Philip Bentley
How Judge Bentley rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Bentley
Philip Bentley has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York since September 7, 2022. He earned a B.A. from Yale College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. Before joining the court, he was a partner in the bankruptcy and restructuring department at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
Judge Bentley's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Bentley, 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 ↗
- Scheduling Order ↗
- Rule 2004 Order ↗
- Joint Pretrial Order ↗
- Order for Leave to Appear Virtually ↗
- Form of Order ↗
Key rules
Filing
Email Chambers an electronic copy of every pleading and its exhibits when filing and serving.
“Parties must provide an electronic copy of every pleading, with exhibits, to Chambers at the time of filing and service, by email to [email protected].”
Motions
A motion requiring a hearing will not be placed on Bentley’s calendar without a hearing date unless the court grants leave.
“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 absent leave of Court.”
Motions
Limit moving and responsive briefs to 25 pages and reply briefs to 10 pages unless the court permits otherwise.
“Except as otherwise permitted by the Court, moving and responsive briefs shall be no more than 25 pages in length and reply briefs shall be no more than 10 pages, in each case exclusive of the cover and tables of contents and 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 Bentley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
In In re David Alan Boyer, he declined prospective stay relief because the plaintiffs had not supplied a sufficient record of the Florida proceedings needed to liquidate their damages.
“Plaintiffs have not provided a sufficient record concerning the specific proceedings that would be needed in the Florida court to liquidate their damages.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons discussed above, I will (i) grant Plaintiffs’ motion for annulment of the automatic stay to validate the Florida court’s December 1, 2025 oral ruling and the Florida Order; (ii) deny Plaintiffs’ motion for prospective stay relief, without prejudice to its renewal upon a proper record; and (iii) deny the Debtor’s cross-motion for attorneys’ fees.”
“For these reasons, the liquidator’s motion to compel is granted to the extent set forth above.”
“For these reasons, the Court DENIES the Binetters' objection and GRANTS the foreign representative’s motion for an order granting recognition and related relief.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Debtors’ motion to stay further proceedings pending its requested interlocutory appeal is DENIED.”
“The Debtors’ motion for approval of post-petition financing and related relief is GRANTED.”
“to make clear, though, that I have considered and rejected 2 all of the Boards’ arguments, including those that my 3 decision does not specifically mention.”
The court resolved a plan-treatment issue concerning default interest but reserved state-law liability and amount questions, so the decision is retained as context rather than classified as a motion outcome.
“The Debtor’s noncontingent liquidated debts as of the petition date exceed the $7.5 million debt limit set forth in Bankruptcy Code § 1182(1)(A), and the Debtor therefore is ineligible to proceed under subchapter V.”
“For the reasons stated above, the Plan satisfies the Bankruptcy Code’s confirmation requirements. The Court will enter an appropriate confirmation order.”
“the Debtor is entitled to recognition of the Hong Kong proceeding as a foreign main proceeding, to enforcement of the Hong Kong Scheme, and to the related relief it has requested.”
“For foregoing reasons, the Court will enter an order denying the Debtor’s motion to dismiss the adversary proceeding, granting plaintiffs’ motion to reopen the bankruptcy case, and setting a”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants the motions of Mr. Corben, the chapter 13 trustee and the Debtor to dismiss this bankruptcy.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All six sampled matters were pending when reviewed. Boyer supplied one express contested timeline; the five other sampled matters supplied no separately readable ruling suitable for classification.
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