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Northern District of Ohio

The Northern District of Ohio is the federal bankruptcy court for 40 counties in Ohio, divided into 5 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.

Akron Division

3 counties

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Eastern Division, Akron — Medina, Summit, and Portage

Canton Division

8 counties

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Eastern Division, Canton — Ashland, Carroll, Crawford, Holmes, Richland, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne

Cleveland Division

4 counties

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Eastern Division, Cleveland — Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain

Toledo Division

21 counties

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Western Division, Toledo — Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot

Youngstown Division

4 counties

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Eastern Division, Youngstown — Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull

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How the Northern District of Ohio 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

What the Northern District of Ohio 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 39 this court publishes.

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

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