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.
PACER multifactor authentication
"On May 11, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for CM/ECF and PACER. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping protect against cyber attacks that steal passwords, significantly reducing the risk of unauthorized access. Once implemented, all CM/ECF and PACER users will be able to enroll in MFA. Users with filing and all other types of CM/ECF-level access will be required to enroll in MFA, while users with PACER-only access will have the option to enroll."
/s/ PACER folks
May 21, mediation lunch
Central District of California. Mediators lunch. DoubleTree, downtown.
May 21, networking
TMA SoCal. Night of Excellence. Culver City.
Judge Houle's cases, May 22
Effective May 22, 2025, Judge Mark D. Houle’s pending chapter 7 and 15 Riverside Division bankruptcy cases and any related pending adversary proceedings will be reassigned to Riverside Division judges, as specified in the following table:
Cases Ending in Digit |
Reassigned to Judge |
Judge’s Initials |
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Judge Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux |
RB |
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Judge Scott H. Yun |
SY |
Following the reassignments, the judge’s initials at the end of the bankruptcy case and adversary proceeding numbers shall be changed to the judge to whom the matter was reassigned.
KATHLEEN J. CAMPBELL
CLERK OF COURT
May 29, webinar
NCBJ, ABLJ. Uptier Financing, Lender-on-Lender Violence, and the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Hon. Christine M. Gravelle (District of New Jersey) and Shanti Katona, Esq. of Polsinelli will moderate a panel featuring Prof. Vince Buccola (University of Chicago Law School), Prof. Diane Dick (University of Iowa, College of Law), and Prof. Gregory Nini (LeBow College of Business of Drexel University).
May 29, networking
IWRIC SoCal. Lip Lab. Century City. (Bankruptcydog does not have lips, but this sounds like fun.)
June 2, dinner
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Annual night with the bankruptcy judges. Luxe Hotel, 11461 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.
June 8, celebration of life
Chief Judge Theodor C. Albert was buried in a private ceremony. There will be a celebration of his life on June 8, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m., at The Richland (137 E. Maple Avenue, Orange, CA 92866). Here is an obituary, including links to donate to the City of Hope and Stanford Cancer Institute. We will all miss him.
June 11, a chat with the Riverside judges, in person and by Zoom
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Riverside Division. Bankruptcy Judges Opportunities: Open Forum. Hon. Houle, Hon. Yun, Hon. Reyes Bordeaux, Rob Leung.
June 12, deadline for applications (Hawaii)
Bankruptcy Judgeship opening in Hawaii. Must be able to use "stoked" and "duck dive" in a sentence.
June 13, deadline for applications (lawyer representative)
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives. This is a cool gig.
June 17, Zoom
Financial Lawyers Conference. Jeffry S. Turner Commercial Law Update. Hilson, Weise, Bouslog.
June 21, Zoom
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney's Association, Insolvency Law Committee of the California Lawyers Association (ILC). Recent developments, taxes and bankruptcy. Shariff, Walker Antico.
July 21-24, conference
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Monterey (Hyatt Regency Monterey). Judges and lawyer representatives.
June 26 deadline
Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunities, Central District of California – Riverside Division
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for
multiple bankruptcy judgeships for the Central District of California. These positions are available
immediately; however, the selection process may take up to 18 months to complete. The official duty
stations for these positions are Riverside, California.
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Judge Application Instructions and Application Form are available on the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals website.
August 7
OCBF. Summer Social. Irvine.
September 16-19, 2025 conference
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Chicago (Marriott Marquis Chicago).
December 11, party
OCBF. Annual Holiday Party. Irvine.
