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News & Announcements: 05/2016

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

Thu, 05/26/2016

The judges and staff of the United States Bankruptcy Court extend congratulations and best wishes to Chief Judge David R. Duncan on the tenth anniversary of his appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge.  Judge Duncan was appointed on May...

Wed, 05/25/2016

When initiating a bankruptcy case, please verify that the image uploaded to the CM/ECF docket is in fact the signed bankruptcy petition. In recent months there have been a number of instances where the image of the petition filed...

Thu, 05/05/2016

Recent Updates from the Department of Education As part of the Student Loan Debt Program, Judge Waites and the Student Loan Workshop Committee would like to pass along recent updates from the Department of Education that may be helpful to counsel...

Thu, 05/05/2016

Best Practices – foreclosure and the automatic stay -

The judges recently received correspondence from a state court judicial officer asking our court to encourage counsel for debtors to ensure that a courtesy notice of a bankruptcy...

Tue, 05/10/2016

It is with great sadness that the Judges have learned of the passing of retired bankruptcy attorney John R. Lester. John filed thousands of consumer bankruptcy cases from his Midlands office before “retiring” to the coast, where he also...

Wed, 05/11/2016

Due to construction work taking place in the Charleston courtroom, Judge Waites' hearings scheduled for Thursday, May 12, 2016 will be conducted in Courtroom 5 on the 4th floor of the United States District Court, 85 Broad Street in...

Tue, 05/31/2016

Judge Waites and the staff of the United States Bankruptcy Court would like to thank Sarah Kistler for her service as a career law clerk in Columbia since November 2006. Her last day in chambers will be Friday, June 3, 2016.

Sarah has not...

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