Announcements
June 23, 2009
The request for briefs of amici curiae has been canceled.
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June 18, 2009
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has a free mediation service available through the Real Estate Bar Association (REBA). The mediation service is directed to disputes that arise in Chapter 7 consumer or Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases involving real estate issues and is subject to availability. Interested parties may contact REBA directly (see the form of order below for contact information), but parties should inform the Court in the event they agree to participate in the program so that appropriate orders may issue. Below is a sample form of order and form of mediation agreement.
June 4, 2009
Judge Rosenthal is accepting briefs from Amici on the issue of whether additional provisions allegedly varying the terms of a note and residential mortgage may be included in a Chapter 13 plan.
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December 1, 2008
Information about the new and amended Bankruptcy Forms can be found at at this location: http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html
November 1, 2008
Version 3.2 of CM/ECF will be coming soon. Please take a moment to view the short video that explains the changes and improvements that you will see (CM/ECF 3.2 Attorney User Interface). You may also read the Release Notes for more detail on the changes in version 3.2.
April 14, 2008
Both a red-lined version and a complete version of the new rules, to be effective May 1, are available under the "Laws, Rules, Fees and Forms" section of our website.
Local Rules
January 29, 2008
Application for Third-Party Notice provider
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August 1, 2007
As of August 1, 2007 the Unclaimed Funds report will be available through PACER at this link UNCLAIMED FUNDS. NOTE: Only Unclaimed Funds filed after July 31, 2007 are included. A PACER account is required for access. If you do not have a PACER account, register on-line at http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/.