There was an order dated Oct 2, 2025—but it’s a court-wide General Order, not a case-specific docket entry that “schedules a status conference.” It permits/encourages parties to contact chambers and request a §105(d) hearing/status conference without formal motion practice in certain matters; it does not grant a default, force a hearing, or signal settlement in any particular case (including anything related to WMILT).
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What the Oct 2 order actually says
It’s a General Order (Chief Judge Karen B. Owens), effective Oct 1, 2025, addressing how the Court will handle certain proceedings—particularly those involving the United States or its agencies.
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It states parties may request a hearing or status conference under 11 U.S.C. §105(d) by contacting chambers (copying opposing counsel). Formal motion practice is not required for the request. Judges are encouraged to accommodate where feasible. It does not automatically schedule a §105(d) conference in any case.
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What it doesn’t do
No automatic scheduling of a status conference in your case. You (or counsel) still must request it.
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No default judgments. Defaults are governed by rules (e.g., Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7055, 55 Fed. R. Civ. P.) and case-specific facts—this order doesn’t grant or hint at one.
No implied settlement. A §105(d) conference is a case-management tool; it can facilitate scheduling/settlement talks, but creates no entitlement.
WMILT context (so you don’t mix signals)
The involuntary Ch. 7 case captioned against WMI Liquidating Trust (No. 25-11209) was filed June 24, 2025 and shows dismissed July 24, 2025 on public trackers; later entries reflect post-dismissal motions/hearings in July–Aug 2025—not an Oct 2 scheduling order specific to that case.
If someone claims “the Court scheduled a §105(d) status conference for escrow holders on Oct 2,” ask for the case number and docket entry; absent that, they’re likely misreading this general administrative order.
Practical takeaway
If you want a §105(d) status conference in your matter, the order makes it easier to ask: email chambers (copy opposing counsel) per the Court’s practice. But you still need an open case/adversary and a case-specific basis.
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Sources:
General Order (Oct 2, 2025)—status-conference requests under §105(d) encouraged; not automatic.
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WMI Liquidating Trust involuntary case—public docket summaries; dismissed July 24, 2025; subsequent hearings in Aug 2025.
Court site (how to get official case info via PACER/ECF).
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