The first two digits of the seven digit bankruptcy case number indicate the year of filing. The first digit after the dash is the location code (“3", “4", or “5" for Portland, and “6", “7", or “8" for Eugene), and the next four digits are the designation given to that case. The letters following the second dash are the initials of the judge assigned to the case, and the final digit(s) indicate the chapter number under which the case is being administered.

In an adversary proceeding, the first two digits of the six digit case number indicate the year of filing. The first digit after the dash is the location code (“3" or “4" for Portland, and “6" or “7" for Eugene), and the next four digits are the designation given to that case. The letters following the second dash are the initials of the judge assigned to the case.

Examples:

22-32054-pcm12 would be a case filed in Portland in 2022, which is assigned to Judge McKittrick. It is a chapter 12.

26-61254-kfe7 would be a case filed in Eugene in 2026, which is assigned to Judge Evans. It is a chapter 7.

17-6012-thp would be an adversary proceeding filed in Eugene in 207, which is assigned to Judge Pearson.

23-3345-dwh would be an adversary proceeding filed in Portland in 2023, which is assigned to Judge Hercher.