• Credit Counseling/Personal Financial Management Certification:
  Please visit http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/ for the most recent information on approved credit counseling agencies and approved personal financial management instructional course providers. That website also has links to contemporaneously updated information generated by the Bureau of the Census and the Internal Revenue Service for completing the Statement of Current Monthly Income form.
  
  Please review this WARNING about credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy. Voluntary petitions will be rejected if credit counseling is not completed before the filing of an individual voluntary petition or if an 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(3) or (h)(4) exemption is not met as required by the statute and Interim Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(3). (In the case of electronic submissions by attorneys, those cases will be dismissed.)
• Notice to Individual Consumer Debtors Under § 342(b) Of The Bankruptcy Code
• Please see General Procedure Orders enacted after September of 2005 for rules that may relate to new requirements under BAPCPA.

• Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.
• Notice of Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - General Order No. 4 - On September 29, 2009 the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAP”) entered General Order No. 4 dated September 9, 2009. The General Order announces that the BAP is conducting a one-year pilot program utilizing the services of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Mediation Office. Appeals filed with the BAP on or after October 1, 2009 may be subject to review by a panel of BAP Judges for referral to the Mediation Office.
  
  Please click here to read the full notice and click here to view General Order No. 4.
• NEW EFFORTS TO PROTECT PRIVATE INFORMATION WHEN FILING ELECTRONICALLY. - In the near future, when attorneys login to ECF to file a document electronically, there will be a reminder of the attorney's redaction responsibility and filers will be required to affirm that they read the notice and understand that they must comply with the redaction rules if they file. There is a final reminder screen when they finalize the submission of the filed document.
• PRIVACY RULE - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 requires that personal identification information defined as individuals' Social Security and taxpayer identification numbers, names of minor children, financial account numbers, and dates of birth, be redacted from documents filed with the court. For details visit:
  http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/privacy2.html
  Please verify that your documents conform to this Rule.
• Fraudulent Scheme Invokes Federal Bankruptcy Court. Click here for details.
• Trustee Copies: - The United States Trustee announced that effective for cases filed on or after March 1, 2008, Chapter 7 Trustees and the Chapter 13 Trustee in Colorado will no longer require paper or "hardcopies" of bankruptcy petitions, schedules, or forms and their amendments which are filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court.
• NEW REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT COVER SHEET. - General Procedure Order 2008-2 requires Cover Sheet for Reaffirmation Agreement for agreements filed on and after May 1, 2008. The form of the cover sheet is similar to the form being considered by the Judicial Conference to be adopted as an Official Form. Click here to see the GPO 2008-2 and the new cover sheet.
• GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTS UNDER 11 U.S.C.§ 362(c), (h) and (j). - The Court has issued guidelines on matters related to the termination or absence of the automatic stay, requests for an extension or imposition of the stay or requests to determine that property is of consequential value. These guidelines likely will be incorporated in some form of a Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rule. We would appreciate your constructive comments and ideas during this interim period to help us enhance the procedure in this area. Please note that on the very last page of the guidelines, there is information for Electronic filers to assist you in using the proper events when filing motions under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c), (h) or (j). Please click here to download the guidelines.
• GPO 2005-2 Compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 - Effective August 1, 2005, parties will be asked to comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 ("SCRA"). Compliance entails the filing of an affidavit in compliance with the provisions of SCRA on motions for relief from the automatic stay and default judgment, this requirement is different from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act; also, individual debtors are to file a declaration of military status with their voluntary petitions. Click here to view GPO 2005-2 ; click here to view the L.B.R. Misc. SCRA Declaration; click here to view a letter from the Clerk of Court regarding the affidavit requirements and locations to access information regarding active military status. Finally, click here to visit the Defense Manpower Data Center's Military Verification Search Form. For mailing requests to a particular branch, please click here.
  Instructions on filing the declarations and affidavits required by GPO 2005-2 (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003)

• Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.
• GPO 2007-3 (Second Amended) - In the Matter of Bankruptcy Court Records Retention and Disposal
• GPO 2008-7 - Adopting Interim Rule 1007-1 to implement the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Act. This General Procedure Order will adopt the new interim Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007-1 that allows a temporary exclusion from the means test for qualified members of the Reservists and National Guard called to active duty.
• GPO 2008-6 - Vacating as Moot General Procedure Orders Number 2005-6 and Number 2006-4 as moot. The two General Procedure Orders are being vacated because the interim Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure adopted by those orders have now become final rules effective December 1, 2008.
• GPO 2008-5 - In the Matter of Mandatory Electronic Filing for Certain Creditors and Their Agents Filing Proofs of Claim or Interest
• GPO 2008-4 - Order Permitting Closure of Court Office Facilities and Granting Excused Absence to Employees
• GPO 2008-3 - In the Matter of Disposition of the Original Version of a Redacted Transcript
• GPO 2008-2 - In the Matter of Requiring Reaffirmation Agreement Cover Sheet
• GPO 2008-1 - In the Matter of Communication Not In Violation of the Automatic Stay
• GPO 2007-3 (Amended) - In the Matter of Bankruptcy Court Records Retention and Disposal
• Compendium of Local Rules - Click here to see a compendium of Local Bankruptcy Rules, Local Bankruptcy Forms, Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules, Transitional Local Bankruptcy Forms and GPOs that specifically modify those rules or forms. The document is most useful when you use the bookmark feature or the search feature in Adobe to locate certain words or rules. It also contains a list of General Procedure Orders and Post Judgment Forms that can be accessed in detail from our internet pages.
• GPO 2006-5 - In The Matter Of Modifying The Public Record In Certain Situations When E-Filers Use Incorrect Events For Pleadings Filed On And After December 11, 2006.
• GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTS UNDER 11 U.S.C.§ 362(c), (h) and (j). - The Court has issued guidelines on matters related to the termination or absence of the automatic stay, requests for an extension or imposition of the stay or requests to determine that property is of consequential value. These guidelines likely will be incorporated in some form of a Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rule. We would appreciate your constructive comments and ideas during this interim period to help us enhance the procedure in this area. Please note that on the very last page of the guidelines, there is information for Electronic filers to assist you in using the proper events when filing motions under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c), (h) or (j). Please click here to download the guidelines.

Opinions Selected for Publication:
• In re Bryan (Peters v. Bryan), Adversary Proceeding No. 08-01102-SBB Posted: 9/4/2009 3:46:08 PM
• In re Perez (United States Trustee v. Perez), Bankruptcy Case No. 05-31631-SBB, Adversary Proceeding No. 06-01202-SBB. Posted: 9/3/2009 9:53:04 AM
• In re Nelson, Case No. 08-13756 HRT; In re Guenther, Case No. 08-21472 HRT; In re Davis, Case No. 08-17931 HRT; and In re Allison, Case No. 08-13629 HRT; Order entered December 23, 2008.  Posted: 7/16/2009 7:05:59 AM
• In re Odom 08-25341 ABC Posted: 6/25/2009 1:59:43 PM

Opinions Not Selected for Publication:
• In re: Jackson, Case No. 09-15137EEB; In re Keate Case No 09-15769EEB Posted: 9/4/2009 7:32:38 AM

• Local Bankruptcy Rules, Forms, Appendix and New Time Computations Effective 12/1/2009. Click here for details.
• Notice of Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - General Order No. 4 - On September 29, 2009 the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit (“BAP”) entered General Order No. 4 dated September 9, 2009. The General Order announces that the BAP is conducting a one-year pilot program utilizing the services of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Mediation Office. Appeals filed with the BAP on or after October 1, 2009 may be subject to review by a panel of BAP Judges for referral to the Mediation Office.
  
  Please click here to read the full notice and click here to view General Order No. 4.
• Chapter 13 Trustee's Recommended Procedures for the Submission of Tax Returns - There is a new chapter 13 email address designed solely for the Debtor's submission to the Trustee of the tax return/affidavit required to be provided by 11 U.S.C.521(e)(2)(A)(i). Providing the return by email will save copies and postage and will allow the Trustee to monitor her receipt of the returns more efficiently. Please advise your staff or client to provide the return/affidavit to taxreturns@ch13colorado.com
  Please use the following format in the subject line.
  CASE NUMBER, LAST NAME, DESCRIPTION
  Examples:
  0640000, DOE, 2005-1040
  0640000, DOE, AFFIDAVIT
  Remember the deadline for submission is no later than 7 days prior to the first date set for the meeting of creditors.
• Bench/Bar Meetings - Brown bag lunches for practicing attorneys and the Bankruptcy Court Judges will be held at noon in room 154 of the Bankruptcy Court on the following Wednesdays in 2009: February 4, April 1, October 7 and December 2(lunches in June and August are cancelled due to schedule conflicts). Come share your ideas, suggestions, questions, issues and concerns on case management, court procedures, and general practice matters.
• PRIVACY RULE - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 - Bankruptcy Rule 9037 requires that personal identification information defined as individuals' Social Security and taxpayer identification numbers, names of minor children, financial account numbers, and dates of birth, be redacted from documents filed with the court. For details visit:
  http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/privacy2.html
  Please verify that your documents conform to this Rule.
• Adversary Proceedings to be Assigned to the Underlying Case Judge.
• Update on Electronic Notice in Lieu of Service by Conventional Means.
• Post Judgment Interest Rates Now Available.
• NEW 341 Meeting Docket posted on website under Calendar Events.
• Effective January 1, 2005, PACER Fees increasing to $0.08 per page.
• Training for Electronic Case Filing Now Available, Visit our ECF website.

• Internship Applications (Unpaid Law Clerk Interns) - United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado Law Clerk Internship Form
• Contact information for Judge Brooks' Chamber Updated - Please visit http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/brooks/contact.htm for updated contact information.
• Website for the Chambers of the Honorable A. Bruce Campbell is now available.
• Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey (10/07 Results)
• Website for the Chambers of the Honorable Howard R. Tallman is now available.
• Website for the Chambers of the Honorable Michael E. Romero is now available.
• Courtroom F Update: Chapter 13 Status and Scheduling Conferences.
• Courtroom F Update: Checklist for Motions to Abandon Property.

• Bankruptcy Statistical Information - NATIONAL+COLORADO / COLORADO ONLY
• Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

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