Effective May 16, 2025, Administrative Order 2024-01, dealing with conducting due diligence on potential student loan adversary proceedings and prosecuting Student Loan Undue Hardship...
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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
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Thu, 05/08/2025
Access to the courthouses of the Middle District of Alabama is not impacted by the the REAL ID Act. The Act contains an exception specifically for access to court proceedings or services as these activities are considered constitutionally...
Thu, 05/01/2025
The Court has just published new Local Form 4 - Rule 3007 - Objection to Claim and...
Tue, 04/08/2025
On April 13, 2025, PACER users will once again be able to search cases by only SSN. The new feature will not require a last name, but will have a CAPTCHA challenge to proceed.
In addition, PACER is instituting multi-factor authentication...
Tue, 03/04/2025
On April 1, 2025, the dollar amounts on the following official bankruptcy forms will be updated. These dollar amount changes will apply to cases filed on or after April 1, 2025. The changes also impact the...
Mon, 02/24/2025
The Court has posted a new attorney procedure on Motions to Avoid Liens. It can be found under the Procedures for Attorneys page.
Fri, 02/07/2025
On February 5, 2025, the Chapter 13 Trustee's Office instituted a change to their epay platform. The bank is emailing debtors who are currently using the service to let them know of the change. If you receive an email from Chapter 13 Trustee...
Mon, 12/30/2024
Effective January 1, 2025, Local Form 5 should be filed using the new docket text entry event in CM/ECF. This event does not require the uploading of a form and will simplify the process of submitting the declaration. The new event can be found...
Wed, 12/18/2024
UPDATE: The strike has been resolved and mail is once again flowing to Canada.
A postal strike in Canada is impacting all mail to the country, including the delivery of court issued notices through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. Any...
Mon, 12/09/2024
The Court has recently seen several documents, including Local Form 6, the Chapter 13 Plan, filed without "flattening" it as a locked PDF document. Before you file your documents in CM/ECF, please make sure you print the document as a PDF file...