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Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters, and in almost all districts, bankruptcy cases are filed in the bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court. Bankruptcy laws help people who can no longer pay their creditors get a fresh start by liquidating their assets to pay their debts, or by creating a repayment plan.

Bankruptcy laws also protect troubled businesses and provide for orderly distributions to business creditors through reorganization or liquidation. These procedures are covered under Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code). The vast majority of cases are filed under the three main chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, which are Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 (Information form the United States Bankruptcy Courts)

 

California Bankruptcy Court Locations

California Eastern District

Court Location
Fresno Division
(http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/cortinfo/fresno.asp)
Address:
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 2501
Fresno, California 93721-1318
(559) 499-5800
Modesto Divison
(http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/cortinfo/modesto.asp)
Address:
1130 12th Street Suite C
Modesto, California 95354
(209) 521-5160
Sacramento Division
http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/cortinfo/sacramento.asp
Address:
501 I Street, Suite 3-200
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 930-4400

California Northern District

Court Location
Santa Rosa Division
Address:
99 South "E" Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Division Manager: Dennis J. Bilecki Phone:
Tel: (707) 525-8539

 

San Francisco Division
Mailing:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Post Office Box 7341
San Francisco, CA 94120-7341

Address:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
235 Pine Street, 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Division Manager: Elizabeth Lucero
Tel: (415) 268-2300
Oakland Division
Mailing:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Post Office Box 2070
Oakland, CA 94604-2070

Address:
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
1300 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Division Manager: Ernestina Lee
Tel: 510-879-3600
San Jose Division
Address:
United States Courthouse, Room 3035
280 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113-3099

Division Manager: Roger B. White
Assistant Division Manager: Valeria Barbour
Tel: (408) 535-5118

California Southern District

Court Location
Southern District of California
Jacob Weinberger United States Courthouse
325 West F Street
San Diego, CA 92101 - 6998
Tel:(619) 557-562

California Central District

Court Location
Santa Barbara
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
1415 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel:(805) 884-4800
San Fernando Valley
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
21041 Burbank Boulevard
Woodland Hills, California 91367
Tel:(818) 587-2900
Santa Ana
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
Ronald Reagan Federal Building and
United States Courthouse
411 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4593
Tel:(714) 338-5300
Riverside
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
3420 Twelfth Street
Riverside, CA 92501-3819
Tel:(951) 774-1000
Los Angeles
United States Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California
Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and Courthouse
255 E. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel:(213) 894-3118