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Judge Bess M. Parrish Creswell

Courtroom 4C
One Church St.
Montgomery, AL 36104

For actual scheduled hearings, view this calendar. 

Scheduled hearing dates for 2022 are listed here.* (updated March 22, 2022)

* Dates are subject to change.  Please check the calendar to verify actual hearing dates and times.

General Hearing Schedule Effective January 2022
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Montgomery Courtroom 4C
Opelika Courtroom
Dothan Courtroom

Court scheduled as needed

Montgomery Courtroom 4C

10:00 Pre-trial for Adversary Proceedings

10:00 Contested Matters (Evidentiary Hearings)

10:00 Chapter 11 Motions

Phone Docket

1:15 Chapter 7 Matters /
         Reaffirmation Agreements

1:20 Motions ot Extend Stay

1:30 Preliminary Motions for Relief

1:35 Continued Motions for Relief

1:40 Motions to Approve Settlements /
         Fee Applications

1:45 Miscellaneous Motions /
         Objections / Applications

1:50 AP Matters (Scheduling Conferences
         and Status Hearings)

Opelika or Dothan Courtroom
(Alternate Wednesdays) Chapter 13s

9:59 Settled-Confirmation Call

10:00 Confirmation Hearings-First Settings

10:05 Continued Confirmation Hearings

10:10 Modified Plans

10:15 Miscellaneous Motions/Objections
            to Claims

10:30 Trustee's Notices to Dismiss

10:35 Continued Trustee's Notices to Dismiss

11:00 Contested Matters (Evidentiary Hearings)

Opelika and Dothan VTCs
(In Opelika on Alternate Wednesdays)
Dismissal Docket

10:00 Opelika Trustee's Motions
           to Dismiss (In Court)

10:05 Opelika Continued Trustee's Motions
           to Dismiss (In Court)

1:30 Dothan Motions to Dismiss (VTC)

1:35 Dothan Continued Trustee's
         Motions to Dismiss (VTC)

Montgomery Courtroom 4C
Opelika Courtroom
Dothan Courtroom

Court scheduled as needed

Montgomery Courtroom 4C
Opelika Courtroom
Dothan Courtroom

Court scheduled as needed

Note: Court is not open on Federal holidays and hearing schedules will be postoned to the next available hearing schedule type