Category: Local Bankruptcy News

There were 1036 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases filed in the Sacramento area during April 2014. That is a slight increase from March 2014 and continues the upward trend on bankruptcy filings in Sacramento. Of the 1036 new Chapter 7 cases, 122 were filed by pro se debtors. That works out to be about 11% of all Chapter 7 cases. “Pro se”…

There were 995 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases filed in the Sacramento area during March 2014. That is about a 20% increase from February 2014. Of the 995 new Chapter 7 cases, 109 were filed by pro se debtors. That works out to be about 11% of all Chapter 7 cases. “Pro se” means that they…

There were 828 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases filed in the Sacramento area during February 2014. That is a 16% increase from January 2014. Chapter 7 filings are up after the slow winter holiday season. I expect this trend to continue as tax refunds come in. Tax refunds are a popular way to pay for the…

There were 712 new Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases in Sacramento during January 2014. That is a 3% decrease from December 2013. 712 new cases will likely be the low water point for the year. We can expect that bankruptcy filings will start to pick up again this spring as people start to receive their tax…

There were 734 Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases filed in the Sacramento area during December 2013. This is only counting Chapter 7 cases in the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California. The numbers would be higher if I counted cases filed in the Modesto, Fresno and Bakersfield divisions. As you can see, the Eastern…

As a Bankruptcy Lawyer, I am always interested in watching the number of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases filed in the local court. The final tally is in for November 2013. There were 959 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filings in Sacramento last month. Note: the count above is just for the Sacramento division of the Eastern District…