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Bankruptcy court

District of Connecticut

The District of Connecticut is the federal bankruptcy court for 8 counties in Connecticut, 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.

Bridgeport Division

2 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, "Where To File": "Litchfield and Fairfield Counties file with the Bridgeport Bankruptcy Court."

Hartford Division

4 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, "Where To File": "Hartford, Tolland, Windham and New London Counties file with the Hartford Bankruptcy Court."

New Haven Division

2 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, "Where To File": "Middlesex and New Haven counties file with the New Haven Bankruptcy Court."

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How the District of Connecticut 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

CTB Local Form Chapter 13 Plan - Fillable

What the District of Connecticut 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 114 this court publishes.

Standing orders

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

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.ctb.uscourts.gov — the court’s own site →

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