Effective September 30, 2024, the UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR the Eastern District of Michigan has recently updated judge assignments for Chapter 13 cases. These changes, detailed in the official court document, include reassignments involving Judges Oxholm,...

Join the Consumer Bankruptcy Association on Monday, November 11th, for the Annual Steven W. Rhodes Veterans Day Seminar! This is a great opportunity to join your colleagues and Bankruptcy Judges from the Eastern and Western District of Michigan! Location: Somerset...

The Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee Tammy L. Terry ended support for Plan Calc 1 on the 13Network.com, which will ultimately lead to a complete phase-out of 13Network.com.  Currently, Plan Calc 1 is available on the National Data Center.  HOW TO ACCESS PLAN CALC...

Please CLICK HERE to view a memo on the new Zoom 341 process.  More updates to our 341 procedures will be posted as we gain experience with the system.  We ask that you have patience with us during the transition and that you help us with the change by...

There is a new Requirement to Submit Proof of the Debtor’s Social Security Number and Government issued photo ID 14 days in advance of the 341 hearing date. Please upload the “identification” documents as a single PDF document on a single page; even for a...

REVISED ZOOM 341 PROCEDURES FOR TRUSTEE TERRY ASSIGNED CASES The United States Trustee has initiated a new process for conducting 341 Meeting of Creditors. The Eastern District of Michigan is scheduled to use this new Zoom process starting Tuesday, October 10th to...

Our office does NOT accept ANY Chapter 13 related documents sent directly to the staff’s work email addresses. ALL Case related documents must be uploaded via the Bankruptcy Documents website at www.bkdocs.us  Please create a free document submission account at...

Attention debtors: The trustee's office will NEVER text you, call you, or email you asking that you send gift cards to catch up on payment delinquency. This is a scam. The scammers are trying to steal money from you. Ignore the requests, no matter how legitimate they...

Pursuant to ECF Procedure 8 - Filing Format Requirements (b) Hyperlinks, the Court is now striking pleadings that contain a hyperlink. We have found that PDF programs like Acrobat automatically create a hyperlink when a URL is detected.  The standard stipulations...