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...
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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.
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...
Fri, 04/01/2016
The following local rules are effective April 1, 2016:
(1) 3015-2(c) is amended to clarify the duty of service for proposed amendments to a chapter 13 plan following confirmation. The paragraph is also amended to remove...
Mon, 03/28/2016
Certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code are being increased for cases commenced on or after April 1, 2016, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. These increases will require the amendment of seven official bankruptcy forms (106C,...
Wed, 03/02/2016
Please join us in the bankruptcy courtroom in Spartanburg on Thursday, March 31 beginning at noon for a meet and greet with bankruptcy court personnel including chambers, courtroom and case staff, and the Clerk of Court. Sandwiches will be...
Fri, 08/26/2016
Several years ago, the Administrative Offices of the United States Courts developed a national template for website formatting. The purpose of the national template is for all federal courts to use a similar website design so that the public can...
Wed, 08/24/2016
Judge Burris is pleased to welcome law clerk David Kershaw to her chambers. David is a graduate of South Carolina State University and received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina. He previously served as the law clerk to Judges Amy W...
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...
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