"California Bankruptcy List"
Each clerk maintains records of all pending cases, and frequently, closed case information for a few years.
Most older closed cases were filed using paper documents which are held in archives. Pulling copies of archived
paper documents requires payment of a fee and may take months.
| Rule 5003 of the Federal Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure provides, in part, "(a) Bankruptcy
Dockets. The clerk shall keep a docket in each case under the Code and shall enter thereon each judgment,
order, and activity in that case as prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts. The entry of a judgment or order in a docket shall show the date the entry is made. (b)
Claims Register. The clerk shall keep in a claims register a list of claims filed in a case when it appears
that there will be a distribution to unsecured creditors." |
The California Bankruptcy Courts adopted new statutory limits (dollar amounts) within Title 11 of the U.S.
Code. Section 109(e) - the allowable debt limit for unsecured debt is increased to $307,675. The allowable
debt limit for secured liabilities is increased to $922,975. The minimum aggregate claims need to commence an
involuntary petition under Section 303(b) is increased to $12,300. Exemptions provided by Section 522 are also
increased. The maximum value of homestead equity that may be claimed is increased to $18,450. Other exemption
increases include paragraphs (2) through (8). Luxury goods and services obtained within 60 days before filing
are nondischargeble, if exceeding the newly amended amount of $1,225. These amounts are adjusted automatically
by California bankruptcy courts every three years.
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