Sage M. Sigler
How Judge Sigler rules, drawn from 12 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Sigler
Sage M. Sigler has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Georgia since March 2018. Before joining the court, she clerked for Bankruptcy Judge Mary Grace Diehl and practiced financial restructuring law. She earned her law degree from Emory University.
Judge Sigler's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Sigler, 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
Contacting chambers
For regular calendar matters, make announcements in person or email [email protected] before noon ET on the business day before the hearing.
“Announcements must be made (a) in person at the call of the calendar or (b) via email to [email protected] prior to 12:00 p.m. ET the business day prior to the scheduled hearing.”
Filing
Serve a Chapter 13 plan modification that substantially affects a secured creditor under Rule 7004 and file a certificate of service.
“Debtors proposing plan modifications which would impair or otherwise substantially affect the rights of holders of secured claims must also serve a copy of the proposed modification and modification notice on the secured creditor under Rule 7004 and include a certificate of service with the filed modification.”
Conferences
For regular calendar hearings, obtain court permission before appearing by telephone or Zoom.
“Parties/attorneys may not appear for calendar calls or hearings via telephone or Zoom without specific permission from the Court”
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).
- General Order 53-2026: Applications for Admission Pro Hac Vice ↗
- Fifth Amended and Restated General Order 24-2018: Voluntary Notice Procedures ↗
- General Order 51-2025: Loan Modification Management Program ↗
- General Order 50-2025: Procedures for Mediation Referrals ↗
- General Order 49-2025: Pleadings by Unrepresented Individual Debtors ↗
How Judge Sigler decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A long record of very low earnings, worsening health limitations, and repayment efforts supported an undue-hardship discharge of student loans.
“During his 25-year career, Paul Roland Savage’s income has averaged less than $14,000 per year. In that time, Mr. Savage’s student loan debt has ballooned from roughly $37,000 to over $250,000.”
Procedural preferences
In In re DaCosta, Sigler found that counsel had submitted no exhibits and appeared without an engagement agreement or records to support the disputed fees; she ordered the fees disgorged.
“counsel submitted no exhibits, appeared without an attorney-client agreement or records of any kind”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that the Motion (Doc. 6) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 5) is GRANTED and the Complaint (Doc. 1) is hereby DISMISSED.”
“ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that McClarn’s Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to Defendants’ contempt of the Consent Order and Defendants’ resulting liability;”
“For these reasons, Debtor is entitled to a hardship discharge of the Loan under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that judgment is for Debtor.”
“ORDERED that the Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Doc. 43) is DENIED with respect to any request for attorney’s fees;”
“ORDERED that Powell shall file an itemized bill of costs detailing the costs incurred by Powell in connection with the deposition transcripts within ten (10) days of the entry of this Order,”
“For the reasons set forth below, the UST’s Objection is overruled.”
“Having determined at the Confirmation Hearing that the Plan meets all other requirements for confirmation, the Court will confirm the Plan by entry of a separate order.”
“ORDERED that Stanley J. Kakol, Jr. shall within fourteen (14) days pay sanctions in the amount of $7,700”
“ORDERED that summary judgment is GRANTED to PTI and PTI20 on Plaintiff’s claim that PTI and PTI20 violated the discharge injunction by requesting his credit reports.”
“ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. The Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice on all Counts.”
“ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED.”
“ORDERED that Mr. Wang’s Motion (Doc. 394) is DENIED for want of prosecution and Claim Nos. 143, 146, and 147 are DISALLOWED as untimely;”
“ORDERED that Mr. Deng’s Motion (Doc. 393) is DENIED and Claim Nos. 144 and 145 are DISALLOWED as untimely;”
“ORDERED that Mr. Li’s Motion (Doc. 395) is GRANTED to the extent that Claim Nos. 142 and 148 are deemed timely filed.”
“For these reasons, the Court grants Debtors’ Motion, subject to appropriate cure and adequate assurance with respect to the assumed properties.”
“ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 4) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All five early-service sampled matters terminated in 50 to 140 days, with a median of 95 days. This fixed sample is descriptive and does not represent the full caseload.
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