance.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

TO BECOME EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022

Posted March 23, 2022, Comment Period Ends April 23, 2022

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania proposes to amend Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-2 (Compensation of Debtor's Attorneys in a Chapter 13 Cases) and Local Bankruptcy Form 2016-2b (Application of Attorney for Chapter 13 Debtor for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses). The changes have been provisionally approved by the Bankruptcy Judges. The Court hereby offers public notice of the proposed amendments and seeks public comment. The amendments to the Local Rules will become effective on May 1, 2022. Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted either by email PAMB_Local_Rules [at] pamb.uscourts.gov or by U.S. Mail to the Honorable Henry W. Van Eck, Ronald Reagan Federal Building, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101. Comments must be submitted no later than April 23, 2022.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

TO BECOME EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2022

Posted March 17, 2022, Comment Period Ends April 18, 2022

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania proposes to add new Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-2 that governs the length of briefs filed in all matters before the bankruptcy court. Current Rules 9013-2 and 9013-3 would be renumbered as Rules 9013-3 and 9013-4 respectively. The changes have been provisionally approved by the Bankruptcy Judges. The Court hereby offers public notice of the proposed amendments and seeks public comment. The amendments to the Local Rules will become effective on May 1, 2022. Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted either by email to PAMB_Local_Rules [at] pamb.uscourts.gov or by U.S. Mail to the Honorable Henry W. Van Eck, Ronald Reagan Federal Building, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101. Comments must be submitted no later than April 18, 2022.

CM/ECF upgrade to 1.6.2

After the upgrade to CM/ECF 1.6.2, PDFs that are not flattened/printed to PDF will not be permitted.  Refer to PACER for help.

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