After a business discovers a client on their accounts receivables list has filed for bankruptcy, experts say to act quickly to avoid violating federal law by ceasing all collection activity while simultaneously positioning yourself to recover as much debt as possible by being identified as a creditor.
Each bankruptcy debtor is required to provide the court with a list of creditors to whom the debtor owes money or might owe money. Those creditors will receive a notice from the court.
The following are bankruptcy petitions (public records) made with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington by individuals and businesses with Whatcom County addresses. Filing for bankruptcy is not a guarantee that protections will be granted, debts discharged or debts reorganized.
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCIES (Liquidation Cases – description)
| Case No. | Name | Date Filed | Nature of Debt |
| 26-10659-CMA | Linda Mary Laporta | 03/04/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10665-CMA | Sarah K Ellis | 03/04/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10702-CMA | Jade Taylor Young | 03/06/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10716-CMA | Cortney Ann Prosser | 03/09/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10720-CMA | Cody Adam Tyler Baker | 03/09/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10744-CMA | Hannah Ruth McDermott | 03/11/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10753-CMA | Cody Michael Barrow | 03/11/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10754-CMA | Robert Mark Brasch | 03/11/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10762-CMA | Sara-Jean Louise Hester | 03/12/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10805-CMA | Angelo Miser and Haylee Danielle Schweigert | 03/16/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10818-CMA | Ashley B Berto | 03/17/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10885-CMA | Amanda M Bettis | 03/21/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10925-CMA | Karen Monterrosa | 03/26/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10930-CMA | Alexander Kazunaga Sheldon | 03/26/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10944-CMA | Jacob Alexander Sikich | 03/27/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10959-CMA | Lillian Jaramillo | 03/27/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10960-CMA | Marna Rosanne Morelli | 03/27/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10963-CMA | Alexander Fredrick Compton | 03/29/2026 | Consumer |
CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCIES (Reorganization – description)
| Case No. | Name | Date Filed | Nature of Debt |
| 26-10735-CMA | Fairhaven Poke, LLC | 03/10/2026 | Business |
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCIES (Individual Debt Adjustment Cases –description)
| Case No. | Name | Date Filed | Nature of Debt |
| 26-10644-CMA | Allison Louise Gawura | 03/02/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10784-CMA | Julius A Escalona | 03/13/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10801-CMA | Marcello James Mazzoleni | 03/16/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10877-CMA | Joseph Paul Masters and Maria Gresley Masters | 03/20/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10890-CMA | Larry Lee Nichols and Christina Vernice Nichols | 03/23/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10957-CMA | Sean Patrick O’Shea | 03/27/2026 | Consumer |
| 26-10995-CMA | Robert Working and Sarah Hayes | 03/30/2026 | Consumer |
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