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Thu, 04/03/2014

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.

Fri, 04/04/2014

Pacer will be conducting maintenance on April 4, 2014 at 10:00 pm through Sunday morning, April 6, 2014. This maintenance only affects the ability to register for or update an existing PACER or Appellate Filer account, view PACER statements, make...

Thu, 04/03/2014

CM/ECF will be unavailable Saturday, April 5th between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Please refer to SC LBR 5005-4 if an emergency filing is necessary while CM/ECF is unavailable.

Fri, 04/11/2014

Effective June 1, 2014, the administrative fee for filing a petition increases from $46.00 to $75.00 for cases filed under Chapter 7, 12, or 13 and to $550.00 for cases filed under Chapter 9, 11, or 15. Debtors filing a case jointly are only...

Tue, 05/06/2014

A new feature has been added to aid in the Recovery Of Lost Or Forgotten CM/ECF Password. For details on recovering CM/ECF passwords, click this PARTICIPANTS' GUIDE LINK.

Tue, 04/29/2014

A technical amendment is made to Local Rule 9036-1 to update the process for debtors to receive electronic notices from the court. Debtors may file a Debtor's...

Wed, 05/07/2014

The United States Trustee seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to the panel of trustees who administer cases filed under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Please click...

Mon, 06/16/2014

The Court would like to thank Andrew Powell, Gretchen Holland, Wendy Freeman, Lindsey Livingston, D.J. Reynolds and Lauren Schumann for volunteering for the Ask-A-Lawyer program this past quarter. The next Ask-A-Lawyer sessions are planned for...

Fri, 05/30/2014

The Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule has been updated to reflect fees effective June 1, 2014.

Fri, 06/27/2014

The Judges and staff of the United States Bankruptcy Court wish to congratulate The Honorable John E. Waites on the anniversary of his 20th year of service as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of South Carolina. We thank Judge...

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