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Judges' Corner Archive
05/2011

Fri, 5/27/2011 - 5:00 am

The following local rules are posted for comment. Changes to 3015-1, Exhibit A, and 3070-1 are proposed to provide for fair and improved distribution to debtor's counsel in chapter 13 cases. A technical amendment to Exhibit A is also proposed to clarify a debtor's obligation to attach to the plan a list of creditors served with the plan. Amendments are also proposed to 1017-2 to add paragraph (e), which governs the scheduling of motions to dismiss or convert a chapter 11 case, and to 5073-1 to conform with recommendations by the Judicial Conference. Comments should be submitted to scbc_lr_review@scb.uscourts.gov by no later than June 10, 2011. The Judges and Clerk wish to thank the Local Rules Committee for their review and comments to these rules.

Mon, 5/09/2011 - 5:00 am

Judge Waites would like to thank the members of the bar who provided comments to the proposed changes to his procedures. He looks forward to further collaboration to improve the practice in cases before him.