The Court would like to thank John Cantrell, Harrison Penn, David Breen, Janet Haigler, Larry Johnson and Eddie McDonnell for volunteering for the Ask-A-Lawyer program this past quarter. The next Ask-A-Lawyer sessions are planned for January 11,...
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Technical and clarifying amendments have been made to exhibits involving judicial lien avoidance. Changes made to the form chapter 13 plan, Exhibit A to SC LBR 3015-1, are effective for all cases filed on or after January 1, 2013. Similar changes...
The Spartanburg Courthouse has been closed for the remainder of the day due to inclement weather. The 341’s scheduled in the Spartanburg Courthouse have been canceled for the remainder of the day.
On April 1, 2013, dollar amounts in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and 28 U.S.C. 1409(b) will be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index. Seven Official Forms and two Director's Forms will also be amended on April 1...
The Court, in consultation with the Chapter 13 Interest Rate Committee, has determined that the Local Rule 3015-6 presumptively reasonable interest rate is 5.25%. The rate remains unchanged from the previous year.
The Judges would like to thank Jane Downey, Eddye Lane, Harrison Penn, and D.J. Reynolds for volunteering for the Ask-A-Lawyer program this past quarter. The next Ask-A-Lawyer sessions are planned for April 29, May 28, and June 24 . If you are...
CM/ECF will be unavailable April 20, 2013, while the Court upgrades from 4.3 to version 5.1. CM/ECF 5.1 introduces some enhancements and new federal requirements. "Mobile Query" will be available for portability of CM/ECF queries via...
The United States District Court has implemented new requirements on attorney admission, requiring all attorneys to not only be in good standing with the South Carolina Bar but also active CM/ECF participants with the United States District Court...
With the recent upgrade to CM/ECF 5.1, you must LOG OUT of CM/ECF at the end of each user session. If you do not the system will not release your log in credentials for connection to CM/ECF and you may be locked out of the system for an as yet...
On May 1, 2013, the Court will begin collecting a $25.00 fee on each claim transferred by a creditor to another party. For electronically filed assignments, the fee must be paid electronically when the assignment of claim is filed. For all...