Klinette H. Kindred
How Judge Kindred rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Kindred
Klinette H. Kindred is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. She hears matters in the Alexandria Division.
Judge Kindred's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Kindred, 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
Contact the courtroom deputy to schedule a Chapter 13 hearing beyond the listed dates.
“If you need to schedule a hearing date beyond the date(s) listed, please contact the Courtroom Deputy.”
Conferences
Use a listed Chapter 13 hearing date and time and give proper notice; improperly noticed matters are removed from the docket.
“Any matter not properly noticed will be removed from the docket.”
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 Kindred decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
A proposed reorganization requires evidence of financial viability, not unsupported contributions or projections.
“The plan under review is nothing more than a visionary scheme unsupported by evidence of financial viability.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“In this case, the Court finds there is no hope that the debtor will or can propose a feasible plan; therefore, approval of the Amended Disclosure Statement will be denied.”
“The Court also finds the Debtor has failed to demonstrate any ability to fund a feasible plan; therefore, this case shall be dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All sixteen reviewed matters were terminated. The original six-docket duration sample was broadened with ten fully paged outcome-bearing streams; generic order labels without an express disposition were not classified.
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