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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...
04/09/2021
CM/ECF and PACER will be unavailable for approximately 3 hours starting at 6:00 PM on Friday, April 9, 2021 due to maintenance.
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: Provisioon regarding submission of income tax refunds
LBR 3070-2 - Distributions:
Subdivision (c) regarding payment of untimely claims
New paragraph...
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...
12/31/2020
By order issued December 29, 2020, the court has adopted amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules effective January 1, 2021. A complete set of the rules may be viewed on the local rules page.
12/29/2020
The court will close at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Documents may be filed online in CM/ECF and viewed in PACER without interruption.
12/16/2020
In addition to the federal holidays of December 25, 2020, and January 1, 2021, the court will be closed on Thursday, December 24. Documents may be filed online in CM/ECF and viewed in PACER without interruption.
12/07/2020
Following notice of proposed amendments to the local bankruptcy rules in October and the comments received, further revisions are proposed. In addition, newly amended Rule 2002(h) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure now provides that the court may direct that notice of certain matters in...
12/01/2020
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...
10/30/2020
The Judicial Conference approved adjustments to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (28 U.S.C. § 1930) to take effect on December 1, 2020. The approved adjustment to the Administrative Fee will increase the fee to file a petition under all chapters and to file a motion to divide a joint...
10/30/2020
Effective October 2020, payments of certain court fees may be made online using Pay.gov, a program of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, that facilitates payments to various government agencies. Pay.gov will process payments of court fees using the payor’s debit card...
10/14/2020
The Arizona Consumer Bankruptcy Counsel has posted a series of 10 video sessions titled "Bankruptcy 101" on YouTube, meant to be shared with lawyers who are enttering, or returning, to consumer bankruptcy practice.Each program is 2 hours (one is 3 hours). A copy of the flyer is attached here. (This...
08/31/2020
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedures has published the following for public comment:
Bankruptcy Restyled Rules Parts I and II; Rules 1007, 1020, 2009, 2012, 2015, 3002, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3016, 3017.1, 3017.2 (new), 3018, 3019, 5005, 7004, and 8023; and Official...
06/28/2020
On June 28, 2020, the Judiciary launched a redesigned PACER information website, https://pacer.uscourts.gov :
The website provides information about how the public can access federal court records electronically and have easy access to PACER and PACER-related applications. New features include:
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06/15/2020
The United States Trustee is extending the requirement that 341 meetings be conducted by telephone to all cases filed through October 10, 2020. Additional information about special circumstances and in-person meetings is available on the USTR website at https://www.justice.gov/ust.
04/23/2020
Section 113(b)(1)(C) of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) added subdivision (d) to 11 U.S.C. § 1329. New section 1329(d) provides that a plan confirmed prior to March 27, 2020, may be modified to allow payments over a period expiring 7 years after...
03/20/2020
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and directives by federal and state officials and agencies to self-quarantine or isolate and to maintain social distancing, including face-to-face meetings between attorneys and their clients, the court finds it necessary to relax on an interim...
12/02/2019
The standard interest rate provided for in LBR 3015-1(h) is set on the first day of June and December each year. The standard interest rate applicable to chapter 13 plans filed in cases commenced or converted to chapter 13 on and after December 1, 2019, is 6.25%.
05/22/2019
Last week, a copy of the court's information sheet was emailed out, which should be distributed to debtors. The United States Trustee Program also has issued an information sheet that should be given out. The trustee will ask debtors at the meeting of creditors whether they have read this...
05/09/2019
When a new bankruptcy petition is filed by an individual who is not represented by an attorney, the Clerk's Office sends the debtor a copy of this notice together with a form statement regarding payment advises, tax returns, and domestic support obligations. The notice is NOT sent when an attorney...