Calendars are updated periodically and may contain both active and stricken hearings.
Welcome
This is the official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The Chief Judge is the Honorable Beth A. Buchanan and the Clerk is Richard Jones. We have courthouse locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio. Our Court is committed to treating all individuals, whether experiencing financial difficulties or protecting their interest, with fairness, respect, and professionalism.
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Anticipated Hearings
Recent Opinions
May 12, 2025
Order 1) Granting Clermont County Treasurer and Goshen Township Board of Trustees' Motion to Exclude Testimony and Exhibits and 2) Denying Debtors' Motions for Violation of the Automatic Stay filed Against the Clermont County Treasurer and Goshen Township Board of Trustee's, Clermont County Land Reutilization Corporation, and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
May 2, 2025
Opinion and Order Overruling in Part and Sustaining in Part Objections to Confirmation of Fifth Amended Chapter 13 Plan and Sixth Amended Chapter 13 Plan
May 1, 2025
Order Denying Debtors' Amended Motion to Impose the Automatic Stay per 11 U.S.C. 362(C)(4)(B) and Debtors' Motion for Expedited Hearing to Consider Debtors' Amended Motion to Impose the Automatic Stay
Case Filing Statistics
Bankruptcy filings are up 6.2% through April 2025 compared to last year in the Southern District of Ohio.
Court Announcements
May 15, 2025
For non-electronic filers, the drop box in the courthouse lobby may be used to submit filings during lobby hours, and emergency filings in Dayton cases may be submitted using the Court’s emergency filing procedures.
May 8, 2025
CM/ECF and PACER users may enroll in multifactor authentication beginning May 11, 2025.
April 22, 2025
The Dayton intake desk will close at 2:30 p.m. on April 29, 2025. . . .
April 7, 2025
The REAL ID Act does not affect the courthouse entry requirements to any of the courthouses of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
April 4, 2025
The Court has entered a Press Release for immediate publication.