Welcome to the official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
111 Locust Street, Office 320, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
(515) 284-6230
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Please be advised that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa will be performing required systems maintenance, including upgrading to the latest version of CM/ECF. This upgrade will require system downtime as follows:
Starting: Friday, September 4, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
Ending: Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
Duration: 48 hours
The CM/ECF system may be offline during this time. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
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News & Announcements
Fri, 08/14/2026
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved the following p More »
Tue, 07/14/2026
To fund the accelerated initiative to modernize and strengthen the security of its case managemen More »
Thu, 06/11/2026
Beginning August 17, 2026, PACER users who have not updated their password in the last 18 months More »