Selected General Orders

For a complete set of general orders contact the clerk's office: 216-615-4341
04/05/2010 Standardized Form for Reaffirmation Agreements (Second Amended) General Order 05-6
04/05/2010 Provisions for Mandatory Electronic Case Filing (Sixth Amended) General Order 03-1
04/01/2010 Standardized Forms General Order 10-1
03/08/2010

Modifications to the Local Bankruptcy Rules

 District Court General Order 2010-4
10/28/2009 Cell Phones, Cameras, Laptops and other Electronic Devices in U.S. Courthouses District Court
General Order 2009-21
10/05/2009

Adoption of Revised Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1

District Court General Order 2009-17
07/09/2009

Redaction of Personal Identifiers
Fillable Order Granting Motion to Redact

 General Order 09-01
12/16/2008

Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-I

District Court General Order 2008-22
10/08/2008 Repeal of Interim Bankruptcy Rules, Effective December 1, 2008 District Court Third Amended
General Order 2005-11
01/14/2008 Form Motion for Order Confirming Inapplicability of the Automatic Stay Pursuant TO 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(4)(A)(i) General Order 08-1
11/16/2007 Disposition of Unclaimed Dividends (Fillable Petition and Exhibit) General Order 90-1
11/18/2005 Procedures for Orders under Section 521(f) & 521(g) General Order 05-8
11/18/2005 Debtors Asserting an Exception to the Limitation of the Automatic Stay under 11 USC 362(1) and Procedure for Receiving Rent Deposits General Order 05-7
10/31/2005 Procedures for Orders under Section 521(i) & 521(j) General Order 05-5
10/31/2005 Motions Requiring Hearings General Order 05-4
10/31/2005 Petition Preparer Maximum Allowable Fees General Order 05-3
10/05/2005 Prohibition on Refund of Filing Fees General Order 05-2
04/05/2005 Vacation of Outdated General Orders General Order 05-1
12/02/2004 Disqualification when Former Judge Appears as Counsel General Order 04-1
12/17/2003 Provisions for Payment of Filing Fees in Installments General Order 03-2
09/06/2002 Provisions for Formatting Papers Presented for Filing General Order 02-3
09/06/2002 Provisions for Electronic Case Filing General Order 02-2
04/12/2002 Provisions for Submission of Matrices General Order 02-1
09/26/2000 Court Electronic Noticing Procedures General Order 00-1
09/24/1999 Standardized Forms (vacated by General Order 10-1, effective April 1, 2010) General Order 99-1
07/07/1998 Appointment of Kenneth J. Hirz General Order 98-2
07/12/1995 Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative General Order 95-1
07/28/1993 Guidelines for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professionals General Order 93-1
07/16/1984 District Court Order of Reference District Court General Order 84
03/28/1980 Official Seal General Order 3