The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York is a unit of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and covers the five counties of Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau and Suffolk of New York State.
COURT'S MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to provide an opportunity for debtors to receive a fresh economic start and for creditors to be paid in accordance with the law, and to promote public confidence in the judiciary, by serving the public and all of our constituencies in the fair and just resolution of cases within our jurisdiction. IMPORTANT
Electronic Case Filing of Documents in Non-Electronic CasesAdoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1
New Rules and Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Effective December 1, 2008.
On September 19, 2008, the President signed S. 2450, enacting new Federal Rule of Evidence 502. The new rule limits waivers of attorney-client privilege and work-product protection to facilitate discovery and reduce its cost.
Two General Orders of the Court affecting case administration were entered on July 18, 2008. More..
Amendments to the Local Rules of this Court have been adopted and made effective immediately. More..
