This is a calendar of events of interest to Los Angeles bankruptcy professionals. All start times are Pacific Time. If you would like an event to be posted on "the dog," please send your announcement to J. Scott Bovitz. Include the link to the registration page on your group's web site. Thank you.
Court operating through October 17
The United States Congress did not pass an appropriations bill or continuing resolution to continue funding the federal government beyond midnight on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. A lapse in appropriations is now in effect. On October 1, the Judiciary revised its projection to state that it will be able to sustain paid operations through the use of fee balances and no-year appropriations through October 17, 2025.
During that time, scheduled hearings will be held as usual, filings will be accepted, hours of operation, availability of systems, and other services will continue as normal. In the event circumstances change, the Court will provide notice of any changes to scheduled hearings and service levels.
KATHLEEN J. CAMPBELL
CLERK OF COURT
October 4, Saturday morning troubles
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the Court will conduct an essential systems and security upgrade that will impact its information systems. As a result, the following Court systems and applications will not be available Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 6:00 AM PDT to 12:00 PM PDT:
CM/ECF accountholders should refrain from conducting any transactions during the maintenance window. Regular service will resume at 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Please contact the ECF Help Desk at (213) 894-2365 should you have any questions.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
KATHLEEN J. CAMPBELL
CLERK OF COURT
Sealed Documents.
From https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/implementation-sealed-document-security-sds-program:
The Sealed Document Security (SDS) program has been initiated by the Administrative Office to address security vulnerabilities of CM/ECF and is being implemented in all District, Appellate, and Bankruptcy Courts. Due to security reasons and the sensitive nature of this matter, courts were given less than 24 hours’ notice of the implementation of changes.
Under the new SDS program, sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures in civil and criminal cases but will no longer be accessible or viewable on CM/ECF or PACER. Affected filings include those filed in civil and criminal cases that have access restriction levels of sealed, applicable party, case participants, and ex parte.
While the parties and the public never had access to sealed documents on CM/ECF, the parties did have access to some documents that were restricted to the case participants. Examples include sealed declarations in support of applications for leave to file under seal and certain Probation and Pretrial Services documents. The parties will no longer have access to these documents on CM/ECF.
October 2, remote
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Insolvency Law Committee of the Business Law Section. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and the California Homestead Exemption. Doling, Goodrich, Yaege, and Joshi.
October 6, Zoom
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Central Guide Informational Sessions.
October 6, hybrid
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Crossing the Line: Judicial Insight on Civility. Hon. Chang, Hon. Saltzman, Hon. Palazuelos, Brady.
October 8, dinner
American Bankruptcy Institute. L.A. Wine Dinner. Los Angeles (Skirball).
October 14, Zoom
Financial Lawyers Conference. Beyond Banks: Restructuring in a Private Credit World. Parks, Lim, Taylor.
October 16, lunch
Federal Bar Association. Annual Supreme Court Review. Hon. Russell, Chemerisky.
October 16, dinner
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. OCBF Judges' Night. Hon. Brand, Hon. Clarkson.
October 18, Zoom
cdcbaa. Bankruptcy Practice Without Pitfalls: Navigating Ethics, Fees, Tech, and Reporting Duties. Moghaddam, Isaacson, Antico.
October 23, networking
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, NextGen TMA. Happy hour mixer. Los Angeles (All Season Brewing).
October 25, seminar
IEBF. 31st Annual Survey of Consumer Bankruptcy Law. Hon. Houle, Hon. Yun, Hon. Reyes Bordeaux, Iskander.
October 30, webinar
California Lawyers Association. CALIFORNIA RETIREMENT EXEMPTION APPLICATION AFTER AB2837. Hon. Jury, Boutwell, Nichols.
October 30, beer and chat
IWIRC. Fireside chat with Hon. Julia W. Brand (the new chief). Los Angeles (Bonaventure Brewing). No one sent a link to the dog.
November 6, dinner
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association. 2025 Calvin Ashland Awards Dinner, honoring M. Erik Clark. Universal City.
November 21, in person and on Zoom
Federal Bar Association. 22nd Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, bagels, and coffee. Los Angeles (Roybal). Hon. Klein, Hon. Saltzman, Hon. Russell, Prof. Rapoport, Ehrenberg, Perry Isaacson, Bovitz.
December 1, party
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. LABF Annual Holiday Party. Los Angeles (Drago).
December 8, Zoom
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Central Guide Informational Sessions.
December 11, party
OCBF. Annual Holiday Party. Irvine.
January 29-30, 2026
California Receivers Forum. Loyola XI seminar. Long Beach (Hyatt).
February 16, deadline for comments
"The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee) has proposed amendments to their respective rules and form and requested that the proposals be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The public comment period ends February 16, 2026. To view the proposed revisions, reports explaining the proposed changes, as well as information about submitting written comments or testimony at public hearings, please visit the Rules and Policies webpage on the U.S. Courts website at http://go.usa.gov/ypeJ."
KATHLEEN J. CAMPBELL
CLERK OF COURT
May 14-17, CBF
California Bankruptcy Forum. 38th Annual Insolvency Conference. Santa Rosa.