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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.
Mon, 01/22/2018
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Tue, 01/16/2018
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi will be closed on January 17, 2018, due to inclement weather conditions. The closing of the courthouse will not affect the court’s electronic filing system, which will remain...
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Fri, 01/12/2018
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2018, in observance of a federal holiday. The closing of the courthouse will not affect the court’s electronic filing system, which will...
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Wed, 01/03/2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit seeks applications from highly qualified candidates for a fourteen-year appointment as U. S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of South Dakota. The position will have its duty station in...
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Fri, 11/17/2017
There are several rules and forms changes as a result of amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure effective December 1, 2017. A copy of the revised Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern and Southern Districts of...
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Tue, 10/24/2017
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. If approved, the proposed amendments would become effective December 1, 2018. The comment period closes on...
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Fri, 10/06/2017
The judges of the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi have amended the Standing Order Designating Presumptive Interest (“Till”) Rate. The Till rate for cases filed on or after December 1, 2017 will be 6%. The Amended...
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Tue, 09/05/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has updated its Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Files system (ECF).
The revisions to the Administrative Procedures for ECF include several changes that have...
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Thu, 08/24/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi now offers debtors the opportunity to request receipt of court notices and orders by email instead of U.S. mail. This is a free service. A debtor may enroll at any time, and...
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Mon, 06/26/2017
You are hereby notified that the deadline to submit proposed pretrial orders in adversary proceedings assigned to Judge Woodard will change effective immediately.
The current procedure requires the proposed pretrial order to be submitted...
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