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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 for 2019-2014.

Mon, 05/16/2022

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma invites members of the bankruptcy bar to attend a brown bag lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at noon.  Chief Judge Hall, Judge Loyd, Court Clerk Doug Wedge, Chief...

Wed, 05/04/2022

Due to inclement weather, the front counter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma will close at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.  The clerk's office will continue to accept filings from attorneys through CM/ECF and...

Mon, 04/18/2022

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma invites members of the bankruptcy bar to attend a brown bag lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at noon.  Chief Judge Hall, Judge Loyd, Court Clerk Doug Wedge, and Chief...

Tue, 03/29/2022

On March 29, 2022, the Court entered General Order 22-02, In re:  Original Signature Requirements and CARES Act Expiration.  General Order 22-02 supersedes two general orders entered in Spring 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, General Order...

Tue, 03/29/2022

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma will be upgrading its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) software to NextGen 1.7.

To install this upgrade, the Court’s CM/ECF system will be...

Fri, 03/18/2022

On March 18, 2022, the Court entered General Order 22-01, In re:  Reinstituting In-Person Hearings and Procedure for Requesting Remote Hearings.  If you have any questions,...

Wed, 03/16/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit seeks applications for a bankruptcy judgeship in the District of Utah.  Bankruptcy judges are appointed to 14-year terms pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §152.  The position is located in Salt Lake...

Sat, 03/12/2022

The OKWB CM/ECF System is available for outside users. Due to our...

Fri, 03/11/2022

On April 1, 2022, adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision of Title 28 of the United States Code will go into effect for cases filed on or after that date.  The adjustments’ timing...

Fri, 03/11/2022

Multiple Federal Courts are reporting a service disruption that is impacting the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system as of Friday, March 11, 2022. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is validating this service...

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