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U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Standing orders for every case in this court

Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗

Filing

The response period under Local Rule 4004-3(c) and (d) is 30 days, and no discharge order enters before that period expires.

“It is hereby ORDERED that the response deadline defined in Local Rule 4004-3(c) and (d) shall be extended to thirty (30) days and no discharge order shall be entered until the expiration of that deadline.”

Standing Order M-26-3004: Extension of Response Deadline in Local Rule 4004-3(c) and (d), p. 1 ↗

Filing

In a Chapter 7 case with a bifurcated attorney fee agreement, file notice and both prefiling and postfiling retainers within seven days of the petition.

“In all chapter 7 cases in which counsel has entered into a bifurcated fee agreement with Debtor(s), no later than seven (7) days after the filing of the petition, the Debtor’s counsel shall file: a. a notice of the existence of the bifurcated fee agreement (‘the Fee Agreement Notice’); b. a copy of the pre-filing retainer agreement; and c. a copy of the post-filing retainer agreement.”

Standing Order M-22-3006: Disclosure of Bifurcated Fee Agreements in Chapter 7 Cases, p. 1 ↗