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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.
Thu, 03/26/2020
Thu, 03/26/2020
On March 24, 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia entered Amended Standing Order 2020-5 regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19. A copy of the amended standing order...
Mon, 03/23/2020
Pursuant to Standing Order No. 2020-5, issued on March 16, 2020, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, “[a]ll in-person . . . bankruptcy proceedings on or before March 31, 2020, are CONTINUED and will be...
Thu, 03/19/2020
Please see the linked standing order for important information relating to the temporary suspension of the requirement to obtain the debtor's original signature for electronic filings. ...
Tue, 03/17/2020
Please see the linked standing order for important information relating to Judge Black's hearings for the period March 17, 2020 through and including March 31, 2020. ...
Tue, 03/17/2020
NOTICE FROM THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE CONTINUING ALL IN PERSON SECTION 341 MEETINGS THROUGH APRIL 10, 2020
Effective immediately, all in-person chapter 7, 12, and 13 section 341 meetings scheduled through April 10, 2020, are hereby...
Mon, 03/16/2020
On March 16, 2020, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia entered Standing Order No. 2020-5 regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID -19....
Wed, 03/04/2020
The Court converts to NextGen on March 30, 2020. Are you ready? Click on the "NextGen: Central Sign On" link on the Court's homepage to make sure you are.
To prepare for the conversion, the Court will need to make certain...
Tue, 02/18/2020
On August 23, 2019, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) was enacted into law. It becomes effective on February 19, 2020. SBRA makes substantive and procedural changes to the Bankruptcy Code and requires changes to the Federal...
Wed, 02/12/2020
Effective February 14, 2020, Local Rule 9072-1(B) is revised to include the requirement that all counsel shall file orders that are compliant with the e-Orders format. The e-Orders format is described in the revised rule.
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