Martin Glenn
How Judge Glenn rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Glenn
Martin Glenn has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York since November 30, 2006. He was appointed the court's chief judge in March 2022. He earned degrees from Cornell University and Rutgers Law School and practiced at O'Melveny & Myers before joining the bench.
Judge Glenn's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Glenn, 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.
- Chambers' Rules ↗
- Transcript Restrictions & Redaction Guidelines ↗
- Case Management_Scheduling Order Template ↗
- Joint Pretrial Conference Order_Template ↗
Key rules
Filing
Provide two copies of each pleading and its exhibits to Chambers when filing and serving.
“Parties must provide two copies of every pleading, with exhibits, to chambers at the time of filing and service.”
Motions
Obtain a hearing date before filing a request for relief that requires a hearing.
“Requests for relief requiring a hearing that are filed without first obtaining a hearing date will not be scheduled for hearing on the Court’s calendar.”
Motions
Limit moving and responsive briefs to 25 pages and reply briefs to 10 pages unless the court permits otherwise.
“Except as permitted by the Court, moving and responsive briefs shall be no more than 25 pages in length. Reply briefs shall be no more than 10 pages exclusive of the table of contents and table of authorities.”
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).
- Procedures for the Filing, Signing, and Verification of Documents by Electronic Means ↗
- General Order 633: Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Amended Guidelines for Fees and Disbursements for Professionals ↗
- Procedures for Monthly Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals ↗
- Procedural Guidelines for Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases ↗
- Procedures Governing Mediation of Matters and the Use of Early Neutral Evaluation and Mediation/Voluntary Arbitration in Bankruptcy Cases and Adversary Proceedings ↗
- General Order 634: Guidelines for Combined Disclosure Statement and Plan, Combined Hearings, and Conditional Approval ↗
How Judge Glenn decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In In re Coleen Monplaisir, Glenn approved interim fees for the trustee's counsel after finding its services reasonable when performed and necessary to preserve the estate.
“The Court concludes that LHM’s services were reasonable at the time they were performed for actual and necessary services for the preservation of the estate.”
Procedural preferences
In In re GKNY1 Inc., Glenn let the landlord continue an eviction because the lease had expired before the bankruptcy filing and the automatic stay had not attached.
“Since the lease terminated before the bankruptcy petition was filed, the automatic stay was never triggered.”
Cautions
In the 25 My RentCo dispute, Glenn refused to let defendants withdraw an admission during trial after the plaintiff had treated that point as undisputed.
“Permitting Defendants to withdraw that admission during trial would substantially alter the factual landscape and require Plaintiff to defend against a newly created dispute concerning an issue that had long been treated as undisputed.”
In In re NeueHouse Inc., Glenn denied Stripe's administrative expense request because Stripe had not proved a benefit to the bankruptcy estates.
“Accordingly, Stripe failed to meet its burden of proving a benefit to the Debtors’ estate.”
In a single-asset Chapter 11 case filed to delay foreclosure, continuing operating losses reduced the prospect of rehabilitation and supported dismissal with prejudice.
“Yet, during this period, the prospect of a successful rehabilitation has only decreased in the face of continuing operating losses.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, the court DENIES the Motion for Withdrawal of Mistake Admission under Rule 36(b) and CPLR 3123(b).”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court GRANTED the Requested Relief and (i) recognized the English Proceedings as ‘foreign main proceedings’; (ii) recognized the Foreign Representative as the ‘foreign representative’ of the Debtors; (iii) found that the Verified Petition meets the requirements of section 1515 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (iv) recognized the English Court’s Sanction Order, giving full force to the Sanction Order and the Restructuring Plans, including the Plan Releases.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court SUSTAINS the Objection and DENIES the Motion.”
“For the reasons detailed herein, the Court APPROVES the Disclosure Statement as containing adequate information.”
“Additionally, the Court CONDITIONALLY APPROVES the Plan subject to later voting.”
“As stated above, the Court: DENIES the Motion to Dismiss;”
“GRANTS Cathay’s cross motion for the appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee;”
“DENIES the Rule 2004 Motion WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“For the reasons explained above, the Court APPROVES the final fees and expenses requested and allows KAC to apply the balance of its $17,745.00 retainer to its billing.”
“For the reasons explained above, the Court GRANTS the Foreign Representatives’ Provisional Relief Motion.”
“For the reasons discussed, the Court DENIES the request to set aside the Clerk’s entries of default.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion to recognize the Luxembourg Proceeding as a Foreign Main Proceeding with the relief provided in section 1521(a) of the Code.”
“In light of this Order recognizing the Foreign Main Proceeding, the motion for provisional relief is now moot, since upon recognition the state court action is now stayed pursuant to section 1520 (a)(1) of the Code and will not be further addressed in this Opinion.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Motion to lift the stay is granted.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court DENIES both the Strike Motion and Stay Motion.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court APPROVES the Application and OVERRULES the Objection.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Nine of sixteen sampled matters carried termination dates; their case durations ranged from 94 to 379 days, with a median of 102 days. The sample came from narrow filing windows and supplied only one express contested motion ruling.
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