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Bankruptcy court

District of Arizona

The District of Arizona is the federal bankruptcy court for 15 counties in Arizona, divided into 3 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.

Phoenix Division

6 counties

D. Ariz. Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rule 1071-1(a)(2) (Places of Filing — Phoenix): "Maricopa, Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Gila and Yavapai county cases should be filed with the Clerk's office in Phoenix."

Tucson Division

6 counties

D. Ariz. Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rule 1071-1(a)(3) (Places of Filing — Tucson): "Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham, Pinal and Greenlee county cases should be filed with the Clerk's office in Tucson."

Yuma Division

3 counties

D. Ariz. Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rule 1071-1(a)(4) (Places of Filing — Yuma): "Yuma, La Paz and Mohave county cases should be filed with the Clerk's office in Phoenix or Tucson."

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How the District of Arizona 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

USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors

Chapter 13 plan form
This district requires its own local plan form

U.S. Bankr. Ct. D. Ariz., Chapter 13 Plan (Local Form 2084-4)(PDF fillable)

What the District of Arizona 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.

Showing 12 of 88 this court publishes.

Standing orders

General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.

Showing 12 of 22 this court publishes.

Fee schedules

What this court charges, as the court publishes it.

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

www.azb.uscourts.gov — the court’s own site →

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