Bankruptcy court
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia is the federal bankruptcy court for 1 district in District of Columbia.
Divisions and districts served
A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s district. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.
District of Columbia — district-wide
1 district
How the District of Columbia 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
What the District of Columbia 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.
- D.C. LBR (2026 consolidated)
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1001-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1006-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1007-2
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1007-3
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1009-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1015-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1019-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 1075-1
captured 2026-07-22
- D.C. LBR 2002-1
captured 2026-07-22
Showing 12 of 99 this court publishes.
Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Bankr. D.D.C. General Order 2024-03
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. General order 2026-01
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. General order 2026-02
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. PACER Fee Exemption Order (2026-06-15)
captured 2026-07-22
Fee schedules
What this court charges, as the court publishes it.
- Bankr. D.D.C. FEE COMPENDIUM
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. official page — Fees
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. D.D.C. official page — Filing Fees
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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