Please click here to view the Notice of Vacancy from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland.

Please click here to view the Notice of Vacancy from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland  entered an Administrative Order restricting electronic access to sealed documents effective April 20, 2026. Click here to read the Administrative Order.  Parties will continue to file sealed documents in CM/ECF, however sealed documents will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means. Parties must serve sealed documents through appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.  The Court will serve sealed orders, notices, and other Court-generated documents by either secure electronic means or U.S. Mail.  A party with the right to access a sealed document can request a paper copy by contacting the Clerk’s Office.  Please contact the Clerk’s Office with questions by calling (410) 962-2688 or (301) 344-8018.

The public intake counters for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, in both Baltimore and Greenbelt, are closed  from 1 pm to 2 pm, Monday through Friday.  The Clerk’s Office otherwise remains open during this time for phone calls and email, and the Court’s Chatbot COURTney is available for live chats with staff.  CM/ECF will remain available during this time. 

Effective December 10, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland is making the paymentless operations in the Court's Greenbelt Intake office permanent.  Cash, money orders, and certified checks are no longer accepted in Greenbelt.  Rather, Greenbelt customers may pay filing and other fees (1) online using a debit card via pay.gov, including at a public terminal located in Greenbelt Intake, (2) by mailing a certified check or money order to the Baltimore Division, or (3) by going to Baltimore Intake during regular business hours to pay with cash, money order or certified check.