U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Colorado

There are three Federal Courts located in Denver, Colorado. They include the United States District Court for Colorado, which is a trial court; the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the appellate court; and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals includes Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma. There are a total of eleven United States Circuit Courts of Appeals that cover the various states.

The library homepage has links to materials on bankruptcy. Go to http://www.law.du.edu/index.php/library Under "Research" on the left hand side, click on Web Research Links> Topical Resources> Bankruptcy Resources. There is also a Bankruptcy Subject Guide which can be printed or used online. Under "Research" click on More> Subject Guides> Topical Legal Research> Bankruptcy Materials> and you will find the subject guide with live links. We also have printed subject guides in the library on wooden spindles on Level 1 and Level 2. The subject guides are always in the process of being updated.

Don't forget to check the library catalog for the many print materials found in the library's collection. The Bankruptcy Code was extensively changed in 2006, so be careful about the primary and secondary sources you rely upon in your research. The general call numbers for bankruptcy materials is KF 1501-1548. We do have the Bankruptcy Reporters and Digests. For materials in the Colorado section, add the word Colorado to your search.

Perhaps the best place to start is the web site for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. There is a wide range of materials including the code, regulations, forms, proposed local rules, information for debtors, court procedures, and links to the new requirement for credit counseling prior to filing a case. The states are allowed to elect between their state's statutory exemptions and the federal exemptions. In Colorado at this time the exemptions in the Colorado statutes are used instead of the Bankruptcy Code. See C.R.S. 13-54-102