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~~February 2112, 2010

CAPITAL CORP OF THE WEST

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

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

2801 G Street, Merced, California 95340

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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(209) 580-4040

(Company’s telephone number, including area code)

~~(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)~~N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

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

Capital Corp of the West, a California corporation (the “Company”), ~~reported~~filed ~~today~~its ~~that~~Monthly ~~the~~Report of ~~Bankruptcy~~Operations ~~Court~~for ~~entered an Order Confirming~~ the ~~Debtor’s~~month ~~Second~~ended ~~Amended Plan of Liquidation dated~~ January ~~20.~~31, 2010., ~~The~~on ~~Company has previously reported its proposed First Amended Plan of Liquidation dated October~~February 2212, ~~2009 (the “Plan”)~~2010, ~~and~~with athe ~~First~~United ~~Amended Disclosure Statement to~~States ~~Debtor’s~~Bankruptcy ~~First~~Court ~~Amended~~for ~~Plan of Liquidation dated October 23, 2009 (~~the ~~“Disclosure~~Eastern ~~Statement”)~~District ~~in an~~of ~~8-K filing dated December 10~~California, ~~2009~~Fresno Division. A copy of this Bankruptcy Court ~~Order~~report ~~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 ~~Approval~~report ofthat ~~Employment~~is offiled ~~Plan~~as ~~Administrator~~Exhibit 99 hereto, or in any monthly or quarterly 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:

~~The~~• ~~Company~~are ~~also~~not ~~reported~~audited ~~today~~or ~~that~~reviewed ~~the~~by ~~Bankruptcy~~independent ~~Court~~accountants; ~~entered~~• anare ~~Order~~prepared ~~Authorizing~~in a format prescribed by bankruptcy law, which does not require conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and such reports therefore do not purport to reflect the ~~Employment~~ financial condition or results of operations of the Company on a ~~Plan~~GAAP ~~Administrator~~basis; ~~dated~~• ~~January 20,~~are ~~2010.~~not Apresented ~~copy~~on a consolidated basis and therefore do not purport to present the consolidated financial condition and results of ~~this~~the ~~Bankruptcy~~Company ~~Court~~and ~~Order is~~its subsidiaries; • contain information for periods which may be shorter or otherwise different than those contained in reports that are required to be filed asby ~~Exhibit 99.2~~companies ~~hereto~~that are subject to reporting obligations under Section 13(a) of the 1934 Act; and ~~incorporated~~• ~~herein~~and byare ~~reference~~subject to future adjustment and reconciliation.

The appointment of the Plan Administrator will be effective on February 4, 2010. As of this effective date, pursuant to section 6.4 of the Plan, the current Board of Directors will be deemed disbanded and the plan administrator will implement the Plan.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.


99.1		Monthly Operating Report for January 2010 filed by the Company with the Bankruptcy Court on February 12, 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
Dated: January 27, 2010	By:	/s/ David A. Heaberlin
			(Company)
		David A. Heaberlin
Dated: February 18, 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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