On April 1, 2022, automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision in Title 28 of the United States Code will become effective. The adjusted dollar amounts will apply to cases filed...
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The Administrative Office for the U.S. Courts reports bankruptcy case filings fell 24 percent for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, compared with calendar year 2020. According to newly released data, 413,616 cases were filed in 2021,...
The Poverty Guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and used for considering applications to proceed in forma pauperis, have been updated for 2022. View the 2022 Poverty Guidelines ...
The following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have been amended:
- Rule 2005 Apprehension and Removal of Debtor to Compel Attendance for Examination
- Rule 3007 Objections to Claims
- Rule 7007.1 Corporate Ownership...
On November 30, 2021, the United States Trustee Program will post on its website updated versions of the UST Form 11-MOR, Monthly Operating Reports (“MOR”) and UST Form 11-PCR, Post-confirmation Reports (“PCR”).
The new forms should be...
Effective December 1, 2021, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has designated any entity that receives 100 or more paper bankruptcy notices in a single calendar month as a high-volume paper notice recipient...
The United States Trustee Program (USTP) is disseminating information about Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs that may be available to debtors in bankruptcy. According to the Director of the USTP, Congress has appropriated more than $46...
General Order 21-01 amends LBR 1009-1, 2083-1, 3016-1, 3021-1, 9010-1 and adds LBR 2015-1 effective September 20, 2021. The new rules may be accessed by clicking...
Local Rule 2083-1(o) has been amended to comport with FRBP 1017(f)(3). When converting a case from chapter 13 to chapter 7 under 11 USC § 1307(a), no motion or proposed order is required. The debtor need only file a Notice of Conversion using...
Effective immediately, it is no longer necessary to file a PDF of the motion or upload an order for signature. Attorney filers may now use the text-only Motion to Enlarge Time to File a Reaffirmation Agreement event found on the Bankruptcy...