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Interpleader funds deposited under 28 U.S.C. § 1335 meet the IRS definition of a “Disputed Ownership Fund” (DOF), a taxable entity that requires tax administration. Pursuant to General Order 2016-06, unless otherwise ordered by the court,...
Appointment To Panel Of Chapter 7 Trustees
The Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky have entered Joint General Order 17-01 which revises various provisions of the courts' joint local civil and criminal rules.
The Court will be closed on December 23 and December 26.
The Court will close at noon on December 30.
Effective December 1, Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 45(c) have been amended to remove service by electronic means under Rule 5(b)(2)(E) from the modes of service that allow 3 days to act after being served. As a result, the Court has...
The District Court will be closed November 24 and November 25.
The District Court has entered Amended General Order 2016-05 which authorizes the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit to hear appeals originating in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
The Eastern and Western Districts have today entered Joint General Order 16-01 which revises various provisions of the courts' joint local civil and criminal rules.
WARNING: Jury Scam
Thursday, January 8, 2015
In various parts of the United States, including the Western District of Kentucky, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails, threatening them with...
Due to severe weather, the Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Paducah courts are closed on Friday, January 22.
