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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 18, 2010

Statistics Show Spikes in Filings

Bankruptcy cases in the Central District of California skyrocketed 71 percent in fiscal 2009, trumping the 34.5 percent surge experienced by all federal courts in the midst of the economic downturn, court officials said Tuesday.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Bankruptcy cases in the Central District of California skyrocketed 71 percent in fiscal 2009, trumping the 34.5 percent surge experienced by all federal courts in the midst of the economic downturn, court officials said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, immigration, drug and fraud cases in federal district courts also increased, according to federal judiciary statisticians in Washington, D.C., who re...

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