Karen B. Owens
How Judge Owens rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Owens
Karen B. Owens is Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware. She joined the court in June 2019 and hears cases in Wilmington.
Judge Owens's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Owens, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Conferences
Except for first-day hearings, register for remote attendance by 4 p.m. Eastern on the business day before the proceeding.
“With the exception of first-day hearings, the deadline to register for remote attendance is 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) the business day before the proceeding unless otherwise noticed.”
Conferences
Register for remote attendance at first-day hearings at least one hour before the hearing unless another deadline is noticed.
“The deadline to register for remote attendance at first-day hearings is one-hour prior to the hearing unless otherwise noticed.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Owens decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
Voluntarily dismissing and refiling substantially similar claims in another venue can support a costs award when it produces needless duplicate work.
“The behavior is not in good faith as Plaintiffs’ urge this Court to find. It is forum shopping and vexatious.”
The court denied stay relief for a requested setoff when the asserted penalty remained unresolved through the tariff dispute process and was not final under applicable New York law.
“Under these facts, the Penalty is not final, and New York law does not permit it to be set off against the Unpaid Revenue.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Counts V and VI with respect to the Big Deal Transfer and Earned Media Transfer are DISMISSED. The remainder of the relief requested in the Motion is DENIED.”
This order was superseded by an amended December 2, 2025 order clarifying that dismissal was without prejudice.
“the Amended Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“the relief requested in the Motion to Stay is DENIED as moot.”
“Count 6 is dismissed without prejudice. If the Trust wishes to amend, the Trust may file a motion seeking leave to do so pursuant to Federal Rule 15 within thirty (30) days of this Memorandum Order. The remainder of the relief requested in the Motion to Dismiss is denied.”
“the Motion is granted with respect to Counts I and III of the SAC. The remainder of the relief requested in the Motion is denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court hereby concludes and orders that: 1. Counts IV and V are dismissed. 2. Counts VII and VIII are dismissed with respect to defendants Trive and Damani. 3. All remaining relief requested in the Motions is denied.”
“the Court hereby grants the Rule 41(d) Motion”
“the Section 365 Order is certified for direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit”
“Eversheds’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“For the reasons stated above, the following is hereby ORDERED: 1. Counts I through V of the Complaint against Defendants Lim and Xiao are dismissed. 2. Counts VI through IX of the Complaint against the Binance Defendants are dismissed. 3. The remainder of the relief requested in the Motions is denied.”
“For the forgoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED.”
“the relief requested in the Motion is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Four terminated sampled matters lasted from 36 to 622 days, with a median of 309 days. The sample is descriptive and is not a complete caseload census.
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