Please carefully review each section when selecting a hearing date as some sections have been updated.
NEWPORT NEWS DIVISION
HEARING CANCELLATIONS, Updated Effective 12/06/2018
HEARING CONTINUANCES
LENGTH OF HEARINGS
EXPEDITED HEARINGS
TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES
EXCUSING PARTIES FROM HEARINGS
STANDING ORDERS, Updated Effective 10/09/2018
Standing Order 18-1 – Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings: Follow-up to August 15, 2018
Standing Order 15-4 and Public Notice – Bar Date for Objecting to Proofs of Claims in Chapter 13 Cases
Norfolk and Newport News Standing Order 10-1 – Suspension of the Effective Date of Standing Order 10-2
Norfolk and Newport News Standing Order 10-2 – Adversary Proceedings in Which the Complaint is Not Properly Served or a Certificate of Service is Not Filed
Norfolk and Newport News Standing Order 16-1 (Amended 01-20-16) and Public Notice – Bankruptcy Cases in Which a Creditor Files a Response to Notice of Final Cure Payment Indicating Postpetition Amounts Are Due
For all Standing Orders entered by the Court, please see the Standing Orders page.
PUBLIC NOTICES, Updated Effective 10/09/2018
Motion to Vacate Order Dismissing Case. Effective May 1, 2014, after the conclusion of a hearing on a Motion to Vacate Order Dismissing Case, the Court will enter its own order granting or denying the motion. The prevailing party at the hearing should no longer submit an order for entry via BOPS for these motions. In Chapter 13 cases, the Chapter 13 Trustee may be directed to submit a supplemental order vacating the dismissal.Impending Change in Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation Procedures in the Norfolk and Newport News Divisions.The Judges of the Norfolk and Newport News Divisions of the Court have determined that confirmation hearings will be held on all Chapter 13 original and amended plans filed beginning in mid-October 2018, in those divisions. The effective date regarding the affected filed original and amended plans will be set forth in a follow-up Court-issued Public Notice. Change in Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation Procedures in the Norfolk and Newport News Divisions, follow-up to August 15, 2018, Public Notice. As set forth in the Public Notice issued on August 15, 2018, the Judges of the Norfolk and Newport News Divisions of the Court have determined that Confirmation Hearings will be held on all Chapter 13 original and amended plans filed on or after October 29, 2018, in those divisions.
COURTROOM DEPUTY CONTACT INFORMATION
Courtroom Deputy: LaTanya Gibbs (757) 222-7513
Backup Courtroom Deputy: Jennifer Hinkle (757) 222-7515
Hon. Stephen C. St. John
Courtroom Deputy: Diana Morehead (757) 222-7573
Backup Courtroom Deputy: Jennifer Hinkle (757) 222-7515
For Chief Judge Santoro’s hearing dates for Norfolk cases, please see Chief Judge Santoro’s Norfolk page.
MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM STAY/CO-DEBTOR STAY HEARING DATES
ALL CHAPTERS
Select from the dates and times provided.
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
Friday, March 19, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
Friday, April 23, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
CHAPTER 13 MODIFIED PLAN CONFIRMATION HEARING DATES
Select from the dates and times provided. If you need to schedule a confirmation hearing date beyond the dates listed, please contact the Courtroom Deputy.
Friday, March 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
CHAPTER 12/13 TRUSTEES’ HEARING DATES
Select from the dates and times provided, For Motions to Dismiss, set no more than 30 cases per date.
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
Friday, March 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEES’ HEARING DATES
Select from the dates and times provided.
Friday, February 19, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
Friday, March 19, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.
Friday, April 23, 2021 at 09:30 a.m.