Effective October 17, 2025, all Kansas City cases assigned to Judge Somers will be managed by staff in the Topeka office. All case and court hearing inquiries for these cases should be sent to Topeka staff....
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Thu, 10/09/2025
A mail strike by Canadian postal workers is adversely impacting delivery of bankruptcy notices that US Bankruptcy Courts mailed through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) to Canadian recipients. The...
Tue, 09/30/2025
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas Remains Open During Government Shutdown
In the event of a partial government shutdown, the District of Kansas Bankruptcy Court will remain...
Fri, 09/05/2025
The PACER Service Center (PSC) is currently experiencing long call wait times due to the enforcement of several security features that will enhance the security of PACER accounts, including updated password...
Tue, 07/01/2025
On July 1, 2025, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas issued an Order Governing Case Management of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases (Standing Order 25-1). This order extends for two years the same...
Wed, 05/07/2025
Beginning in mid-May, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) will start rolling out multi-factor authentication (MFA) to strengthen cyber security for CM/ECF and PACER. MFA adds an extra...
Wed, 04/23/2025
Dear Federal Bar Member:
The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas is accepting applications for two actively practicing members of the bankruptcy bar and one Chapter 13 Trustee (or a designated...
Thu, 04/03/2025
On March 26, 2025, Clerk of Court David Zimmerman teamed up with Bankruptcy Noticing Center Project Manager Gigi Winters to present “Notice This! How the Bankruptcy Noticing Center Works and How to Effect...
Wed, 04/02/2025
The Wichita federal courthouse will be closed for scheduled electrical work on Monday April 7 through Friday April 11, 2025. Court staff will be available to assist the public by telephone at 316-315-4110...
Wed, 03/19/2025
Effective April 1, 2025, automatic adjustments will be made to dollar amounts in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and Official Bankruptcy Forms that contain the adjusted dollar amounts. Details are...