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News & Announcements: 01/2021
12/07/2021
Due to inclement weather conditions and power outages, the court has issued an emergency order extending any deadlines for filing documents in the bankruptcy court that were set for Tuesday, December 7, 2021, to Thursday, December 9.
12/02/2021
In City of Chicago v. Fulton, 141 S. Ct. 585 (2021), the Supreme Court held that a creditor had no affirmative duty to turn over a vehicle impounded prepetition. A concurring opinion noted that a turnover request may require an adversary proceeding but that bankruptcy courts may find it prudent to...
12/01/2021
Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-1(g) provides that, except for interest on tax claims and on administrative expenses governed by 11 U.S.C. § 511, the Clerk set on June 1 and December 1 of each year a standard interest rate to be used in payments on secured and other claims under a confirmed Chapter 13...
11/23/2021
Absent congressional action, amendments to several Bankruptcy Rules will become effective December 1, 2021. For details on the amendments, click here for (i) a copy of the affected rules incorporating the amendments and committee notes, (ii) a blackline version of the same, (iii) an excerpt from a...
11/22/2021
On November 30, 2021, The U.S. Trustee Program will post on its website updated versions of the data-embedded, uniform reports that must be filed in chapter 11 cases: UST Form 11-MOR (Monthly Operating Report) and UST Form 11-PCR (Post-confirmation Report). The updated forms should be filed for all...
11/22/2021
On December 1, 2021, amended Bankruptcy Rule 9036 will make Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) mandatory for high-volume paper notice recipients, i.e. recipients who receive 100 or more paper notices monthly. All notice recipients who would potentially be impacted by this rule should have been...
11/10/2021
Unless the court directs otherwise, court hearings will continue to be held remotely. However, effective December 1, 2021, hearings will be conducted using Zoomgov.com - audio only. The AT&T teleconference line will longer be used to connect to the courtroom after Novermber 30. Parties may...
10/20/2021
Court hearings currently are conducted using an AT&T toll-free teleconference number. However, recent testing has shown that use of Zoom for Government results in a better quality audio connection and recording. On or about December 1, 2021, the court will transition to Zoom audio (no video)...
10/13/2021
The bankruptcy court is seeking applicants for a full-time Case Administrator position. The Case Administrator is responsible for maintaining and processing case information and managing the progression of cases from opening to final disposition. Click here for the detailed vacancy announcement.
10/05/2021
The United States Trustee Program is disseminating information about Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs that may be available to debtors in bankruptcy. According to the Director of the USTP, Congress has appropriated more than $46 billion in ERA funding and most of these appropriated funds...
09/30/2021
Starting with section 341 meetings of creditors in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 cases on December 8, 2021 and thereafter, the Notice of Chapter 7/13 Bankruptcy Case will no longer provide for zoom telephonic appearances as an option. Debtors and their counsel should appear by zoom video for the meetings...
09/21/2021
The office of Chapter 13 Trustee Nima Ghazvini will be relocating the weekend of September 25, 2021. This will impact operations starting at 4:30 PM on Friday, September 24, until regular operations are expected to resume on Wednesday, September 29. For urgent matters, please email info@hi13trustee...
09/09/2021
Absent contrary action by Congress, several amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure will become effective December 1, 2021. A copy of the amendments to Rules 2005, 3007, 7007.1, and 9036, together with the accompanying committee notes, a blackline version, and excerpts from related...
09/06/2021
The NextGen installation has been completed and NextGen CM/ECF and PACER are operational. Documents may be filed online in NextGen CM/ECF and viewed online in PACER. IMPORTANT! - Prior to filing, you must link your upgraded PACER account with your legacy CM/ECF account. After linking these accounts...
08/01/2021
The United States Trustee has appointed Nima Ghazvini as the successor Chapter 13 Standing Trustee effective August 1, 2021. Mr. Ghazvini previously served as the staff attorney in the Chapter 13 Trustee's office in the Oakland Division of the Northern District of California.
Mr. Ghazvini succeeds...
07/12/2021
The court has issued an order adopting amendments to LBR 3070-2 on Chapter 13 distributions. Subdisvion (c) of the rule has been amended and a new paragraph (4) has been added to subdivision (j) of the rule. The order may be viewed here.
06/28/2021
This link to the IRS website has useful information about the types of tax transcripts that are available and how to request them.
06/17/2021
In observance of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day, the bankruptcy court will be closed Friday, June 18, 2021. Documents may be filed and viewed online in the CM/ECF and PACER systems.
06/14/2021
Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-1(g) provides that, except for interest on tax claims and on administrative expenses governed by 11 U.S.C. § 511, the Clerk set on June 1 and December 1 of each year a standard interest rate to be used in payments on secured and other claims under a confirmed Chapter 13...
06/14/2021
Effective June 21, 2021, a nationwide rule promulgated by the U.S. Trustee Program requires the use of uniform periodic reports in chapter 11 non-small business cases: Monthly Operating Reports and Post-Confirmation Reports. To be consistent with this requirement, the court has issued a general...
05/19/2021
Section 341 meetings of creditors will be conducted by Zoom - in Chapter 7 cases starting on July 20, 2021 and in Chapter 13 cases starting on August 6, 2021. Click here for more information from the U.S. Trustee regarding the procedures.
04/22/2021
Part 2 of the Appendix to Chapter 13 Attorney Fee Guidelines has been amended as follows: Motions to Modify Confirmed Plan: All services related to preparing, filing, and prosecuting a motion to modify a confirmed plan (including all amendments to such a motion) that is filed more than one year...
04/19/2021
Section 2.3 of the Chapter 13 form plan has been amended to provide a choice of whether or not to commit income tax refunds as supplemental plan payments during the plan term. This provision does not serve to change the terms of any previously confirmed plan - a motion to modify a confirmed plan...
04/02/2021
The CARES Act of 2020 created a new subdivision (d) of 11 U.S.C. § 1329 regarding modification of a chapter 13 plan. This provision was scheduled to sunset on March 27, 2021. However, the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021 was enacted on March 27, 2021 and extended that provision for...
03/31/2021
Amendments are proposed for the following items:
Chapter 13 Attorney Fee Guideleines: Fee amount for motions to file a confirmed plan
Chapter 13 Plan: Provision regarding submission of income tax refunds
LBR 3070-2 - Distributions:
Subdivision (c) regarding payment of untimely claims
New...
03/08/2021
The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules has approved a new Director’s Form 4100S (Supplemental Proof of Claim for CARES Forbearance Claim) in response to the Consolidation Appropriations Act (CAA), Section 1001(d) of Title X. This new form is effective now through December 27, 2021. The event “...
01/28/2021
The 2021 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest will be accepting entries beginning February 1, 2021. The deadline for entries is March 17, 2021. The 2021 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest will award a total of $7,000 in cash prizes. The top three winners in both the essay and video competition at the circuit...
01/25/2021
Effective immediately, parties who wish to file what are considered "highly sensitive documents" are responsible for submitting these documents on paper, together with a motion requesting that the subject documents not be included in the court's online records (PACER). Highly sensitive documents...
01/22/2021
On January 12, 2021, the chapter 11 quarterly fee schedule established by 28 U.S.C.§ 1930(a)(6) was changed by the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 (the Act), Pub. L. No. 116-325. The Act makes the new fee schedule effective on the first day of the first quarter after its enactment...
01/16/2021
CHAP Support has announced that ChapMobile App 1.1.4 is now available in the Apple and Google App Stores as of Saturday, January 16, 2021. Users will receive the update via their devices. The 1.1.4 update includes a fix for an issue affecting the display of Hearing and 341 Calendars for the...
01/15/2021
A recent change on Google servers has affected the display of Hearing and 341 calendars in the ChapMobile App. Although the main display for these hearings will not produce data, the Search functions within these areas will produce results. An updated ChapMobile App will be released to the Apple...
01/13/2021
An updated form Motion to Modify Confirmed Plan Under 11 U.S.C. § 1329(a) has been posted at the court website. In addition, please note that unless legislation further extends § 1329(d), providing for an additional 2 years to complete a plan due to financial hardship caused by the pandemic, that...