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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, 2026-01-08

Whitehall Trust, Bankruptcy Case

 

Case Number: 25-15241 (Notice of Bankruptcy Filing: Whitehall Trust)

This page is created for the dissemination of information related to the bankruptcy...

Mon, 2025-12-22

The Department of Justice has announced that there are sufficient funds available for transfer under 11 U.S.C. § 589a(f)(1) to pay chapter 7 trustee compensation under 11 U.S.C. § 330(e) in applicable fiscal year (FY) 2024 cases. In accordance...

Tue, 2025-10-28

On October 20, 2025, federal courts entered Phase 2 of the Government Shutdown where all federal courts no longer had funding to sustain full, paid operations. During Phase 2, federal courts will maintain limited operations necessary to perform...

Thu, 2025-09-18

Click here for the 2025 Local Rules Committee Proposed Changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Members of...

Wed, 2025-09-10

Judge Derek J. Baker's Practices and Procedures have been updated. 

For details, Please see updated changes to the Communication and Trial tabs on Judge Derek J. Baker’s Chambers Information Page...

Tue, 2025-07-29

WONG NAMED CLERK OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNYSLVANIA

Click here for more detail.

Fri, 2025-07-18

All PACER users are scheduled to be enrolled in multifactor authentication by the end of 2025.

For attorneys who share their PACER accounts with support staff or paralegals, there is no need for the support staff or paralegals to request...

Mon, 2025-06-16

On Friday, 6/20/2025, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will operate on a fully remote basis. 

For emergency filing, please use the lobby drop boxes at the following locations:

Philadelphia:      ...

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