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Announcement Archive
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WARNING!!!
Some of the links contained in these past announcements are no longer valid.
United States Trustee Soliciting Comments on Proposed Rules - The Executive Office for the United States Trustees has issued
notice of Proposed Rulemaking as required by BAPCPA. The rules relate to trustee final reports and approval of credit counseling agencies.
Additional information:
http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/proposed_rulemaking/index.htm.
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
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Revised Chapter 11 Quarterly Fee Schedule - The chapter 11 quarterly fee schedule established by 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1930 (a)(6) is amended
effective January 1, 2008. The revised schedule can be viewed at the U.S. Trustee, Region 18 Library
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
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Means Test Forms - Revised Means Test forms are effective January 1, 2008.
The revised forms conform to the new IRS standards, which also take effect on
January 1, 2008.
Please visit http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html#means for more details.
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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Holiday Announcement - The Office of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk is closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day. We are
also closed Monday, December 24, 2007 and Monday, December 31, 2007. Electronic filing will be fully operational. In the event
you have emergency business with the Court on Monday the 24th, or Monday the 31st, please call (509) 993-2745 or (509) 307-4779
for further information.
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
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Bankruptcy Rules effective December 1, 2007 - Various changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1014, 3007, 4001, 6006,
and 7007.1, as well as new rules 6003, 9005.1 and 9037 are to take effect on December 1, 2007. Particular attention should be paid to 9037
concerning the duty of filing parties to redact certain identifiers.
Please visit http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/index.html for more details.
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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CM/ECF version 3.1.6 Upgrade - has been completed.
Counsel using third-party filing software should be aware that their current software will need to be upgraded by this date to
report statistics and other data accurately.
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
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Updated Means Testing Statistics Effective October 15, 2007 - The updated Census Bureau State Median Family
Income figures have been posted on the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) Web site at: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/. In addition,
the revised and updated Collection Financial Standards for Purposes of federal tax administration by the Internal Revenue
Service have also been posted.
The Census Bureau's median family income data can be access through the following link: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/meanstesting.htm.
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
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New Website!!! -
We are pleased to present our newly redesigned website. It's been just over a year in the making. We've added a 'Quick Links'
column that includes the most visited areas of the site. We have also added a search engine to help you locate the
information you need. You can navigate through the site by placing your mouse over the categories above. If you have any questions
about the site, or difficulties using it, please call Aaron Masters at (509) 353-2404 x234.
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
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Local Rules Amended -
General Order 03-07 amends LBR 1015-1 concerning Joint Administration and Consolidation of Cases and adds new LBR 1017-3
concerning the Dividing of Joint Cases. LBR 2016-1 amends the flat fee rule in chapter 13 cases by increasing the amounts
from $2,000 to $2,500 in consumer cases and from $3,000 to $3,500 in business cases,in addition to other changes.
Also amended were some notice provisions of LBR 4001-1. The changes took effect September 1, 2007.
The new Local Rules can be viewed by clicking here.
A red-line version of the changes to the old Local Rules can be viewed by clicking here.
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
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Amended General Orders 03-05 -
The Judges recently signed General Order 02-07 that amended General Orders 03-05 authorizing the Clerk of the Court to sign
ministerial orders. These changes are effective July 3, 2007. General Orders can be viewed by accessing Court Information/General
Orders.
Judicial Misconduct and Disability Complaints -
Congress has created a procedure that permits any person to file a complaint in the courts about the behavior of federal judges
- but not about the decisions federal judges make in deciding cases. Below is a link to the rules that explain what may be
complained about, who may be complained about, where to file a complaint, how the complaint will be processed and the complaint form.
More...
Meetings of Creditors location change for Yakima cases -
Meetings of Creditors scheduled in May 2007 and thereafter for debtors who reside in Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima counties
will be held at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center @ 1507 North First Street, Yakima, WA 98901. The Judge/Trustee
Assignment module is now available.
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