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Hurricane Dorian Update and Emergency Closure Policy

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9/3/2019 Update:

  • Miami and Fort Lauderdale divisions will be OPEN starting Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

9/2/2019 Update:

  • West Palm Beach division will be CLOSED on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. All court hearings scheduled during this period are CANCELLED and will be rescheduled.

9/1/2019 Update:

  • All federal courthouse facilities located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach will be CLOSED on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
  • All court hearings scheduled during this period are CANCELLED and will be rescheduled.
  • Additionally, the office of the United States Trustee has CANCELLED and rescheduled all Section 341 Meeting of Creditors originally scheduled on Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4, 2019.
  • For more information see our Public Notice.

The public is advised to continue to check the court's website and listen to all local news broadcasts for information on the status of federal court operations based on the reopening of the public schools in each division of the court.

Court Closure Policy

The official closure policy of the Court during hazardous weather conditions is tied to the public school closings schedules. For example, if the public schools in Miami-Dade, Broward, and/or Palm Beach are closed, the federal courthouses in those counties will also be closed. This policy applies to both Bankruptcy Court and District Court, as well as Probation Offices. Courthouses will reopen when public schools in those counties reopen or upon further order of the Court [see Administrative Order 07-09].