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News & Announcements: 01/2024
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.
Fri, 12/20/2024
Effective November 29, 2024, the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended international mail destined for Canada. The decision was made in response to the foreign postal operator indicating their inability to process or deliver international mail...
Fri, 11/15/2024
Effective December 1, 2024, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure will be amended to include restyled Rules Parts I through IX, amendments to Rules 1007, 4004, 5009, 7001, and 9006, and new Rule 8023.1. In addition, Official Form 423 will be...
Wed, 11/06/2024
It has come to our attention that there has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back...
Tue, 11/05/2024
The judges of the Eighth Circuit invite you to attend the 2025 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference will take place July 30-August 1. This will be a full conference for...
Mon, 08/26/2024
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedures has approved the publication for public comment of the following proposed amendments to existing rules and forms, as well as one new rule:
Appellate Rules 29 and 32, Appendix on...
Mon, 06/24/2024
The BTATC Act, signed into law on June 21, 2022, temporarily increased the debt threshold in subchapter V of chapter 11 and chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States Code and made technical corrections to the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement...
Thu, 04/25/2024
ATTENTION ALL DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ATTORNEYS:
The U.S. Trustee Program is implementing virtual § 341 Meetings of Creditors in chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases in the Southern District of Iowa for meetings being held on or after June 3, 2024.
For more...
Thu, 01/04/2024
Memorandum from Judge Lee M. Jackwig Outlining her Courtroom Hearings in Chapter Cases (Routine Matters) and Scheduling Conferences in Adversary Proceedings for the year 2024.