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The BNC Outage: What Every Bankruptcy Court Is Doing
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The Bankruptcy Noticing Center has been down since October 9, 2026, and every bankruptcy court in the country is handling it a little differently. If you are a trustee, an attorney, or on a clerk's team trying to figure out who is supposed to mail what this week, you are not alone.
We read the outage notices and orders posted on all 90 bankruptcy court websites, as of October 21, 2026, and put them in one place. Below you will find what happened, the four main ways courts are responding, and a court-by-court table with links to each court's own notice or order.
We hope it saves you a few phone calls. We're here to help in any way we can.
What happened
Late on Friday, October 9, 2026, BAE Systems, the contractor that runs the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) for the federal judiciary, reported a service disruption that courts have since described as a cybersecurity incident. The BNC prints and mails, or emails, the notices and orders that courts send to anyone who is not a registered CM/ECF user. Some courts say notices queued as early as October 6 or 7 may not have gone out.
Still working
- CM/ECF filing and case dockets
- Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) to registered CM/ECF users
Not working
- BNC paper and email notices, including 341 meeting notices, discharge orders and hearing notices
- bnc.uscourts.gov, bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov and notices.uscourts.gov
- The National Creditor Registration Service (NCRS), so the usual mailing matrix and preferred creditor addresses are unavailable
- Debtor Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (DeBN)
No court we checked had a restoration date as of October 21.
How courts are responding
As of October 21, most courts have not moved any mailing duties yet—68 of 90 have posted a relief order or a notice only. The other 21 either shifted noticing to trustees, debtors and other parties, or have the clerk's office mailing by hand.
| Response | Courts | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees, debtors or parties serve | 18 | The order names who mails which notices, usually with a certificate of service due within about 3 days. Some orders only permit parties to serve and do not require it. |
| Clerk's office mailing by hand | 3 | The court is still sending its own notices, more slowly. Check the docket before relying on a notice. |
| Relief only | 25 | No one is assigned to mail. No party is prejudiced by a notice that was never served, and judges may extend deadlines or continue hearings on request. |
| Notice only | 43 | The court posted an outage notice, usually with CM/ECF creditor-list steps, but no order. |
One court, W.D. Mo., had a site that would not load when we checked. Several courts, including S.D. Miss. and D. Me., kept a mailing duty for the clerk for unrepresented debtors while moving the rest to parties.
Court-by-court
Every row links to the court's own notice or order, as read on its website through October 21, 2026. Courts are listed alphabetically by state. Check the link before you act, since several courts posted new orders on October 20 and 21.
| Court | Response | Order or notice | Date (2026) | Who serves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama - Middle | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13 / Oct 14 | No one assigned; court says it is exploring alternate means of notice |
| Alabama - Northern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13 / Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Alabama - Southern | Notice only | Notice | Oct | No one assigned |
| Alaska | Clerk mailing by hand | Notice | Oct 15 | Clerk's office manually mailing court notices and orders to non-electronic participants |
| Arizona | Relief only | General Order 26-6 | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Arkansas - Eastern & Western | Notice only | Update Regarding BNC Service Disruption and Accessing List of Creditors in CM/ECF | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| California - Central | Parties serve | General Order 26-02 | Oct 14 | Any party who lodges an order serves the entered order on non-CM/ECF parties; court will not mail entered orders |
| California - Eastern | Relief only | General Order 26-06 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| California - Northern | Notice only | Homepage notice: Bankruptcy Noticing Center Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| California - Southern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Colorado | Notice only | Notice | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Connecticut | Relief only | General Order 2026-02 | Oct 16 | No one assigned |
| Delaware | Notice only | Homepage banner on BNC outage | Undated | No one assigned |
| District of Columbia | Notice only | Notice: Bankruptcy Noticing Center Disruption | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Florida - Middle | Trustees or parties serve | Amended Administrative Order FLMB-2026-6 | Oct 20 | Debtor serves the case notice (Form 309, Form 121, any plan) and dismissal, final decree and discharge notices; movants serve hearing notices; Ch 7 trustees serve claims-bar and final report notices |
| Florida - Northern | Trustees or parties serve | Administrative Orders 26-003 and 26-004 | Oct 14 / Oct 20 | Debtor's attorney (or pro se debtor) serves the 341 notice and discharge, dismissal and closing orders; Ch 7 trustee serves no-asset Rule 2002 notices and Notices of Assets; UST serves its own notices |
| Florida - Southern | Trustees or parties serve | Administrative Order 2026-06 | Oct 16 | UST and Ch 7 trustees (no-asset cases) serve Rule 2002 notices; debtor's attorney (or unrepresented debtor) serves the 341 notice, Ch 13 plans and discharge, dismissal and closing orders |
| Georgia - Middle | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Georgia - Northern | Trustees or parties serve | Administrative Order 2026-02 | Oct 16 | UST and Ch 7 trustees (no-asset cases) serve Rule 2002 notices; debtor's attorney serves Ch 13 plans and the 341 notice; movant serves entered orders |
| Georgia - Southern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| Hawaii | Relief only | General Order re BNC Service Interruption | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Idaho | Trustees or parties serve | General Order No. 483 | Oct 15 | Trustees serve asset and final report notices; Ch 13 debtors serve plans; Ch 13 trustee serves wage orders; UST serves presumed abuse statements |
| Illinois - Central | Parties serve | Notice | Oct 15 | Parties told to give notice of important or time-sensitive events themselves |
| Illinois - Northern | Relief only | General Order 26-04 | Oct 16 | No one assigned |
| Illinois - Southern | Parties serve | General Order 26-4 | Oct 15 | Parties told to give notice of important or time-sensitive events themselves; the order itself is relief only |
| Indiana - Northern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Indiana - Southern | Clerk mailing by hand | General Orders 26-0003 and 26-0004; Clerk's FAQs | Oct 13 / Oct 16 | Clerk says court notices, including 341 notices, will be mailed manually; parties seeking relief may choose to serve |
| Iowa - Northern | Relief only | Standing Order No. 26-09 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Iowa - Southern | Notice only | Update Regarding BNC Service Disruption | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Kansas | Relief only | General Order No. 26-1 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Kentucky - Eastern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13/14 | No one assigned |
| Kentucky - Western | Notice only | Noticing Center Issues Impacting Delivery of CM/ECF Notices | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Louisiana - Eastern | Trustees or parties serve | General Order 2026-1 | Oct 14 | Ch 13 debtors serve the 309I notice, plan, confirmation order and discharge; Ch 7 trustees serve 309B/309D; a trustee resetting a 341 meeting serves that notice |
| Louisiana - Middle | Relief only | Standing Order 2026-4 | Oct 19 | No one assigned |
| Louisiana - Western | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Maine | Trustees or parties serve | General Order 26-01 | Oct 21 | Debtor serves the 341 notice and discharge, dismissal and closing orders; trustees serve final reports; movants serve their filings; clerk serves the 341 notice for pro se Ch 7 debtors |
| Maryland | Notice only | Clerk's FAQs on BNC Disruption | Oct 19 | No one assigned |
| Massachusetts | Notice only | Homepage notice: BNC Notice & Service Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| Michigan - Eastern | Relief only | Administrative Order 26-16 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Michigan - Western | Clerk mailing by hand | Administrative Order 2026-7 | Oct 18 | Clerk's staff serve 341, commencement and confirmation hearing notices; represented debtors serve their own Ch 13 plans in cases filed on or after Oct 19 |
| Minnesota | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Mississippi - Northern | Notice only | Alternative List of Creditors Available in CM/ECF | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Mississippi - Southern | Trustees or parties serve | Supplemental Order No. 1 (2026-04) | Oct 21 | Debtor's counsel sends represented debtors all court notices; clerk mails unrepresented debtors; movants serve all-creditor hearing notices; Ch 13 trustee serves wage orders and mails 341 notices |
| Missouri - Eastern | Notice only | Bankruptcy Noticing Center Update | Oct 19 | No one assigned |
| Missouri - Western | Site did not load | None found | Unknown | |
| Montana | Relief only | Administrative Order 26-14 | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Nebraska | Notice only | BNC Service Interruption | Oct 16 | No one assigned |
| Nevada | Notice only | Bankruptcy Noticing Center Disruption | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| New Hampshire | Notice only | Homepage banner: BNC Notice & Service Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| New Jersey | Relief only | General Order Relating to BNC Service Interruption | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| New Mexico | Notice only | Homepage banner: BNC Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| New York - Eastern | Relief only | Administrative Order 844 | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| New York - Northern | Relief only | Administrative Order 26-06 | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| New York - Southern | Relief only | General Order M-678 | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| New York - Western | Notice only | Update Regarding BNC Service Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| North Carolina - Eastern | Notice only | Homepage announcements banner | Undated | No one assigned |
| North Carolina - Middle | Trustees or parties serve | Standing Order 26-01 | Oct 15 | Debtor serves the 341 notice and discharge, dismissal and closing notices; trustees serve final reports; movants serve their filings and hearing notices |
| North Carolina - Western | Relief only | Notice (no districtwide order) | Oct 13 | No one assigned; relief handled case by case |
| North Dakota | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Ohio - Northern | Notice only | Clerk's Notices | Oct 14-16 | No one assigned |
| Ohio - Southern | Relief only | General Order 67-1 | Oct 20 | No one assigned; Chief Judge's letter says a service order may follow |
| Oklahoma - Eastern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13/14 | No one assigned |
| Oklahoma - Northern | Notice only | Update Regarding BNC Service Disruption | Oct 13 / Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Oklahoma - Western | Notice only | Public Notice: Service Disruption of the BNC | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Oregon | Notice only | Notice | Oct | No one assigned |
| Pennsylvania - Eastern | Relief only | Misc. No. 26-3005 | Oct | No one assigned |
| Pennsylvania - Middle | Parties serve | General Orders 2026-03 and 2026-04 | Oct 13 / Oct 16 | A party seeking relief may choose to serve BNC notices at its own expense; no one is required to |
| Pennsylvania - Western | Trustees or parties serve | Standing Order 26-217 | Oct 14 | Debtor serves the 341 notice and discharge, dismissal and closing orders; trustees serve asset and final report notices; movants serve their filings |
| Puerto Rico | Relief only | General Order 26-02 | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| Rhode Island | Notice only | Notice Regarding BNC Service Disruption | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| South Carolina | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13/14 | No one assigned |
| South Dakota | Parties serve | General Order Regarding BNC Service Disruption | Oct 20 | A party seeking relief may choose to serve BNC notices, including the 341 notice; no one is required to |
| Tennessee - Eastern | Trustees or parties serve | General Order 2026-03 | Oct 19 | Ch 13 trustee serves the 341 notice and the Ch 13 plan (cases filed on or after Oct 7); debtor's counsel sends fee, plan payment and wage orders |
| Tennessee - Middle | Trustees or parties serve | Administrative Order 26-2 | Oct 14 | Ch 13 trustee serves the Notice of Commencement in Ch 13 cases; debtor's attorney serves it in new Ch 7, 11 and 12 cases |
| Tennessee - Western | Relief only | General Order No. 26-0003 | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Texas - Eastern | Relief only | General Orders 26-1 and 26-2 | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Texas - Northern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Texas - Southern | Relief only | General Order 2026-4 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Texas - Western | Relief only | Administrative Order re BNC Service Interruption | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Utah | Notice only | Notice to Practitioners | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| Vermont | Relief only | Standing Order No. 26-03 | Oct 20 | No one assigned |
| Virginia - Eastern | Notice only | BNC Issues Impacting Delivery of CM/ECF Notices | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Virginia - Western | Trustees or parties serve | Standing Order No. 26-1 | Oct 16 | Debtor serves 341 notices; Ch 13 trustee serves 341 notices for earlier Ch 13 cases and Ch 13 closing notices; trustees serve final reports; movants serve their filings |
| Washington - Eastern | Notice only | Notice | Oct 13-16 | No one assigned |
| Washington - Western | Notice only | Important Notice: BNC Service Disruption | Undated | No one assigned |
| West Virginia - Northern | Notice only | BNC Disruption | Oct 15 | No one assigned |
| West Virginia - Southern | Notice only | BNC Service Disruption and Accessing List of Creditors | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
| Wisconsin - Eastern | Relief only | Administrative Order 26-1 | Oct 15 | No one assigned; filers may attach a CM/ECF query report in place of the matrix |
| Wisconsin - Western | Relief only | General Order No. 2026-3 | Oct 13 | No one assigned |
| Wyoming | Notice only | BNC Service Disruption and Accessing List of Creditors | Oct 14 | No one assigned |
How we can help
If your court's order just landed a stack of notices on your desk, we would love to take it off your hands. Here is what Certificate of Service is offering during the outage:
- Same-day or next-day mailing for single jobs or batch uploads
- No contract, pay as you go so that you're not locked in and only use what you need.
- Discounted postage once you complete a USPS PAF form
- Any address list you have: PDF, TXT or Excel, including the CM/ECF creditor list
- A completed certificate of service sent back to you for filing
If you have questions or need help with an order, please contact us:
Phone: 509-412-1356
Email: support@certificateofservice.com
Even if you don't need us, please reach out if you want to talk through what your court's order requires. We're here to help in any way we can. We'll get through this together.
About this guide
We compiled this from each court's own website between October 20 and 21, 2026; the links in the table are the sources. Courts are issuing and amending orders almost daily, so treat this as a starting point and confirm with your court before you act. This post is general information, not legal advice.
