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Bankruptcy court

Southern District of Mississippi

The Southern District of Mississippi is the federal bankruptcy court for 45 counties in Mississippi, divided into 4 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Gulfport Division

7 counties

28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2) (Southern Division, court held at Gulfport)

Hattiesburg Division

12 counties

28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) (Eastern Division, court held at Hattiesburg)

Jackson Division

18 counties

28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(1) (Northern Division, court held at Jackson)

Natchez Division

8 counties

28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) (Western Division, court held at Natchez)

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How the Southern District of Mississippi 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 attorney fee this court approves without a fee application
$4,600

This is the amount the court will approve without an itemised fee application, not a rate any particular firm charges.

Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — Amended Standing Order Regarding Use of "No-Look" Fee in Awarding Reasonable Compensation and Reimbursable Expenses to Attorneys of Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases

What the Southern District of Mississippi 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 57 this court publishes.

Standing orders

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

Showing 12 of 34 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

This court publishes at www.mssb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.

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