Bankr. S.D. Tex. — Judge Christopher M. Lopez: Hearings & scheduling

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Christopher M. Lopez (COURT PROCEDURES CHRISTOPHER M. LOPEZ UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

5 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Christopher M. Lopez's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).

Applies to

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Christopher M. Lopez's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

Unless otherwise set forth in the Bankruptcy Local Rules for the Southern District of Texas, these Court Procedures, or an order by this Court, a person with authority to bind the client must attend each hearing.

Official source: Bankr. S.D. Tex. — Local Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 26, 2026benchpath-judge-procedures-federal-tx-2026-09-26

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-bankruptcy-judge-christopher-m-lopez) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Lopez%20Court%20Procedures.pdf (sha256 85d2a97907ea, pdf, 7 pages). Whole sentences with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; grouped by topic as the Florida federal lane (2026-09-14). Custody: BenchPath's private custody store.

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