The Bankruptcy Court will be closed on Monday, October 5, 2015. Court for that day is cancelled and will be rescheduled.
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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 from this page.
Please see the attached order regarding the Court's schedule during the upcoming holiday season. The order also contains important information about computing time...
Are you looking for a rewarding way to give back to the community? Sign up to volunteer for the CARE Program of South Carolina!
Over the past several months, the CARE Program has been revitalized as a result of the partnership between the...
Judge Waites has revised his Chambers Guidelines regarding Loss Mitigation/Mortgage Modification for cases assigned to him. Click here to view the...
Most Official Bankruptcy Forms are scheduled to be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted and renumbered versions effective December 1, 2015.
These new forms are part of a forms modernization project that began in 2008 by the...
Due to services for Judy Smith, a court employee and Judge Waites' team member, all matters scheduled before Judge Waites at 10:30 a.m. on October 28, 2015 will be rescheduled for 9:00 a.m. that same day in Charleston. Judge Waites will attend...
It is with great sadness that the Court announces the passing of Judy Smith. Judy was a dedicated public servant who worked for the Court for more than 28 years, most recently as a senior case administrator. She was respected by the bench and bar...
On November 30, 2015, CM/ECF will be upgraded to implement the substantial form changes effective December 1st. The upgrade will take several hours and requires the system to be shutdown. Therefore, beginning at 6:00 pm on Monday,...
Attorneys and support staff are invited to attend a "CM/ECF 5.1.1 Introduction and Forms Modernization" training to be held at the J. Bratton Davis United States Bankruptcy Court, 1100 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC. Two dates are...
To prepare for the CM/ECF 5.1.1 and Forms Modernization upgrade on December 1, 2015, a training and resource page has been prepared by the court. Click here to view the training...