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Bankruptcy Filing Statistics: District of Massachusetts

Court: mabk Source: FJC IDB

1,441

Total Cases

84.7%

Discharge Rate

3.6%

Dismissal Rate

Pending / Open

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Case Outcomes

■ Discharged 84.7% ■ Dismissed 3.6% ■ Other/Pending 11.7%

Breakdown by Chapter

Chapter	Cases	Share
Chapter 7	1,290	89.5%
Chapter 13	66	4.6%
Chapter 11	19	1.3%
Chapter 12	1	0.1%
Other	65	4.5%

Filing Trend (2008–Present)

Data Source

Statistics derived from the Federal Judicial Center Integrated Database. Includes all bankruptcy case types. Pending cases may not yet have a recorded disposition.

Federal Rules Committee

This research supports two accepted suggestions to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules: Suggestion 26-BK-3 and Suggestion 26-BK-5

Proposing automated Section 1328(f) discharge bar screening and Rule 9037 SSN redaction in federal bankruptcy courts

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