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News & Announcements: January, 2025
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Mon, 10/20/2025
The proposed revisions to the Local Rules are now ready for public comment. Public comments are due by Thursday, November 20, 2025. Please submit your comments to Clerk of Court Monica Bigley,...
Thu, 10/16/2025
On September 26, 2025, Canada Post announced a shutdown due to national labor actions between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. As a result, notices sent through the BNC between October 2, 2025, and October 16, 2025, were...
Tue, 10/07/2025
In observance of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays this year, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine will be closed on November 27 and 28 and December 24 and 25.
During those closures, the Court’s electronic case filing...
Tue, 10/07/2025
Starting in January 2026, all of Judge Cary’s regular hearing days will be held on Tuesdays. Judge Cary will no longer hear Chapter 13 cases on Wednesdays. Judge Cary will hear Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and will hear...
Fri, 10/03/2025
The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) has notified bankruptcy courts that as of October 2, 2025, it is unable to mail notices to recipient addresses that include the country name "Canada," due to national labor actions between Canada Post and the...
Tue, 09/16/2025
The Bankruptcy & Reorganization Section of the Maine State Bar Association will present a day long bankruptcy seminar on March 25, 2026, at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Freeport. More details to follow.
Fri, 06/27/2025
Starting in September 2025, Judge Fagone’s Chapter 12 and 13 hearings will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
If you may want to participate in a scheduled hearing through CourtCall, please register with CourtCall by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time the day...
Mon, 06/23/2025
The Portland Clerk’s Office will close for in-person service at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The Clerk’s Office in Bangor will remain open for in-person service. Additionally, the Portland Clerk’s Office can be reached until 4:30 PM by...
Wed, 05/21/2025
The Judges of the Bankruptcy Court in the District of Maine will host two in-person brown bag lunches—Monday, June 16th at noon at the Bangor Courthouse and Tuesday, June 17th at noon at the Portland Courthouse. Please join us to discuss several...
Tue, 05/13/2025
Starting May 11, all CM/ECF and PACER users will be able to enroll in multifactor authentication (MFA). The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) is adding MFA to enhance system security for CM/ECF and PACER. MFA provides an added layer of...