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Bankruptcy court

Western District of Washington

The Western District of Washington is the federal bankruptcy court for 19 counties in Washington, 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.

Seattle Division

9 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wash. — Local Bankruptcy Rule 1072-1: after listing the Tacoma counties (Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum), "All other cases shall be filed at Seattle." (i.e., the remaining Western District counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom)

Tacoma Division

10 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wash. — Local Bankruptcy Rule 1072-1: "cases in which the debtor resides, or has its principal place of business or principal assets, in the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum, shall be filed at Tacoma."

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How the Western District of Washington 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
$5,000

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

W.D. Wash. LBR 2016-1

What the Western District of Washington 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 71 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

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