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News & Announcements: 01/2020
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.
Tue, 12/01/2020
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002, 2004, 8012, 8013, 8015, and 8021 have been amended and became effective December 1, 2020. A summary is listed below.
Rule 2002:
extend the requirement that the clerk give notice to the debtor and...
Tue, 10/27/2020
The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa has updated security protocols on CM/ECF Train and it is now available for testing with your local applications. This update disables support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 and...
Tue, 10/20/2020
LMJ Courtroom Hearings in Chapter Cases (Routine Matters) and Scheduling Conferences in Adversary Proceedings Related to Chapter 7 Cases for the year 2021.
Fri, 10/16/2020
At its March 2020 session, on the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management, the Judicial Conference approved inflationary adjustments to fees on the appellate, district, and bankruptcy court miscellaneous fee...
Wed, 09/16/2020
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has issued Public Administrative Order 20-AO-21-P with respect to temperature taking devices located in Davenport, Des Moines and Council Bluffs and the Annex in Des Moines.
Mon, 08/17/2020
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules have proposed amendments to the following rules and have asked that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment.
Appellate Rule: 25...
Tue, 07/21/2020
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has issued Public Administrative Order 20-AO-16-P with respect to COVID-19 mask requirements.
Effective July 21, 2020, appropriate face masks must be worn at all...
Sun, 06/28/2020
Check out PACER’s newly redesigned, informational and resource website, https://pacer.uscourts.gov.
The website provides information about how the public can access federal court records electronically and have easy access to PACER and PACER-...
Tue, 04/21/2020
General Order 2020-4 Adopting Amendments to Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 to Implement the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
Thu, 04/09/2020
Administrative Order 2020-3 Order Regarding COVID-19 Temporarily Suspending Original Signature Requirements
Thu, 04/09/2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was passed to provide financially distressed consumers and small businesses greater access to bankruptcy relief for a period of one year. Key bankruptcy provisions include:
Amending...
Wed, 04/01/2020
Administrative Order 2020-2 Regarding COVID-19 Procedures for Paper Filings and Payments
Tue, 03/17/2020
Attorney and Trustees,
Attached please find a notice from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa regarding court operations during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Thu, 02/06/2020
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Anita L. Shodeen and Bankruptcy Judge Lee M. Jackwig have signed General Order 2020-1 Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rules Implementing the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019. The Act known as "SBRA" goes into effect on...