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You will be notified via email of any and all updates. We will also continue to update our website and social media outlets. 

State Bar of Michigan FAQ About COVID-19 from Michigan Lawyers

•  Notice Regarding Courthouse Access 1-18-2022

• Press Release 1-10-2022 Circuit and Probate
  
• 67th District Court Press Release 1-7-2022

 

• 67th District Press Release - 12-10-21
• Mask Mandate 67th District Court 8-4-2021
•  Mask Mandate Courtrooms and Hearing rooms - Circuit and Probate Court 8-3-2021
• Phase 3 Full Capacity Circuit Court and Probate Court 6-15-21
• Resumption of Jury Trials 6-1-21
• Probate Court Operations Return to Phase Two / In-Person Filing

• Genesee County Probate and Circuit Courts Advance to Phase 2 Return to Full Capacity Plan
• 67th District Court Press Release 5-5-2021
• District Court Press Release 3-31-2021
•  Delay in Resumption of Jury Trials 3.11.2021

•  67^th District Court – Court Closure to the Public Extended

• Genesee County Circuit Court Resumption of Jury Trials
• Genesee County Circuit and Probate Courts Phase 2, Plan To Return To Full Capacity 2.5.2021
  
  
• 67th District Court Press Release: Extension of the Court Closure to the Public 1-27-2021
• Press Release - 67th District Court 12.30.2020
•  Press Release - 67th District Court 12.8.2020

 

• COVID-19 Probate Court Operations E-Filing/E-Payments 11.12.2020

  67^th District Court Extends Temporary Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings Due to COVID-19 11.13.2020

 

• Genesee County Circuit and Probate Courts Temporary Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings 11.10.2020
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• Court Proceedings - Covid 19 - 67th District
•  Genesee County Circuit Court to Resume Jury Trials
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• eturn to full capacity phase 2

 

• Phase One Re-Opening of Genesee County Circuit and Probate Courts
• Sign In Sheet – Satellite Courts
• Probate Return to Full Capacity – Phase One to Begin June 22, 2020 - Local Administrative Order 2020-05J
• Reopening of 67^th District Court – Press release 6.17.2020
• Phase 1: Limited Court Reopening of Genesee County Courthouse - 6.17.2020
• Genesee County Probate and Circuit Courts Courthouse Closure Dates – 6.17.2020

• Court Closing Due to County Fiscal Emergency 2020 
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•  Phase 1 Reopening process Genesee County Circuit and Probate Courts
•  Supreme Court Defines Pioneering Approach for Courts to Resume Landlord/Tenant Cases - Order Focuses on Protecting Rights and Health of All Participants

• Administrative Order No. 2020-16 Order Resuming Filing Deadlines in the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
• Notice Regarding Amendments to Official Bankruptcy Forms

• Michigan Supreme Court ADM File No. 2020-08: Administrative Order No. 2020-14 (Continued Status Quo Court Operations and Phased Return to Full Court Operations) and accompanying supplement (Return to Full Capacity - COVID-19 Guidelines for Michigan's Judiciary)
• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan Administrative Order No. 2020-07
• 67th District Court Suspension of Jury Trials
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•  7th Circuit Court Resumption of Criminal Jury Trials
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• Administrative Order No. 2020-10 Delay of Jury Trials
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• Genesee County Probate and Circuit Courts Establish Virtual Courtrooms for Public Access
• Temporary Amendments and Extensions Related to Continuing Work in Courts 4-20-2020
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• 67th District Court Press Release 4-17-2020

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• Order Expanding Authority for Judicial Officers to Conduct  Proceedings Remotely
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• Supreme Court of the United States of America - Postpoing April Session
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• Michigan Supreme Court Order Expanding Authority for Judicial Officers to Conduct Proceedings Remotely
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• 7th Judicial Circuit Court and Genesee County Probate Court - Emergency Filing Procedures /4.1.2020
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• Supreme Court of America Postponing April Session
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• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Order 2020-06 Extending COVID-19 Emergency Procedures
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•  NOTICE REGARDING TELEPHONIC CHAPTER 7 § 341 MEETINGS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
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• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michiga - Updated Address Guidance for Filing Traditional Paper Filings by Mail 
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• Order Extending Administrative Order Nos. 2020-1 and 2020-2 Until at Least April 14, 2020
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• Order Suspending Filing Deadlines  in the Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
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• Chief Judge Reduces Court Hours 3-26-2020
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• Notice Regarding Closing of Bankruptcy Courthouse at 211 West Fort Street,  Detroit, MI
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• 67th District Court Essential Services 3-23-2020
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• Michigan Supreme Court Order - Administrative Order 2020 - 3 - Order Extending Deadlines for Commencement of Actions
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• 67^th District Court – Court Closure for Public Health Emergency 3.19.2020
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• 7^th Judicial Circuit Court and Genesee County Probate Court Emergency Filing Procedures
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• Genesee County Probate Court and 7^th Judicial Circuit Court, and 67^th District Court 3.19.2020
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• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan – Order Temporarily Suspending Requirement to Obtain Original Signatures from Persons for Electronic Filings
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• Michigan Supreme Court – Admin File No. 2020-8: Administrative Order NO 2020-2 (Order Limiting Activities/Assemblages in Court Facilities) 3-18-2020
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• 67^th District Court – Local Administrative Order 2020 – Closure for Public Health Emergency. 3-17-2020
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• 35^th District Circuit Court for the County of Shiawassee – Court Closure COVID -19
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• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan – Administrative Order #2020-04
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• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan – 341 Notice
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• Notice of Change in Procedure for Judge Joel Applebaum
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• 67^th District Court 3-13-2020
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• Genesee County Courts Notice of Courthouse Visitor Restrictions 3-13-2020
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• United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan 3-13-2020
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• COVID-19 Probate Court Operations 3-12-2020
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• Probate Fiduciaries and Visits
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• United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan – Notice of Courthouse Precautions Resulting from Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) 3-12-2020
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• Genesee County Jail memo 3-12-2020
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• United States District Court – Notice of Courthouse Visitor Restriction 3-11-2020
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• Press Release: Genesee CountyProbate and Circuit Courts Status of Court Operations 3-11-2020

 

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee Carl L. Bekofske
Due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus the Chapter 13 Trustee, Carl L. Bekofske, is requesting that all debtors, debtor attorneys and creditors appear for 341 meetings telephonically until further notice. Please see the notices below (all of which are also available on the Trustee’s webpage at www.flint13.com)

·         Stipulation & Order to Adjourn

·         How to Verify the Debtor’s Identification for 341 Telephonic Hearing

·        341 Notice of Telephonic Meetings and Request form for the Telephonic 341 Meetings

·         March 24 – Carl

·         March 24 – Mark

·         March 24 – Melissa