About California Central Bankruptcy Court

California Central Bankruptcy Court is based in Los Angeles, with locations in Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, and Woodland Hills. The court has jurisdiction in the state of California for the seven-county region, comprised of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

California Central Bankruptcy Court is part of the Ninth Circuit which encompasses the federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Marianas, Oregon, and Washington.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

California Central Bankruptcy Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.1). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is fifty (50) megabytes. CM/ECF for California Central Bankruptcy Court is available at:

Electronic Self-Representation (eSR) is an online tool to help individuals complete a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy petition when they have decided to file bankruptcy without an attorney. eSR is available at:

Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) is an online tool to help creditors easily create, file, or amend a Proof of Claim (Official Form 410) without a login or password. ePOC is available at:

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone numbers for California Central Bankruptcy Court are:

• 213-894-2365
• 855-460-9641