U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
2 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 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 ↗
- General Order 25-04: signature requirements ↗
- General Order 23-06: applications for unclaimed funds ↗
- General Order 23-04: Chapter 13 confirmation orders ↗
Filing
For a document converted directly from word processing to PDF, type “/s/” before the filing attorney’s name on the signature line.
“the name of the Filing User (under whose ECF log-in and password the document is submitted) must be preceded by ‘/s/’ and typed on the signature line where the Filing User’s original, handwritten/wet signature would otherwise appear”
Filing
An affidavit filed with the court must bear the signer’s original handwritten signature, regardless of representation status.
“Any affidavit filed with the court must include an original, handwritten/wet signature of the appropriate party regardless of representation status;”
Filing
File an application for payment of unclaimed funds substantially in the court’s standard form and serve it on the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
“Any party who seeks the payment of unclaimed funds must file an Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds in substantial conformance with the court’s standard application form and serve a copy of the application on the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.”
Filing
A proposed Chapter 13 confirmation order must state both the plan length and its effective date or it will receive a deficiency notice.
“Chapter 13 Plans must include both the length of the plan and the effective date of the plan for plan length (for example, the petition date, effective date of confirmation, or the date that the first plan payment is made pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1)). Proposed confirmation orders failing to include these details will receive notices of deficiency”