Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection recently in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:

• Andrew Paul Newbegin and Kristin Marie Newbegin, 818 Ark., Lawrence.

• Brenda Ellen McLoud, 411 Trent Court, Lawrence.

• Heidi Elizabeth Mehl and Martin Maina Ndungu, 1539 Powers St., Lawrence.

• Bret Douglas Stouder, 2218 Mallard Circle, Eudora.

• Jodi Sue Davis, 908 Conn., Lawrence.

• Stefanie Michelle Sissoko, 2518 Crestline Place, Lawrence.

• Wayne Erwin Hall and Nancy Lou Hall, 1103 East 1368 Road, Lawrence.

• Robert Lee Goc, 546 Frontier Road, Apt. 512, Lawrence.