Middle District of Georgia

Effective August 1, 2022, Administrative Order #145 Order on Hearings in Middle District Bankruptcy Court Facilities will go into effect. The order reiterates our current guidance on COVID masking and entry requirements (masks are optional). The order also implements the continued use of telephonic hearings for “mass calendar” events and pre-trial conferences. These mass calendar events include chapter 13 motions to dismiss, chapter 13 plan confirmations, and motions for relief from stay, as well as pre-trial conferences. Please see Administrative Order #145 for more guidance on in-person hearings. Administrative Order #145 can be accessed here.

PRIOR TO ATTENDING AN IN-PERSON HEARING, please contact the appropriate courtroom deputy if you are unsure whether your hearing is a telephonic hearing or not.

You are encouraged to contact the Clerk’s Office at 478-752-3506 in Macon or 706-649-7837 in Columbus prior to traveling to our court facilities to determine if we can assist you over the phone and to provide you additional means of filing documents.

Effective August 1, 2022 the language for notices of hearing referenced in Administrative Order #145 (see below) is to replace the language we requested that you add to your notices of hearing in February 2021.

Parties should consult the Court’s website (www.gamb.uscourts.gov) concerning whether the hearing will be in-person, telephonic, or virtual. Please refer to Administrative Order #145 for more guidance.