Bankruptcy court
Eastern District of Arkansas
The Eastern District of Arkansas is the federal bankruptcy court for 41 counties in Arkansas, divided into 5 divisions.
Divisions and counties served
A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s county. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.
Helena Division
8 counties
Jonesboro Division
14 counties
Little Rock Division
19 counties
How the Eastern District of Arkansas runs a case
Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.
- Section 341 meeting of creditors
- By Zoom video
- Chapter 13 plan form
- This district requires its own local plan form
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
U.S. Bankr. Ct. E. & W. Dists. Ark., Chapter 13 Plan Arkansas
What the Eastern District of Arkansas publishes
Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.
Local rules
The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.
- Ark. LBR 1001-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Ark. LBR 1020-1
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- Ark. LBR 2015-1
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- Ark. LBR 2072-1
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- Ark. LBR 2090-1
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- Ark. LBR 2090-2
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- Ark. LBR 3015-1
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- Ark. LBR 5001-2
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- Ark. LBR 5005-4
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- Ark. LBR 7033-1
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- Ark. LBR 9015-1
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- Ark. LBR 9019-1
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Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Administrative Order February 7, 2023
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- Gen. Order 11
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- Gen. Order 15
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- Gen. Order 16
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- Gen. Order 18
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- Gen. Order 1A
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- Gen. Order 20
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- Gen. Order 21
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- Gen. Order 22
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- Gen. Order 24
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- Gen. Order 27
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- Gen. Order 28
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Showing 12 of 24 this court publishes.
Fee schedules
What this court charges, as the court publishes it.
- Fee Schedule
captured 2026-07-22
Related
Not yet published here
We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.
- Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
- The trustees who serve this district
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