Welcome to the official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York serving the counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. We have offices in Buffalo and Rochester.
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Court Locations
2 Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 362-3200
100 State Street
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 613-4200
Genesee County Courthouse
7 Main Street
3rd Floor Courtroom
Batavia, NY 14020
Gerace Office Building
Legislative Chambers
3rd Floor Courtroom
North Erie Street
Mayville, NY 14757
Niagara Falls Municipal Complex
1925 Main Street
2nd Floor Hearing Room
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Cattaraugus County Courthouse
1 Leo Moss Drive
Olean, NY 14760
News & Announcements
Thu, 09/17/2020
Attention
Please take notice that we are experiencing issues with our phone systems in both offices. We are currently working on resolving the issue. The Court's website will be updated with additional information, as necessary.
Thu, 09/17/2020
Judge Kaplan’s September 17, 2020 calendar rescheduled to September 23, 2020.
Due to technical difficulties, matters scheduled before Judge Kaplan on September 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. have been rescheduled to September 23, 2020 at the same time as originally set.
Wed, 08/26/2020
Administrative Order
Matters now scheduled before Judge Bucki on September 25, 2020 and November 20, 2020 in Olean, NY will instead be heard telephonically only, at the same time and date. See the Case Management Order for further information.
Wed, 08/26/2020
Administrative Order
An updated Administrative Order regarding proceedings before Chief Judge Bucki, Judge Warren and Judge Kaplan has been signed. Among other things the order directs that the Court will only allow telephonic appearances for the duration of the order, which is effective through October 31, 2020. The order also contains the information for accessing the telephone conference system.
Thu, 05/07/2020
Case Management Order: Revised Call-in Instructions
Judge Warren is conducting all weekly Motion Terms, Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings, and any other Discrete Hearings and Conferences in both Buffalo and Rochester by telephone conference only.
The recording or broadcasting of any hearing is prohibited.
See Judge Warren’s Case Management Order for further information.