UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1421, 2010

CAPITAL CORP OF THE WEST

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

California	0-27384	77-0147763
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)	Number)	Identification No.)

2801 G Street, Merced, California 95340 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


2801 G Street, Merced, California		95340

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(209) 580-4040 ~~(Company’s telephone number, including area code)~~

(Company’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

~~Filing~~Bankruptcy Court Approval of ~~Monthly~~Plan ~~Report~~of Liquidation

Capital Corp of the West, a California corporation (the “Company”), ~~filed~~reported ~~its~~today ~~Monthly~~that ~~Report of~~the ~~Operations~~Bankruptcy ~~for~~Court entered an Order Confirming the ~~month~~Debtor’s ~~ended~~Second ~~December 31,~~Amended ~~2009,~~Plan onof Liquidation dated January ~~14,~~20. 2010,. ~~with~~The ~~the~~Company ~~United~~has ~~States~~previously reported its proposed First Amended Plan of ~~Bankruptcy~~Liquidation ~~Court~~dated ~~for~~October 22, 2009 (the ~~Eastern~~“Plan”), ~~District~~and a First Amended Disclosure Statement to Debtor’s First Amended Plan of ~~California~~Liquidation dated October 23, ~~Fresno~~2009 ~~Division~~(the “Disclosure Statement”) in an 8-K filing dated December 10, 2009. A copy of this Bankruptcy Court ~~report~~Order together with the Company’s Second Amended Plan of Liquidation dated January 15, 2010 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The Effective Date of the Second Amended Plan is February 4, 2010. As of this effective date, all of the Company’s shares, warrants and stock options will be cancelled pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Plan and, accordingly, no distribution will be available for common shareholders.

Copies of all Bankruptcy Court filings made by the Company during the bankruptcy case (other than documents filed under seal or otherwise subject to confidentiality protections) will be made available on line at the website established by the Company’s bankruptcy counsel, www.ffwplaw.com . To access documents at the website, click on the “cases” link, enter the email “ cases@ffwplaw.com” and the password “password” and then click on the “Capital Corp of the West” folder. Documents also are available at the court website through PACER. The Company’s case number is 09-14298. The proceeding is entitled In re Capital Corp of the West. The court website is www.caeb.uscourts.gov . The information set forth on the foregoing websites shall not be deemed to be a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 8-K.

~~The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the~~ Bankruptcy Court ~~report~~Approval ~~that~~of isEmployment ~~filed~~of asPlan ~~Exhibit 99 hereto, or in any monthly or quarterly~~Administrator ~~Bankruptcy Court reports that it may from time to time file as exhibits to past or future Securities and Exchange Commission reports on Form 8-K, because such Bankruptcy Court reports:~~

~~• are~~The ~~not~~Company ~~audited~~also orreported ~~reviewed~~today bythat ~~independent~~the ~~accountants;~~Bankruptcy Court entered an Order Authorizing the Employment of a Plan Administrator dated January 20, 2010. A copy of this Bankruptcy Court Order is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

~~• are~~The ~~prepared~~appointment inof athe ~~format~~Plan ~~prescribed~~Administrator bywill ~~bankruptcy~~be ~~law~~effective on February 4, ~~which~~2010. ~~does~~As ~~not~~of ~~require~~this ~~conformity~~effective ~~with~~date, ~~generally~~pursuant ~~accepted~~to ~~accounting~~section ~~principles~~6.4 ~~(“GAAP”),~~of ~~and~~the ~~such~~Plan, ~~reports therefore~~the docurrent ~~not~~Board ~~purport~~of toDirectors ~~reflect~~will ~~the~~be ~~financial~~deemed disbanded ~~condition~~and orthe ~~results~~plan ofadministrator ~~operations~~will ofimplement the ~~Company~~ ~~on a GAAP basis;~~Plan.

• are not presented on a consolidated basis and therefore do not purport to present the consolidated financial condition and results of the Company and its subsidiaries;

• contain information for periods which may be shorter or otherwise different than those contained in reports that are required to be filed by companies that are subject to reporting obligations under Section 13(a) of the 1934 Act; and

• and are subject to future adjustment and reconciliation.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Monthly Operating Report for December 2009 filed by the Company with the Bankruptcy Court on January 14, 2010.


99.1		Bankruptcy Court Order Confirming Second Amended Plan of Liquidation dated January 20, 2010.

99.2		Bankruptcy Court Order Authorizing Employment of Plan Administrator dated January 20, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Capital Corp of the West (Company)	~~Capital Corp of the West (Company)~~
Dated: January 21, 2010	By:	/s/ David A. Heaberlin
Dated: January 27, 2010	By:	/s/ David A. Heaberlin
		David A. Heaberlin
		Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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