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Government

Mar. 17, 2011

Central District Bankruptcies Skyrocket

Bankruptcy filings in the Central District of California skyrocketed by 42 percent during fiscal year 2010, the largest rate of increase in any single federal district, according to statistics released by Judiciary Tuesday.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Bankruptcy filings in the Central District of California skyrocketed by 42 percent during fiscal year 2010, the largest rate of increase in any federal district and three times the growth rate nationwide, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the Courts.


Filings also spiked in California's three other federal districts, jumping by 29 percent in the...

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