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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.
Thu, 10/31/2024
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued an Administrative Order, which was effective on October 24, 2024, making “Adjustments to Exemptions from Attachment and Execution Contained...
Thu, 10/31/2024
Local Form 5 Hearing Notice on Fee Application has had a minor change. The new Local Form 5 is now posted under the “Forms” section on our website.
In the last sentence on Local Form 5, we have fixed a scrivener’s error by...
Wed, 10/30/2024
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 28 and 29 and December 24 and 25.
During those closures, the Court’s electronic case filing...
Wed, 10/23/2024
The proposed revisions to the Local Rules are now ready for public comment. Public comments are due by Monday, November 25, 2024. Please submit your comments to Clerk of Court Monica Bigley, Monica_Bigley@meb.uscourts.gov, and copy Jennifer Lyons,...
Tue, 10/22/2024
In order to complete necessary updates, the Bankruptcy Court’s ECF system will be offline and unavailable for filing from 6 AM on Saturday, November 9, 2024, through 6 AM on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Any emergency filings that need to be made...
Tue, 07/02/2024
Changes have been made to Judge Cary's self-scheduling hearing dates for August 2024.
Thu, 06/27/2024
On Friday, June 21, 2024, the debt limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13 cases reverted to March 2020 levels. As a result, the national forms for Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (B101) and Voluntary Petition for Non-...