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These online resources can provide useful information about court procedures, rules and opinions. We also included websites that track news and events concerning bankruptcy. For your individual circumstances, please consult with a bankruptcy attorney in San Francisco.
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American Bankruptcy Institute
Bankruptcy headlines; courts and opinions; interactive newsletter; asset sales; conference information; legislative news; international bankruptcy news.
Commerical Law League of America
Source of professional services to the credit industry; news and analysis of bankruptcy legislation; Commercial Law Journal; Commercial Law Bulletin; info on attorney certification.
EIN U.S. Bankruptcy News
United States Bankruptcy News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News.
FindLaw
Comprehensive and reliable site that makes it easy to find legal information on the Internet. Links to federal and state resources; links to professional services of interest to lawyers.
Portal to extensive U.S. and international bankruptcy and insolvency resource materials, U.S. Bankruptcy Code, directory of professionals; contains distressed securities data.
Provided by Cornell University, a portal to extensive U.S. and international bankruptcy and insolvency resource materials, U.S. Bankruptcy Code, directory of professionals; contains distressed securities data.
LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Updates
Bankruptcy Law Updates from LexisNexis; a legal database used by many attorneys.
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Tracks current legislation news and events concerning consumer bankruptcy, and offers resources to attorneys
Bankruptcy Courts and Government Entities Related to Bankruptcy
United States Bankruptcy Courts
Links to all U.S. bankruptcy court jurisdictions; explains many of the basics concerning filing bankruptcy.
Provides information on how bankruptcy is administered, approved debt counseling providers and useful links to other sources.
This publication covers some of the federal tax consequences of filing bankruptcy.
Our country’s highest court; includes court calendar and opinions.
A federal appellate court that covers several western states, including California; the Ninth Circuit is one of thirteen circuits and the largest in the United States; contains court calendar, opinions and rules.
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
If a party to a bankruptcy wishes to appeal a decision by the bankruptcy judge, the party can appeal to either BAP or the District Court. The Ninth Circuit is one of five circuits that utilizes a BAP. The site has calendar information, opinions and procedures.
United States District Court, Northern District of California
The bankruptcy courts in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Rosa are a part of the District Court, Northern District of California. A party appealing a ruling by a bankruptcy court can appeal to the District Court in lieu of the BAP. Currently, 60% of the appeals go the BAP, and 40% go to the District Court. This site contains calendar information, opinons, rules and procedures.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
This is the court where you initially file your bankruptcy petition. This site will give you information about the court fees, calendar, local rules and court locations.