Judge Waites has entered Operating Order 20-13, a copy of which is available here.

Operating Order 20-13 modifies the Conduit Procedure to reflect the COVID-19-related changes in procedure stated in Amended Operating Order 20-07, including permitting, but not requiring, the suspension of Trustee disbursements to the Mortgage Creditor upon the filing of a Motion for LM/MM; allowing additional options for proposing a cure of missed payments resulting from a moratorium order; and removing any dismissal conditions upon the entry of an order granting an exception to the Conduit Procedure. Please note that for cases assigned to Judge Waites, the form Motion to Modify Plan to Allow a Moratorium of Payments (Conduit Plan) and form Order Modifying Plan to Allow a Moratorium of Payments (Conduit Plan) have been modified to reflect this repayment flexibility and are available in Microsoft Word format on the Court’s local forms webpage.

The forms and procedures of Operating Order 20-13 may be used by parties immediately and will be required in all chapter 13 cases assigned to Judge Waites beginning on October 1, 2020.