The Bankruptcy Noticing Center (“BNC”) continues to experience a nationwide service disruption that prevents it from transmitting notices and orders to parties in the ordinary course. While the BNC outage does not prevent the Court's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (“CM/ECF”) system from displaying creditor and party names and addresses entered in a case, the BNC outage prevents access to creditor preferred mailing addresses maintained in the National Creditor Registration Service (NCRS) and is preventing notice to creditors by mail, electronically, or otherwise, through the BNC. Importantly, the service interruption does not affect Notices of Electronic Filing (“NEFs”) transmitted through the CM/ECF system, which continues to function normally. At this time, it is unknown how long the outage may last. 

The purpose of this webpage is to provide links to resources pertaining to the BNC outage. 

Updates:

• BNC Outage Remediation Notice

Orders Regarding BNC Service Interruption: 

• Administrative Order 26-005

• Administrative Order 26-004 

• Administrative Order 26-003 

Helpful Forms: 

• Certificate of Service Explanation and Sample 

• Certificate of Service (for unrepresented parties - Word format) 

• Certificate of Service (for unrepresented parties - Fillable PDF format)

• Debtor's Declaration and Consent to Electronic Notification and Service By CM/ECF (Word Format)

• Debtor's Declaration and Consent to Electronic Notification and Service By CM/ECF (Fillable PDF)

• Notice to Creditors

  • Debtor’s should include the above Notice with any Notice of Bankruptcy Case and Meeting of Creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341 they provide to creditors.

Instructions: 

• Accessing the list of creditors and parties in a case through CM/ECF 

  1. Select Query from the menu. 

  2. Enter the case number, then select Run Query. 

  3. Select the Creditor link. Leave “Creditor type” blank, then select Run Query to view creditors and addresses. 

  4. Select the Party link to see parties and addresses. 

  5. Compare creditor and party lists to ensure a complete list. 

     Please note: These lists may not include addresses registered with the BNC’s Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) program or the National Creditor Registration Service (NCRS). Parties and counsel should check service requirements to make sure every required party receives notice, including parties who don’t appear on these lists. 
      

• Filing a Declaration and Consent to Electronic Notice and Service By CM/ECF Form (“Form”): Instructions for unrepresented Debtors  

Step 1: Link PACER account to FLNB CM/ECF database 

A. Obtain a PACER account at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ if you do not already have one. 

B. Request through PACER that the account be linked to the CM/ECF database for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida.  The Court will receive and approve the request. 

Step 2: Retrieve the Form from email and complete all fields 

A. The Clerk will send the Form to the email address recorded on the petition. 

B. Legibly complete the Form using a word processor or by printing in ink. 

C. Convert the completed Form into a portable document format (.pdf) file. 

Step 3: Docket the completed Form 

A. Once the Court has approved Step 1.B above, log into CM/ECF. 

B. Use the Search option in the CM/ECF header to locate the “Declaration and Consent to Electronic Notice and Service By CM/ECF” docketing event. 

C. Docket the event to allow the filer to receive Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) emails at the filing party’s registered email address. (Important information for joint debtors: Each debtor in a joint debtor case must complete and separately file a “Declaration and Consent to Electronic Notice and Service By CM/ECF” form.) 

• Filing a Request for Notices (Not Attorney Appearance): Instructions for Creditors 

Step 1: Link PACER account to FLNB CM/ECF database 

A. Obtain a PACER account at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ if you do not already have one. 

B. Request through PACER that the account be linked to the CM/ECF database for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida.  The Court will receive and approve the request. 

Step 2: Docket the Request for Notice 

A. Once the Court has approved the above request, log into CM/ECF, use the Search option to locate the “Request for Notices (Not Attorney Appearance)” docketing event.

B. Docket the event to allow the filer to receive Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) emails at the filing party’s registered email address. 

Step 3: Add Creditor’s Preferred Email Address as Secondary Email 

A. For the creditor to receive NEFs at its preferred email address, the user who filed the Request for Notice must click Utilities in the CM/ECF menu, select “Maintain My ECF Account,” and click the “Email information…” button at the bottom of the screen. 

B. In the “Secondary email address” box, add the creditor’s preferred email address to which orders and notices will be served electronically through CM/ECF.  

C. Click the “Return to Account screen” button. 

D. Click “Submit.”  (Important: Your change will not be accepted by CM/ECF without clicking the Submit button.) 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What has been impacted by the BNC service disruption? (updated Oct. 22, 2026)
The BNC, which BAE Systems operates on behalf of the Judiciary, has not been able to perform the court polling and certification drop-off processes that support the delivery of electronic and paper notices, and has not been able to return the certificates of notice for docketing to the courts. Notices picked up on Oct. 6 were mailed and certificates of notice docketed. Notices were picked up on Oct. 7 and were mailed on Oct. 9, but there are no certificates of notice. Notices were picked up on Oct. 8 but were not mailed. Once the system is back online and in production the BNC will send the certificates of notices picked up on Oct 7. and docket those certificates. The impact extends to these websites:

• bnc.uscourts.gov
• bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov
• notices.uscourts.gov
• the National Creditor Registration Service website that supports CM/ECF access to address labels

How long will the disruption last?
BAE Systems is working to restore services. More information will be provided as this situation evolves.

Will the Court continue to send notices and orders for service to the BNC during the outage? 
Docketing activities will continue as normal, and the service files destined for the BNC will remain available for "pick up" once the BNC resumes its operations.