General Orders

• May 12, 2023: General Order 2023-01 Regarding Rescission of COVID-19-Related General Orders
• November 3, 2022: General Order 2022-04 Regarding the Federal Rule Changes Effective December 1, 2022, to Supersede General Order 2020-01, effective December 1, 2022, until further order of the Court.
• September 12, 2022: General Order 2022-03 Adopting Interim Rule 1020, which was amended pursuant to the requirements of the Bankruptcy Threshold and Technical Corrections Act (BTATC), effective immediately, until further order of the Court.
• March 4, 2022: General Order 2022-02 Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
• January 4, 2022: General Order 2022-01 Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
• November 8, 2021: General Order 2021-04 Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
• September 20, 2021: General Order 2021-03 Rescinding Restrictions on Access to the Public Terminals in the Clerk's Offices
• April 29, 2021: General Order 2021-2 - Restrictions on Access to the Clerk's Offices (rescinded in part by General Orders 2021-03 and 2023-01)
• March 27, 2020: General Order #3 - Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19
• March 26, 2020: General Order - Extension of Deadlines in Connection with U.S. Trustee Notice of Continued § 341 Meetings
• March 16, 2020: General Order #2 - Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19

Superseded/Rescinded General Orders

• April 24, 2020: General Order #4 - Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (superseded by General Order 2021-4)
• April 22, 2020: General Order 2020-02 - Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules Relating to SBRA Interim Rules with Amendments Necessitated by CARES Act and Notice of Amended Official Forms (superseded by General Order 2022-3).
• March 26, 2020: General Order - Restricting Access to Clerk's Offices (superseded by General Order 2021-2)
• March 23, 2020: General Order - Temporary Suspension of Requirement to Obtain Debtors Original Signatures (rescinded by General Order 2023-01, effective June 5, 2023)
• March 12, 2020: General Order - Restriction on Visitors to Courthouses (superseded by General Order 2021-2)
• March 12, 2020: General Order - Court Operations under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (superseded by General Order 2021-04)

Remote Appearance Procedure/Instruction

• Clerk's Announcement 2020-07 regarding Public Access to the Courts during COVID-19
• Clerk's Announcement 2020-03 regarding ZoomGov
• Notice of Video Option - Tips for Successful Appearance
• Test Sessions using ZoomGov
• Procedures and Guide for Remote Appearances using ZoomGov
• Procedure and Instructions for Telephonic Appearances
• Daily Public Calendars

Due to a heavier than normal call volume, online registration with call vendors CourtCall and CourtSolutions is encouraged, rather than calling them.

• CourtCall Website: http://www.courtcall.com
• CourtSolutions Website: https://www.court-solutions.com

Office of U.S. Trustee

• U.S. Trustee's Office (Region 2, District of Connecticut) Instructions for Telephonic 341 Meetings during COVID-19 Emergency (April 7, 2020)
• REVISED Notice from the Office of the United States Trustee Regarding in-person Section 341 Meetings through April 10, 2020, in the District of Connecticut (March 16, 2020)