About Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court is based in Philadelphia, with another location in Reading. The court has jurisdiction in the state of Pennsylvania for the nine-county region, comprised of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties.

Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court is part of the Third Circuit which encompasses the federal courts in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virgin Islands.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

Pennsylvania Eastern 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 thirty-five (35) megabytes. CM/ECF for Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court 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 Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court are:

• 215-408-2800 ext. 2817
• 215-408-2800 ext. 2368
• 610-208-5060 ext. 225