Assignment of Cases
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
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Each case will be assigned to a particular division and a particular judge in accordance with the Order for Assignment of Cases. The clerk may permit or direct the filing of a petition in a particular division if the debtor has an interest in property in several counties or is an affiliate of a debtor in a pending case, or for other good cause. [Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective July 17, 2023.] 2023 Advisory Committee Notes 14 Local Rule 1073-1 was amended to refer to the court’s Order for Assignment of Cases, which is available on the court’s website. All cases are assigned to a particular division and to a particular judge in accordance with that Order.
Language in the former rule that was duplicative of the Order for Assignment of Cases was removed. Language from former Local Rule 1002-1 that allows the clerk to permit the filing of a case in a particular division in certain circumstances was added. 15 Part II. Officers and Administration; Notices; Meetings; Examinations; Elections’ Attorneys and Accountants