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Check this page, or the News & Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest news and announcements released by the court.

 

December 10, 2024
A Statistical Anomaly, Serve Parties in Interest, Including Lienholders, When Filing a Motion for Relief From the Stay
December 3, 2024
LKA Decision
November 27, 2024
Certificates of Debtor Education Must be Filed
November 22, 2024
U.S. Trustee Program Warns of Bankruptcy Scam
November 12, 2024
Nationwide Notices of Electronic Filing Scam
November 5, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 2 Percent in 2024
October 31, 2024
Updated Means Testing Data
October 21, 2024
Applications to Waive Chapter 7 Filing Fee
October 15, 2024
Amending Multiple Schedules, Bankruptcy Court Dates for First Half of 2025
October 8, 2024
LKA Decisions
October 2, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 5 Percent in 2024, Additional Chapter 7 Trustee for South Dakota
September 23, 2024
Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Shon Hastings and Request for Comment
September 18, 2024
Assignment of Bankruptcy Cases to Judges
September 11, 2024
Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Shon Hastings and Request for Comment
September 3, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 4 Percent in 2024, Motions to Reschedule Hearings, Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute CLE
August 27, 2024
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 19, 2024
Withdrawal of Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-3
August 14, 2024
Two New Law Clerks for Judge Kulm Ask
August 7, 2024
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
August 2, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 8 Percent in 2024, Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
July 23, 2024
Timely Serve Notices Docketed by Clerk's Office
July 18, 2024
Dale Wein
July 9, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 14 Percent in 2024, United States Trustee Seeking an Additional Chapter 7 Trustee for District of South Dakota
July 2, 2024
Motions to Obtain Credit in Chapter 13 Cases
June 27, 2024
Due Dates and Deadlines Set by the Court
June 18, 2024
United States Trustee Seeking an Additional Chapter 7 Trustee for District of South Dakota
June 11, 2024
Amended Local Rules and Appendices, Request for Discontinuance of Notice
June 6, 2024
CM/ECF Unavailable, South Dakota Filings Up 16 Percent in 2024
May 29, 2024
Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
May 20, 2024
Information Sessions on Zoom § 341 Meetings, KLT Decision
May 15, 2024
Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
May 7, 2024
Information Sessions on Zoom § 341 Meetings
May 2, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 30 Percent in 2024, Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
April 24, 2024
Retirement Celebration for Dale Wein, Information Sessions on Zoom § 341 Meetings
April 17, 2024
Post-Petition Financial Management Course
April 10, 2024
Retirement Celebration for Dale Wein, Change of Address for Debtor
April 4, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 33 Percent in 2024, Debtors Must Usually Be Served
March 28, 2024
Long-time Trustee Dale A. Wein Retiring, New Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Trustees
March 19, 2024
Updated Means Testing Data
March 12, 2024
Identifying Parties Served Electronically
March 5, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 32 Percent in 2024, Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
February 28, 2024
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
February 21, 2024
Undeliverable or Returned Mail
February 13, 2024
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
February 6, 2024
January Filings Up 41 Percent in South Dakota, Maintaining Your ECF Account
January 30, 2024
Nationwide Filings Rose by 18 Percent in 2023
January 24, 2024
Acceptable Digital Signature Software Programs, No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
January 17, 2024
Strictly Follow Sample Notices in Appendices, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee
January 11, 2024
LKA Decision
January 5, 2024
South Dakota Filings Up 13 Percent in 2023
December 29, 2023
Certificates of Service
December 22, 2023
Revisions to Local Notice Samples
December 13, 2023
E-Notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
December 6, 2023
Amended Local Rules and Appendices, South Dakota Filings Up 14 Percent in 2023
November 30, 2023
Increases in Bankruptcy and Pro Hac Vice Fees
November 21, 2023
Increases in Bankruptcy and Pro Hac Vice Fees, Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
November 14, 2023
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2024
November 8, 2023
South Dakota Filings Up 14 Percent in 2023, Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
October 31, 2023
Proposed Amendments and Additions to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
October 25, 2023
Updated Means Testing Data
October 18, 2023
LKA Decision
October 10, 2023
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
October 4, 2023
South Dakota Filings Up 8 Percent in 2023
September 26, 2023
Electronic Notice to Debtors
September 19, 2023
LKA Decision
September 13, 2023
Change in Pierre Court Calendar for December, Request to Receive Electronic Notice
September 6, 2023
South Dakota Filings Up 9 Percent in 2023, Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute CLE
August 28, 2023
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 22, 2023
South Dakota Sales and Use Tax Decrease
August 16, 2023
Serve Parties in Interest, Including Lienholders, When Filing a Motion for Relief From the Stay
August 8, 2023
South Dakota Filings Up 7 Percent in 2023
July 31, 2023
Amending Multiple Schedules
July 25, 2023
Third-Party Services and Access in CM/ECF
July 19, 2023
Avoid Scheduling Conflicts on Court Dates
July 10, 2023
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
July 6, 2023
South Dakota Filings Up One Percent in 2023, Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
June 27, 2023
Judge Kulm Ask's Investiture, Timely Serve Notices Docketed by Clerk's Office
June 20, 2023
Change in Court Calendar for August
June 12, 2023
Judge Kulm Ask's Investiture on June 23
June 6, 2023
Change in Court Calendar for September, South Dakota Filings Increased in May
May 25, 2023
2023 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
May 16, 2023
Your Pleadings and Documents Need a Date
May 11, 2023
Due Dates and Deadlines Set by the Court, 2023 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
May 5, 2023
CM/ECF Unavailable
April 28, 2023
Hearings in Judge Kulm Ask's Cases
April 19, 2023
Captions of Pleadings
April 14, 2023
Request for Discontinuance of Notice
April 5, 2023
CM/ECF Unavailable, Updated Means Testing Data
March 30, 2023
Due Dates and Deadlines Set by the Court
March 22, 2023
Post-Petition Financial Management Course
March 15, 2023
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2023
March 7, 2023
Change of Address for Debtor
March 1, 2023
Debtors Must Usually Be Served
February 21, 2023
Certificates of Service
February 14, 2023
Identifying Parties Served Electronically
February 9, 2023
Hearings in Judge Kulm Ask's Cases
January 31, 2023
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
January 24, 2023
Upcoming Hearings in Judge Kulm Ask’s Cases, Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
January 19, 2023
Laura Kulm Ask Appointed Bankruptcy Judge, CLN Decision
January 13, 2023
Judge Nail Says Farewell
January 11, 2023
Kay Cee Hodson and Sandy Brooks Retiring, Nationwide Filings Lowest in 37 Years
January 5, 2023
South Dakota Filings Increased in December, Order Transferring Cases to New Judges
December 28, 2022
Debtor Audits to Resume, Bankruptcy Court Calendar
December 22, 2022
CLN Decision, Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
December 14, 2022
No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
December 7, 2022
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
December 1, 2022
South Dakota Filings Increased in November, Maintaining Your ECF Account
November 23, 2022
Certificates of Service, Undeliverable or Returned Mail
November 15, 2022
Mini Discussion Sessions, Incoming Bankruptcy Judge Seeks Law Clerk(s), E-Notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
November 7, 2022
Mini Discussion Session Tomorrow in Rapid City, Updated Means Testing Data
October 31, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Nominee Seeks Law Clerk(s), Mini Discussion Session Next Week in Rapid City
October 25, 2022
Upcoming Mini Discussion Session in Rapid City
October 19, 2022
CLN Decision
October 5, 2022
Upcoming Mini Discussion Session in Rapid City, Amended Local Rules and Appendices, South Dakota Filings Increased in September
September 26, 2022
Mini Discussion Sessions Set for October
September 19, 2022
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Mini Discussion Sessions Set for Next Month
September 13, 2022
Last Week's State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar, CLN Decision, Proposed Amendments to Local Rules, Mini Discussion Sessions Set for October
September 6, 2022
State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8, Financing Needs for Upcoming Harvest, Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
September 1, 2022
Financing Needs for Upcoming Harvest, State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8
August 23, 2022
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8
August 17, 2022
State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8, Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 9, 2022
State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8
August 4, 2022
State Bar Bankruptcy Seminar on September 8
July 26, 2022
Electronic Notice to Debtors
July 19, 2022
CLN Decision
July 12, 2022
CLN Decisions
July 7, 2022
Request to Receive Electronic Notice
June 28, 2022
Serve Parties in Interest, Including Lienholders, When Filing a Motion for Relief From the Stay
June 21, 2022
Amending Multiple Schedules
June 15, 2022
CLN Decision
June 7, 2022
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
June 1, 2022
South Dakota Filings Increased in May
May 24, 2022
CLN Decision
May 17, 2022
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
May 9, 2022
New Assistant United States Trustee Appointed, CLN Decision
May 3, 2022
New Acting United States Trustee Appointed, Trial Skills Workshop for Bankruptcy Attorneys
April 27, 2022
Trial Skills Workshop for Bankruptcy Attorneys
April 20, 2022
Your Pleadings and Documents Need a Date
April 15, 2022
Captions of Pleadings
April 5, 2022
Updated Means Testing Data
March 28, 2022
Request for Discontinuance of Notice
March 21, 2022
Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, Meetings of Creditors in Chapter 7 Cases
March 14, 2022
Adjustments to Certain Dollar Amounts
March 7, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Opening in South Dakota, Change in Court Calendar for September
March 1, 2022
Forrest Allred Retiring From Trustee Panel, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, CLN Decision
February 22, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Opening in South Dakota, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, Change in Court Calendar for September
February 14, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Opening in South Dakota, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, Credit Needs for Upcoming Crop Year, CM/ECF Unavailable, Post-Petition Financial Management Course
February 7, 2022
Change of Address for Debtor
January 31, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Opening in South Dakota, Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing It in CM/ECF
January 24, 2022
Bankruptcy Judge Opening in South Dakota
January 18, 2022
Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, Debtors Must Usually Be Served
January 10, 2022
Nationwide Filings Lowest in 36 Years
January 4, 2022
Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, Certain Bankruptcy Provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Have Lapsed, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges - Free Virtual Programming in 2022
December 28, 2021
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed on Friday, December 31, Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office
December 21, 2021
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed on Friday, December 24, Electronic Filing Guide
December 14, 2021
Certificates of Service
December 8, 2021
Need to Move to Reschedule a Hearing, Conference, or Trial? First Things First., Several Amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Took Effect December 1
November 29, 2021
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
November 23, 2021
Chambers and Bankruptcy Clerk's Office Closed November 25 and 26, U.S. Trustee Program to Post Revised Monthly Operating and Post-confirmation Report Forms
November 15, 2021
Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
November 8, 2021
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
November 2, 2021
Power of Attorney or Guardianship
October 25, 2021
Bankruptcy CLE This Thursday, Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2022
October 18, 2021
No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
October 12, 2021
Upcoming Bankruptcy CLE
October 5, 2021
Upcoming Bankruptcy CLE
September 27, 2021
2021 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
September 22, 2021
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
September 14, 2021
Maintaining Your ECF Account
September 8, 2021
2021 Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute CLE
August 30, 2021
Certificates of Service
August 23, 2021
Undeliverable or Returned Mail
August 16, 2021
Financing Needs for Upcoming Harvest
August 9, 2021
Financing Needs for Upcoming Harvest, Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 4, 2021
2021 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, New CM/ECF Event Titled "Supplement"
July 26, 2021
CLN Decision, When Your Client Signs a Document ...
July 19, 2021
E-Notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
July 13, 2021
Electronic Notice to Debtors
July 6, 2021
Joint Debtors and Sole Proprietorships
June 28, 2021
Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, 2021 Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute CLE
June 21, 2021
Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office
June 14, 2021
Bankruptcy Videos, CLN Decision
June 7, 2021
New Chapter 11 Periodic Reports, Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office
June 1, 2021
Changes in Court Calendar for September, Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, Affidavits of Default, Bankruptcy Videos
May 24, 2021
New Chapter 11 Periodic Reports
May 18, 2021
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
May 10, 2021
Request to Receive Electronic Notice
May 5, 2021
Serve Parties in Interest, Including Lienholders, When Filing a Motion for Relief From the Stay
April 26, 2021
Amending Multiple Schedules
April 19, 2021
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
April 12, 2021
CARES Act Bankruptcy Provisions Extended
April 5, 2021
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
March 31, 2021
Credit Needs for Upcoming Crop Year
March 22, 2021
Updated Means Testing Data
March 15, 2021
Your Pleadings and Documents Need a Date
March 8, 2021
CLN Decision
March 1, 2021
New Supplemental Proof of Claim Form for CARES Act Forbearance Claim
February 22, 2021
Temporary Local Rule Establishing Procedure for Obtaining a Discharge Under 11 U.S.C. § 1328(i)
February 16, 2021
CLN Decision
February 8, 2021
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
February 1, 2021
Captions of Pleadings
January 25, 2021
Request for Discontinuance of Notice
January 19, 2021
Post-Petition Financial Management Course
January 11, 2021
Judge Nail Appointed Chief Judge of Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Nationwide Filings Lowest in 35 Years
January 5, 2021
Change of Address for Debtor
December 28, 2020
Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing It in CM/ECF
December 21, 2020
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed on December 24 and 25, Debtors Must Usually Be Served
December 16, 2020
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed on December 24 and 25
December 14, 2020
Prepare Appropriate Notices of Motions
December 7, 2020
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
November 30, 2020
Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 23, 2020
Several Amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Take Effect December 1, Chambers and Bankruptcy Clerk's Office Closed November 26 and 27
November 16, 2020
Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 9, 2020
Details, Details, Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 2, 2020
Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
October 26, 2020
Updated Means Testing Data
October 19, 2020
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
October 13, 2020
Power of Attorney or Guardianship
October 5, 2020
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2021
September 28, 2020
No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
September 21, 2020
Access to Federal Courthouses in South Dakota, E-mails from Chambers and Clerk's Office
September 14, 2020
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
September 10, 2020
Judge Nail's September 10, 2020 Letter to Bankruptcy Bar
September 8, 2020
Maintaining Your ECF Account
August 31, 2020
Certificates of Service
August 25, 2020
Certification and Request for Discharge
August 17, 2020
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 10, 2020
Update of the Court's Website
August 3, 2020
Update of the Court's Website, Supplements to Reaffirmation Agreements
July 27, 2020
Update of the Court's Website, Undeliverable or Returned Mail
July 20, 2020
Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, Update of the Court's Website, E-Notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance, 2020 Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute CLE
July 13, 2020
Change in Court Calendar for August, Job Opening at Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, Electronic Notice to Debtors
July 6, 2020
Change in Court Calendar for August, New PACER Website, Update of the Court's Website
June 29, 2020
Update of the Court's Website
June 22, 2020
Section 341 Meetings to Continue by Telephone
June 15, 2020
Joint Debtors and Sole Proprietorships
June 8, 2020
Best Case and Pre-Petition Credit Counseling, CLN Decision, South Dakota Filings Up 13 Percent in May
June 1, 2020
CLN Decision
May 26, 2020
Debtors' Counsel to Make Installment Payments
May 18, 2020
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
May 11, 2020
Certification and Request for Discharge in Individual Chapter 11, 12, and 13 Cases
May 4, 2020
CLN Decision, Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
April 27, 2020
Change in Court Calendar for June
April 20, 2020
Tips for Telephonic Hearings and Conferences
April 13, 2020
Updated Means Testing Data, Bankruptcy and the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 7, 2020
Section 341 Meetings to be Held by Telephone
March 30, 2020
CARES Act, Court Remains Open for Business
March 25, 2020
Subchapter V Trustees for South Dakota
March 17, 2020
Judge Nail's March 17, 2020 Letter to Bankruptcy Bar
March 16, 2020
Section 341 Meetings Rescheduled
March 11, 2020
Information Sessions on the SBRA and Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules, South Dakota Filings Up Two Percent in 2020, First Meetings of Creditors in Rapid City
March 2, 2020
Information Sessions Scheduled for March 5 in Sioux Falls and March 9 in Rapid City
February 24, 2020
Information Sessions Scheduled for March 5 in Sioux Falls and March 9 in Rapid City
February 18, 2020
CM/ECF Unavailable, Information Sessions Scheduled for March 5 in Sioux Falls and March 9 in Rapid City
February 10, 2020
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Information Sessions Scheduled for March 5 in Sioux Falls and March 9 in Rapid City
February 4, 2020
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Possible Information Sessions
January 28, 2020
CM/ECF Unavailable, Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Possible Information Sessions
January 22, 2020
Eighth Circuit Reappoints Judge Nail, Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices
January 13, 2020
Proposed Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Nationwide Filings Increase Slightly in 2019
January 8, 2020
Captions of Pleadings
December 31, 2019
Date and Sign Your Pleadings and Documents
December 23, 2019
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed on December 24 and 25, New Mailing Address for United States Trustee
December 18, 2019
Change of Address for Debtor, New Mailing Address for United States Trustee
December 11, 2019
Post-Petition Financial Management Course
December 3, 2019
Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing It in CM/ECF
November 26, 2019
Chambers Closed November 28 and 29, Handful of Federal Bankruptcy Rules Amendments Effective December 1
November 19, 2019
Debtors Must Be Served
November 13, 2019
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
November 5, 2019
Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Charles L. Nail, Jr., and Request for Comment
October 31, 2019
The Office of the U.S. Trustee is Soliciting Applicants to Serve as Subchapter V Trustees
October 28, 2019
Updated Means Testing Data
October 21, 2019
Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Charles L. Nail, Jr., and Request for Comment, Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
October 15, 2019
Diversity Symposium on October 24 - Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?, Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption, Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
October 9, 2019
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2020
October 1, 2019
HAVEN Act of 2019
September 24, 2019
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
September 20, 2019
Diversity Symposium on October 24 - Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?
September 13, 2019
Request to Discontinue Service of Notice
September 3, 2019
Amending Multiple Schedules, October Hearing Dates
August 26, 2019
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment, Telephonic Hearings and Speakerphones
August 19, 2019
October Hearing Dates
August 12, 2019
Telephonic Hearings and Speakerphones
August 6, 2019
CLN Decision, South Dakota Filings Up 41 Percent in July
July 31, 2019
CLN Decision
July 23, 2019
Power of Attorney or Guardianship
July 16, 2019
No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
July 10, 2019
Referencing a Proof of Claim in Filed Documents
July 2, 2019
CLN Decision
June 26, 2019
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
June 19, 2019
Telephone Number for United States Trustee, Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
June 13, 2019
Change in Court Calendar for October, Maintaining Your ECF Account
June 3, 2019
Changes for United States Trustee Program
May 29, 2019
CLN Decisions
May 22, 2019
Certificates of Service, CLN Decisions
May 15, 2019
CLN Decision
May 8, 2019
Supplements to Reaffirmation Agreements
May 2, 2019
Power of Attorney or Guardianship
April 23, 2019
Undeliverable or Returned Mail
April 16, 2019
Post-Petition Financial Management Course
April 9, 2019
Rescheduling of Hearings Set for April 11, E-Notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
April 2, 2019
Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee
March 26, 2019
Updated Means Testing Data
March 19, 2019
Electronic Notice to Debtors, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee
March 12, 2019
Adjustments to Certain Dollar Amounts, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee
March 4, 2019
Joint Debtors and Sole Proprietorships
February 26, 2019
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
February 20, 2019
Common Errors in Chapter 13 Plans and How to Avoid Them - Part II
February 12, 2019
Common Errors in Chapter 13 Plans and How to Avoid Them - Part I
February 5, 2019
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
January 29, 2019
New CM/ECF Event Created for Filing Debtor's Statement Regarding Payment Advices
January 24, 2019
Issues Surrounding a Chapter 7 Debtor's Discharge: Are You Requesting the Correct Relief?
January 15, 2019
Nationwide Filings Down Two Percent in 2018, Partial Federal Government Shutdown
January 8, 2019
Captions of Pleadings
January 2, 2019
South Dakota Filings Up 4 Percent in 2018
December 27, 2018
Chambers Closed December 31 and January 1, Partial Federal Government Shutdown
December 20, 2018
Chambers Closed December 24 and 25, Change of Address for Debtor
December 10, 2018
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
December 3, 2018
Chambers and Clerk's Office Closed Wednesday, South Dakota Filings Up 3 Percent in 2018
November 26, 2018
Third-Party Service Providers and CM/ECF
November 20, 2018
Chambers Closed November 22 and 23
November 13, 2018
Change in Court Calendar for October 2019, Post-Petition Financial Management Course
November 5, 2018
South Dakota Filings Up 4 Percent in 2018, Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing It in CM/ECF
October 31, 2018
Updated Means Testing Data
October 25, 2018
CM/ECF Unavailable, Going Live on NextGen CM/ECF on October 29, December 6 Added as Court Date
October 19, 2018
Going Live on NextGen CM/ECF on October 29, Debtors Must be Served
October 9, 2018
Going Live on NextGen CM/ECF on October 29
October 2, 2018
South Dakota Filings Up 3 Percent in 2018, Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
September 26, 2018
Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption, Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
September 19, 2018
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2019, Chapter 13 Plans, Going Live on NextGen CM/ECF on October 29
September 10, 2018
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
September 4, 2018
South Dakota Filings Up 4 Percent in 2018
August 30, 2018
NextGen CM/ECF is Coming!
August 22, 2018
Proposed Amendments for Public Comment
August 13, 2018
Request to Discontinue Service of Notice
August 10, 2018
CLN Decision, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Local Plan Form
July 30, 2018
Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Plans
July 23, 2018
2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
July 16, 2018
Judicial Services Office Position Available, No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
July 9, 2018
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
July 2, 2018
South Dakota Filings Up 4 Percent in 2018
June 25, 2018
Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing it in CM/ECF
June 18, 2018
2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
June 11, 2018
CM/ECF Unavailable, Microsoft Edge Browser
June 8, 2018
Change in Court Calendar
June 4, 2018
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions, South Dakota Filings Up 15 Percent in 2018
May 29, 2018
Maintaining Your ECF Account
May 22, 2018
Nominations for ABI's "40 Under 40" Program, Certificates of Service
May 17, 2018
2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
May 7, 2018
Applications to Employ Estate Professionals, South Dakota Filings Up 21 Percent in 2018, Your Cell Phone and Direct-dial Desk Numbers
April 30, 2018
Change in Court Calendar, Chapter 13 Plan Follow-up Seminar Today
April 23, 2018
Chapter 13 Plan Follow-up Seminars, Undeliverable or Returned Mail
April 17, 2018
Horizontal Consolidation Pilot Project, Notice of Motion to Sell Property of the Estate
April 16, 2018
Chapter 13 Plan Follow-up Seminars
April 9, 2018
Chapter 13 Plan Follow-up Seminars
April 2, 2018
South Dakota Filings Up 29 Percent in 2018
March 26, 2018
E-notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
March 19, 2018
Modified Plan Event in CM/ECF, Updated Means Testing Data
March 12, 2018
Electronic Notice to Debtors
March 5, 2018
Change in Court Calendar for May, South Dakota Filings Up 36 Percent in 2018
February 26, 2018
A Few Notes Regarding the New Local Form for a Chapter 12 or a Chapter 13 Plan
February 20, 2018
Change re: Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings
February 12, 2018
Joint Debtors and Sole Proprietorships
February 6, 2018
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
February 1, 2018
January Filings Up 21 Percent in South Dakota, Local Bankruptcy Rule 2002-1(c)(1) Amended
January 22, 2018
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
January 16, 2018
Nationwide Filings Down One Percent in 2017
January 8, 2018
New Bankruptcy Judge Position Available, Local Bankruptcy Rule 1019-1 Corrected
January 3, 2018
South Dakota Filings Down 4 Percent in 2017
December 22, 2017
Change of Address for Debtor, E-mail Addresses of Debtor's Attorney and Case Trustee on Commencement Notices
December 14, 2017
E-Mail Addresses of Debtor's Attorney and Case Trustee on Commencement Notices
December 6, 2017
New Form for Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Plans
November 28, 2017
CM/ECF to be Down to Transition to New Rules
November 21, 2017
Chambers Closed November 23 and 24, CM/ECF to be Down to Transition to New Rules, Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules: Focus on Amending a Petition, Schedule, or Statement
November 14, 2017
Big Change Coming December 1, 2017: Clerk Will Prepare Notice of Confirmation Hearing in Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Cases
November 7, 2017
CM/ECF to be Down to Transition to New Rules, Amendments to Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure: Focus on Changes to Confirmation Procedure in Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Cases
November 1, 2017
Amended Local Rules and New Plan Form
October 31, 2017
Updated Means Testing Data
October 24, 2017
Your Cell Phone and Direct-Dial Desk Numbers, Thanks for Attending the New Rules Seminars
October 18, 2017
Captions of Pleadings
October 10, 2017
Attorneys Must Have Possession of Signed Original Document Before Filing it in CM/ECF, Post-Petition Financial Management Course, Upcoming Seminars in Pierre and Aberdeen
October 5, 2017
Date and Time Change for Aberdeen Seminar
September 27, 2017
Bankruptcy Court Calendar for 2018
September 14, 2017
Second Seminar on Amended Rules and New Plan Form Added on October 3 in Sioux Falls
September 12, 2017
Seminars on Amended Rules and New Plan Form
September 5, 2017
South Dakota Filings Up 18 Percent in August, Seminars on Amended Rules and New Plan Form
September 1, 2017
Proposed Local Bankruptcy Rule Amendments Published for Comment
August 28, 2017
Revised Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices, Seminars Concerning Revised Plan Form
August 23, 2017
Debtors Must be Served
August 15, 2017
Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
August 11, 2017
Request for Preliminary Hearing
August 4, 2017
South Dakota Filings Up 21 Percent in July
July 26, 2017
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
July 19, 2017
Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
July 10, 2017
Date and Sign Your Pleadings and Documents
July 6, 2017
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
June 28, 2017
Change in Court Calendar for November
June 20, 2017
Request to Discontinue Service of Notice
June 13, 2017
No E-Notice Parties on Certificates of Service
June 7, 2017
South Dakota Filings Up 10 Percent in May, Medical X-Ray Center, P.C.
May 31, 2017
Debtor Audits to Resume, Medical X-Ray Center, P.C.
May 16, 2017
Power of Attorney or Guardianship
May 9, 2017
Serve Parties in Interest, Including Lienholders, When Filing a Motion for Relief from the Stay
May 2, 2017
Change in Court Calendar for June
April 25, 2017
Correcting a Debtor's Social Security Number
April 18, 2017
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
April 11, 2017
Change in Court Calendar for July
April 5, 2017
Maintaining Your ECF Account
March 30, 2017
Certificates of Service
March 23, 2017
CM/ECF Unavailable, Undeliverable or Returned Mail
March 14, 2017
Updated Means Testing Data
March 7, 2017
Chapter 13 Confirmation Orders
March 1, 2017
South Dakota Filings Down 16 Percent in 2017
February 21, 2017
J. Bruce Blake, Amendments to Schedules and Statements
February 13, 2017
Telephonic Hearings on February 16, E-notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
February 7, 2017
January Filings Stay Constant in South Dakota, Electronic Notice to Debtors
February 2, 2017
Change in Court Calendar for April
January 25, 2017
Telephonic Hearings on February 16, Joint Debtors and Sole Proprietorships
January 18, 2017
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
January 10, 2017
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in Missouri, Nationwide Filings Down 6 Percent in 2016
January 3, 2017
A Statistical Oddity
December 30, 2016
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
December 22, 2016
Upcoming Holiday Schedule
December 12, 2016
Change of Address for Debtor
December 6, 2016
South Dakota Filings Down 3 Percent in 2016
November 29, 2016
Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 22, 2016
Chambers Closed November 24 and 25, Certain Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to be Amended Effective December 1, 2016
November 17, 2016
Captions of Pleadings
November 8, 2016
CLN Decisions
November 1, 2016
South Dakota Filings Down 2 Percent in 2016
October 24, 2016
Certifications and Requests for Discharge, Updated Means Testing Data
October 18, 2016
Bankruptcy Court Dates for 2017
October 11, 2016
Submission of Proposed Orders
October 4, 2016
South Dakota Filings Down 2 Percent in 2016
September 14, 2016
Comment Period Deadline is Fast Approaching
September 6, 2016
South Dakota Filings Identical to Last Year
August 26, 2016
Other Names and Business Names on Petition
August 17, 2016
Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
August 9, 2016
Debtors Must be Served
August 2, 2016
CM/ECF Unavailable, South Dakota Filings Down One Percent in 2016
July 26, 2016
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
July 19, 2016
Supplements to Reaffirmation Agreements
July 13, 2016
Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
July 5, 2016
Change in South Dakota Garnishment Law, South Dakota Filings Up 2 Percent in 2016
June 28, 2016
Include Bankruptcy Case Number in Caption
June 22, 2016
Request for Audio of Hearing
June 17, 2016
Date and Sign Your Pleadings and Documents
June 7, 2016
Sole Proprietorships on Petition and SOFA
June 1, 2016
Fee Applications and State Sales Tax Increase, South Dakota Filings Down 2 Percent in 2016
May 23, 2016
John Lovald, Request to Discontinue Service of Notice
May 16, 2016
Fee Applications and State Sales Tax Increase, Watertown Credit Bureau, Inc.
May 10, 2016
Fee Applications and State Sales Tax Increase, Power of Attorney or Guardianship
May 6, 2016
Fee Applications and State Sales Tax Increase, South Dakota Filings Down 4 Percent in 2016
April 25, 2016
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
April 18, 2016
Maintaining Your ECF Account, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee Meeting
April 11, 2016
2016 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
April 4, 2016
Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, South Dakota Filings Down 7 Percent in 2016
March 28, 2016
Certificates of Service
March 21, 2016
Adjustments to Certain Dollar Amounts
March 15, 2016
Updated Means Testing Data
March 7, 2016
Undeliverable or Returned Mail
March 1, 2016
South Dakota Filings Down 12 Percent in 2016
February 22, 2016
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in Montana
February 17, 2016
Amendments to Schedules and Statements
February 9, 2016
2016 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
February 3, 2016
January Filings Up Slightly in South Dakota, E-notice Without Filing a Notice of Appearance
January 27, 2016
Electronic Notice to Debtors
January 20, 2016
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
January 13, 2016
Nationwide Filings Down 10 Percent in 2015
January 5, 2016
CLN Decision, South Dakota Filings Down 8 Percent in 2015
December 30, 2015
This Week's Holiday Schedule, Please Make a New Year's Resolution
December 22, 2015
This Week's Holiday Schedule
December 16, 2015
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
December 8, 2015
Change of Address for Debtor, Transition to New Official Forms, South Dakota Filings Down 7 Percent in 2015
November 30, 2015
CM/ECF Unavailable, New Forms Effective Tomorrow
November 23, 2015
New Forms - Just a Week Away, Chambers Closed November 26 and 27
November 18, 2015
Official Forms Changes and Amended Local Rules and Appendices Effective December 1
November 12, 2015
Official Forms Changes Effective December 1, Annotated Amended Local Bankruptcy Rules and Appendices Now Available
November 3, 2015
CLN Decision, Official Forms Changes Effective December 1, South Dakota Filings Down 9 Percent in 2015
October 26, 2015
Bankruptcy Court Dates for 2016, Updated Means Testing Data
October 21, 2015
New Forms Informational Sessions Cancelled
October 14, 2015
2016 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, Informational Sessions Concerning New Forms
October 5, 2015
Informational Sessions Concerning New Forms, South Dakota Filings Down 9 Percent in 2015
September 29, 2015
Possible Training Concerning New Forms
September 24, 2015
New Forms and Bankruptcy Software Providers, Possible Training Concerning New Forms
September 14, 2015
Talk to Your Software Provider Now!
September 8, 2015
Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
September 2, 2015
CM/ECF Unavailable, South Dakota Filings Down 8 Percent in 2015
August 27, 2015
Use Local Chapter 12 and 13 Plan Form for Now
August 17, 2015
Debtors Must be Served
August 10, 2015
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
August 4, 2015
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in Minnesota, Watertown Credit Bureau, Inc.
July 28, 2015
Official Forms Changes Effective December 1
July 23, 2015
Claims Activity Report
July 14, 2015
Supplements to Reaffirmation Agreements
July 7, 2015
Creditors with Foreign Addresses
July 1, 2015
South Dakota Filings Down 6 Percent in 2015
June 24, 2015
Change in Court Calendar for October
June 17, 2015
CLN Decision
June 11, 2015
Court Website Redesigned
June 1, 2015
South Dakota Filings Down 7 Percent in 2015
May 22, 2015
Sole Proprietorships and Petitions
May 14, 2015
Change in Court Calendar for July, New Bankruptcy Judge Position Available
May 4, 2015
CLN Decision, South Dakota Filings Down One Percent in 2015
April 27, 2015
Request to Discontinue Service of Notice
April 21, 2015
Full Legal Names of Debtors on Petitions
April 13, 2015
New Bankruptcy Judge Position Available
April 7, 2015
Changes in Court Calendar for May and July, Filings Increase in First Quarter of 2015
March 31, 2015
Maintaining Your ECF Account
March 25, 2015
Certificates of Service
March 16, 2015
Updated Means Testing Data
March 9, 2015
CLN Decision
March 2, 2015
February Filings Increase in South Dakota
February 23, 2015
Redesigned Website
February 18, 2015
Change in Court Calendar for April
February 10, 2015
Electronic Notice to Debtors
February 3, 2015
January Filings Down in South Dakota, Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
January 28, 2015
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
January 21, 2015
Motion to Reschedule Hearing
January 12, 2015
Nationwide Filings Down 12 Percent in 2014
January 6, 2015
South Dakota Filings Down 9 Percent in 2014
December 31, 2014
Certificate of Service When Serving All Creditors
December 22, 2014
Chambers Holiday Schedule, CLN Decision
December 16, 2014
CLN Decision
December 9, 2014
CLN Decision
December 1, 2014
Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule, South Dakota Filings Down 9 Percent in 2014
November 25, 2014
Chambers Closed November 27 and 28, Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 19, 2014
Amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Effective December 1, 2014, Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 10, 2014
Change in Court Calendar for August 2015, Revisions to Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
November 3, 2014
Change of Address for Debtor, Vicky Reinhard Promoted to Chief Deputy
October 27, 2014
Judge Nail's New Contact Information, Sally Hanson Retiring
October 22, 2014
Official Forms Changes Effective December 1
October 16, 2014
Updated Means Testing Data
October 1, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 7 Percent in 2014
September 23, 2014
Court Dates for 2015
September 17, 2014
Proofs of Claim
September 9, 2014
CLN Decision
September 2, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 10 Percent in 2014
August 26, 2014
No more, no less, please
August 20, 2014
Proposed Amendments Published for Comment
August 12, 2014
Possible Training for Attorneys and Staff
August 4, 2014
Debtors Must be Served
July 28, 2014
Mail Returned or Identified as Undeliverable
July 22, 2014
Supplements to Reaffirmation Agreements
July 15, 2014
CLN Decision
July 10, 2014
Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Omaha
July 1, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 6 Percent in 2014
June 23, 2014
Chapter 7 Trustees Want Debtors' Documents
June 12, 2014
Sole Proprietorships and Petitions
June 3, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 8 Percent in 2014
May 28, 2014
Increase in Filing Fees Effective June 1, 2014
May 22, 2014
Electronic Filing Guide
May 14, 2014
Increase in Filing Fees Effective June 1, 2014
May 7, 2014
CLN Decision
May 1, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 11 Percent in 2014
April 23, 2014
Maintaining Your ECF Account
April 16, 2014
2014 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
April 9, 2014
Certificates of Service, New Telephone Number for Dale Wein
April 2, 2014
South Dakota Filings Down 11 Percent in 2014
March 26, 2014
CLN Decision
March 20, 2014
CLN Decision, Updated Means Testing Data
March 13, 2014
2014 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
March 5, 2014
Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy in Arkansas
February 25, 2014
Debtor Audits to Resume
February 19, 2014
Notice of Withdrawal of Claim (Text Entry)
February 12, 2014
Electronic Notice to Debtors
February 4, 2014
Nationwide Filings Down 12 Percent in 2013
January 28, 2014
Redaction of Personal Identifiers
January 22, 2014
2014 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, Electronic Proofs of Claim
January 14, 2014
E-mails About Phony Court Cases Carry Viruses
January 7, 2014
Pat Johnson Retiring, South Dakota Filings Down 15 Percent in 2013