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Bankruptcy court

Eastern District of New York

The Eastern District of New York is the federal bankruptcy court for 5 counties in New York, divided into 2 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.

Brooklyn Division

3 counties

E.D.N.Y. LBR 1002-1(a)(i): "A petition commencing a case under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code in which the debtor's address is located in Kings, Richmond, or Queens County shall be filed in the office of the Clerk in the Brooklyn courthouse or designated as a Brooklyn case if filed electronically."

Central Islip Division

2 counties

E.D.N.Y. LBR 1002-1(a)(ii): "A petition commencing a case under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code in which the debtor's address is located in Nassau or Suffolk County shall be filed in the office of the Clerk in the Central Islip courthouse or designated as a Central Islip case if filed electronically."

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How the Eastern District of New York 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

Eastern District of New York Chapter 13 Plan (December 1, 2024)

What the Eastern District of New York 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 105 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

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