Important Information Regarding Court Operations During COVID-19 Outbreak

Effective Monday, April 6, 2020 and until further notice, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia court facilities will temporarily suspend access to the general public.

Please contact the Clerk’s Office at 478-752-3506 in Macon or 706-649-7837 in Columbus for further instructions on the following two filing options.

While physical access to court facilities are temporarily suspended, after the filer has contacted the court to obtain instructions, filers are encouraged to file electronically via our emergency email address at EmergencyFilings@gamb.uscourts.gov or via fax at 478-752-8157 for the Macon Division and 706-649-7845 for the Columbus Division (except for Proofs of Claim, as noted above).

NOTE: These options are NOT intended for filing Proofs of Claim. To file an electronic Proof of Claim, please use the Court’s “Electronic Proof of Claim” program, which can be found by clicking on the link on the left side of our website (no CM/ECF logon and password is required to use this program).

If a filer does come to either court location, he or she will be instructed to follow certain protocols to make any filings. Please contact the Clerk’s Office at 478-752-3506 in Macon or 706-649-7837 in Columbus for further instructions if you need to file at the courthouse.

Also, the Court is not accepting cash payments at this time. Please send payments by money order or cashier’s check to Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court, P. O. Box 1957, Macon GA 31202.