City of San Bernardino Filed for Bankruptcy

US Bankruptcy Court – Central District of California

The City of San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on August 1, 2012. The case was filed in the Court’s Riverside Division and was assigned case number 6:12-bk-28006. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has designated Judge Meredith A. Jury to preside over the case.  

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Status Conference ​on December 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the United States Bankruptcy Court – Riverside Division, Courtroom 301, 3rd Floor

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Parties who would like to listen, by telephone, in real time to matters being heard in the City of San Bernardino case, must contact the court clerk at least two (2) full working days prior to a scheduled hearing by calling 951-774-1091.  Once the court clerk has given you permission to listen in, immediately contact Court Call at 866-582-6878 to ensure you are added to the Court Call manifest.

Significant Court Documents

• Voluntary Petition
• Order Designating Judge Meredith A. Jury to Conduct Case
• Order Granting Application and Setting Hearing on Shortened Notice re: Motion For Entry of An Order (1) Directing and Approving Form of Notice; and (2) Setting Deadline For Filing Objections to Petition
• Order Granting Application and Setting Hearing on Shortened Notice re: Motion For Order Appointing Rust Omni, A Division of Rust Consulting, Inc., As Claims, Noticing and Balloting Agent Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 156(c) and Rule 2002 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Order Granting Application and Setting Hearing on Shortened Notice re: Motion For An Order Limiting Notice and Permitting Debtor to Establish and Maintain A Publicly Available Internet-Accessed Website In Lieu of Notice to Certain Parties
• Order Granting Motion directing and approving form of notice and setting deadline for filing objections to the City of San Bernardino, California’s petition
• Adversary Proceeding – Debtor City of San Bernardino’s Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
• Court’s Statement of Uncontroverted Facts and Conclusions of Law
• Order (1) Granting City of San Bernardino’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Eligibility, and (2) denying CalPer’s Rule 56 Motions
• Order for Relief Under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code
• City of San Bernardino – Opinion
• Order Fixing Bar Dates and Approving Form of Notice Thereof

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