You are here

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) 587-2863

Court Recorder:
(818) 587-2863

Emergency Motion Contacts
(818) 587-2806
(818) 587-2863
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

NOTICE RE AUDIO AND VIDEO APPEARANCE PROCEDURES
FOR JUDGE MAUREEN A. TIGHE’S CASES

All hearings will be conducted both remotely and in person in Courtroom 302 at 21041 Burbank Boulevard, Woodland Hills, California, 91367. However, parties in interest (and their counsel) may continue to participate in most hearings remotely using ZoomGov audio and video. 

ZoomGov connection information for each hearing is provided on Judge Tighe’s publicly posted hearing calendar, which may be viewed online at: http://ecf-ciao.cacb.uscourts.gov/CiaoPosted/?jid=MT

Unless otherwise ordered by Judge Tighe, no party or witness may appear remotely for any trial or evidentiary hearing.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS MAY ONLY CONNECT TO THE ZOOM AUDIO FEED, AND ONLY BY TELEPHONE.  ACCESS TO THE VIDEO FEED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS IS PROHIBITED.  IN THE CASE OF A TRIAL OR EVIDENTIARY HEARING, NO AUDIO ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED.  HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS MAY OBSERVE SUCH PROCEEDINGS IN PERSON.

A ZoomGov account is not necessary for remote access, and no pre-registration is required.  Remote access through ZoomGov is free of charge. The audio portion of each hearing will be recorded electronically by the Court and constitute its official record.  

ALL PERSONS (OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED COURT STAFF) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ANY AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS, BY ANY MEANS.  VIOLATION OF THIS PROHIBITION MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY SANCTIONS.

Remote access is a privilege.  Judge Tighe reserves the right to suspend or discontinue any party's remote access privileges in her discretion.  Further, although Judge Tighe is pleased to make this accommodation available, any party or counsel that elects to appear remotely bears the risk of malfunction or disconnection from the hearing.

 

Effective November 9, 2023

Printable version of Judge Tighe's Telephonic Appearance 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