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Chambers Guidelines

• Chambers Guidelines
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  • Continuances, Settlements and Withdrawals
  • Chapter 7 and 11 Calendar (Judge Waites)
  • Contested Matters
  • Adversary Proceedings
  • 362 Motions (Judge Waites)
  • Chapter 13 Matters (Judge Waites)
  • Chapter 13 Matters
  • Emergency Relief Orders / Emergency Filing Procedures
  • Judicial Lien Avoidance Issues
  • Complaints Seeking Turnover of Property
  • Scheduling Conflicts
  • Mediation Program
  • Chapter 11 Cases
  
  
  • Redaction of Privacy Information

Important Chambers Information

• Judge Waites' Important Chambers Information
• • Law Clerk: Sarah Kistler
  • Law Clerk: David Jones
  • Contact Number for Columbia Chambers: 803-253-3751
    
  • Contact Number for Charleston Chambers: 843-727-4112
    
  
  
  
  • Proposed Orders & Statements of Dispute
    Proposed Orders Due from Court are to be e-mailed to judgewaites_porders@scb.uscourts.gov in Word or WordPerfect format only.
    
    Proposed Joint Statements of Dispute, and Proposed Joint Pretrial Orders (unless otherwise directed specifically by the Judge to be e-mailed to judgewaites_porders@scb.uscourts.gov) are to be filed on CM/ECF using the events of the same title.
    
    Preferred method of communication to chambers regarding hearings or calendar-related matters: e-mail correspondence to judgewaites_porders@scb.uscourts.gov.
    
    Deadline to request continuance or notify Court of settlement or withdrawal in order to remove a matter from the docket: 10:00 a.m. two business days before the hearing.
    
    

• Judge Burris' Important Chambers Information
• • Law Clerk: Lauren Thorne
  • Judicial Assistant : Reggie Reinovsky
  • Contact Number for Chambers: 864-591-5315
    
    
  • Proposed Orders & Statements of Dispute
    Proposed Joint Statements of Dispute, Proposed Joint Pretrial Orders, and Proposed Orders Due from Court (unless otherwise directed specifically by the Judge to be e-mailed to judgeburris_porders@scb.uscourts.gov) are to be filed on CM/ECF using the events of the same title.
    
    Deadline to request continuance or notify Court of settlement or withdrawal in order to remove a matter from the docket: 10:00 a.m. on the day before the hearing.
    
    

• Judge Duncan's Important Chambers Information
• • Law Clerk: Dawn Hardesty
  • Judicial Assistant : Jacqueline Phillips
  • Contact Number for Chambers: 803-765-5657
  
  
  
  • Proposed Orders & Statements of Dispute
    Proposed Joint Statements of Dispute, Proposed Joint Pretrial Orders, and Proposed Orders Due from Court (unless otherwise directed specifically by the Judge to be e-mailed to judgeduncan_porders@scb.uscourts.gov) are to be filed on CM/ECF using the events of the same title.
    
    Deadline to request continuance or notify Court of settlement or withdrawal in order to remove a matter from the docket: 10:00 a.m. on the day before the hearing.