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Honorable Maureen A. Tighe

All ZoomGov appearances by members of the Bar shall be by video on a laptop computer or on a Zoom interface on a mobile device or tablet. If an unexpected emergency arises, attorneys who wish to appear by calling into the ZoomGov telephone conference line must telephone chambers and obtain approval to appear telephonically on ZoomGov. 

Judge Tabs

Address/Contact

United States Bankruptcy Court
Central District of California
21041 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 324 / Courtroom 302
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Chambers:
(818) 587-2806

Courtroom Deputy:
(818) 587-2832

Court Recorder:
(818) 587-2832

Emergency Motion Contacts
(818) 587-2806
(818) 587-2809

 

Self-Calendaring
Self-Calendaring
Forms

Motion to Avoid Junior Lien on Real Property (Chapter 13)    [MSWord Version]
Order on Motion to Avoid Junior Lien on Real Property (Chapter 13)   [MSWord Version]

Instructions/Procedures

Judicial Variance Statement [Revised January 28, 2021]
Policy Regarding the Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtrooms
Procedures for Auction Sales 
LAM Motion Practice [Revised July 24, 2020]
Notice & Procedures for Appearing at Remote Hearing [Revised January 28, 2021]

Chapter 13

Confirmation Hearings Calendar

Chapter 13 hearings - All parties and attorneys must appear remotely via ZoomGov for the Chapter 13 confirmation calendar, using the instructions on the judge’s court webpage. The trustee and her counsel will not be in the courtroom with the judge. No in-person check-in will be required because it is expected that parties will communicate by email before the hearing. 

All efforts will be made to reduce the need for any appearance telephonically, but counsel and clients will need to provide the usual requirements electronically well in advance of the hearing date to make this happen. Before the hearing, the debtor must email the trustee proof of any plan payments that are due by the time of the hearing, file all mortgage declarations and provide required documents to the trustee. All these items should be sent when due but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled hearing. If the case is ready for confirmation and all objections resolved, the trustee may inform the judge that the plan is confirmed on consent. Any plans not being confirmed may be continued without appearance if the trustee consents and creditors who have filed objections inform the trustee of their consent. 

Any party may choose to keep a matter on calendar if there is no agreement for the trustee to represent the status of the case. The trustee may also keep any matter on calendar and seek a dismissal rather than a continuance if the debtor has not provided required payments or documents, but counsel may also argue the matter remotely. The miscellaneous calendar will also be held remotely for all parties.

Phone/Video Appearances

PROCEDURES REGARDING TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES

Judge Maureen Tighe may, in her discretion, schedule telephonic hearings using either Court Call, an independent conference call company at (888) 882-6878, or Judge Tighe’s AT&T conference line, (877) 873-8017, access code 7549049. No telephone appearances are allowed for evidentiary hearings or trials, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Attorneys may not appear by using the telephone conference number for ZoomGov without permission of chambers (see below).  In order to appear telephonically, parties must adhere to the following procedure:

POLICY GOVERNING TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES

Telephonic appearances by Courtcall or the AT&T Conference Line are connected directly with the courtroom's public address system and electronic recording equipment so that a normal record is produced. To ensure the quality of the record, the use of phones in outdoor or other public places where there is significant ambient noise is strongly discouraged, except in emergencies. Participants should be able to hear all parties without difficulty or echo. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PARTICIPATE VIA SPEAKERPHONE, AS THE SOUND QUALITY IS UNACCEPTABLE.  YOU MUST USE A HANDSET OR A HEADSET TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.

After your call is connected to the courtroom, the Judge will call the case, request appearances, and direct the manner in which the hearing proceeds. Each time you speak, you should identify yourself for the record. The court's teleconferencing system allows more than one speaker to be heard, so the Judge can interrupt a speaker to ask a question or redirect the discussion. When the Judge informs the participants that the hearing is completed, you may disconnect.

Scheduling simultaneous telephonic appearances in multiple courts does not excuse a failure to appear when a matter is placed on calendar. Before appearing, check Judge Tighe’s calendar and review any tentative ruling on the Court’s website.

SCHEDULING AN EMERGENCY TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE FOR ZOOMGOV
(Approval requested with 24-hour’s notice)

All ZoomGov appearances by members of the Bar shall be by video on a laptop computer or on a Zoom interface on a mobile device or tablet. If an unexpected emergency arises, attorneys who wish to appear by calling into the ZoomGov telephone conference line must telephone chambers and obtain approval to appear telephonically on ZoomGov. 

*PLEASE NOTE*

Individuals choosing to appear telephonically do so at their own risk. Hearings generally will not be rescheduled due to missed connections. In deciding to appear telephonically, counsel is agreeing to waive any prejudice attributable to quality deficiencies or irregularities of the record that may result. If your audio connection produces extraneous noise or static, your line will be muted and, if necessary disconnected.  Any fee that you paid to CourtCall for the appearance will not be refunded.  Repeated poor connections may cause counsel to be prohibited from future telephonic appearances.
 

Effective January 27, 2021

Printable version of Judge Tighe's Telephonic Apperance Procedures

Printable version of Notice & Procedures for Appearing at Remote Hearing 

Tentative Rulings
Tentative Rulings
About the Judge

Appointment:

Education:

  • Douglass College of Rutgers University, B.A., 1979
  • Rutgers Law School, 1984, J.D.; Editor-in-Chief of the Rutgers Law Review, 1983-84

Career Record:

  • 1998-2003, U. S. Trustee, Office of the U. S. Trustee for the Central District of California, Los Angeles California
  • 2002-2003, U. S. Trustee for the Districts of Southern California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
  • 1999-2000, U. S. Trustee for the Districts of Eastern and Northern California and Nevada
  • 1988-1998, Assistant U. S. Attorney, Office of the U. S. Attorney, Los Angeles, California; Deputy Chief, Major Frauds Section; and chairperson, Bankruptcy Fraud Task Force
  • 1986-1988, private practice, Sullivan and Cromwell, New York, New York
  • 1984-1986, Law Clerk, U. S. District Judge Harold Ackerman, District of New Jersey
  • Admitted to the New Jersey Bar, 1985; New York Bar, 1988; California Bar, 1988

Professional Memberships:

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
Judge Location: 
San Fernando Valley