• 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
• GPO 2005-5 - In The Matter Of Adoption Of Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules And Forms
  Please click here for the Guide To The Transitional Local Bankruptcy Rules
• GPO 2005-6 Adoption of the Interim Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Forms
  GPO 2005-6 is effective October 17, 2005, to adopt the Interim Bankruptcy Rules and Forms promulgated by the Judicial Conference to address the changes in the Bankruptcy Code under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. The GPO references as an attachment the Interim Bankruptcy Rules which can be viewed in blackline form by clicking here (it is a large file of 95 pages, 164 KB), the referenced Forms effective for cases filed after October 17, 2005 can be viewed on the Forms page of our website.
• Amended GPO 2006-1: In the Matter of Adopting Transitional Local Bankruptcy Form 1002-1--Cover Sheet and Form 1002-2 Counseling Statement for Voluntary Petitions Filed on or After June 1, 2006.
  Debtors and attorneys who commence new bankruptcy cases on or after June 1, 2006, are required to submit this Cover Sheet and this Credit Counseling Statement.
• GPO 2006-2: In the Matter of Establishing Deadline to Raise Employee Income Record Deficiencies Under 11 U.S.C. § 521.
  General Procedure Order 2006-2 In the Matter of Establishing Deadline to Raise Employee Income Record Deficiencies Under 11 U.S.C. § 521. This GPO sets forth a deadline for any party to object to the designation on the Court docket of evidence of an employee income record.

• Court Website and ECF Pacer Service Outage - Please note: This website and the ECF/Pacer service will be down for maintenance on: Tuesday 7 July 2009 from 7:00 PM MDT until 9:00 PM MDT. The system will not be available during this time The date and time are tentative at this time and we will be confirming them during the next week. Please schedule your electronic filing and viewing accordingly. We thank you in advance for your patience.
• 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.
• Draft Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms Released for Public Comment.
• 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)

• Draft Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms Released for Public Comment.
• 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 Odom 08-25341 ABC Posted: 6/25/2009 1:59:43 PM
• Village Homes of Colorado, Inc. v. Guaranty Bank, et al., Adversary Proceeding No. 09-1008 ABC, In re: Village Homes of Colorado, Inc., Case No. 08-27714 ABC; Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); C.R.S. § 38-22-127. Posted: 5/21/2009
• In re Brandon and Denon Burrier, Case No. 07-11337-SBB Posted: 4/23/2009
• In re: Bahram Amir Jafari, Bankruptcy Case No. 07-16717EEB, Adv. Proceeding No. 07-01675 EEB Posted: 2/20/2009
• In re: Jose Natalio Gamboa, Bankruptcy Case No. 07-23984EEB, Adv. Proceeding No. 08-01215EEB Posted: 2/2/2009
• In re Riebesell (Johnson v. Riebesell), Case No. 06-12914-SBB (inadvertently identified as Case No. 06-12014 on order), Adv. No. 06-1913-SBB (Bankr. D. Colo. May 23, 2008). 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) Posted: 1/28/2009
• In re: Thomas G. Arrigo and Joan B. Arrigo, Case No. 08-15852MER Posted: 1/13/2009

Opinions Not Selected for Publication:
• In re: Richard Lee Zimmerman; Case No. 08-29582 HRT; Order entered March 10, 2009 (28 U.S.C. § 1654). Posted: 5/7/2009
• In re: Ann Marilyn Lemberg; Case No. 08-24668 HRT; Orders entered January 9, 2009, and February 24, 2009 (11 U.S.C. § 362(d) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8005). Posted: 5/7/2009
• Colorado Capital Bank v. Mayhew (In re Mayhew); Case No. 08-1233 HRT; Order entered April 9, 2009. (11 U.S.C. §§ 362(c)(3)(A) & 362(j))  Posted: 4/10/2009
• In re: Thomas Leonard Segura, Jr. and Marlene Christina Segura. Case no. 08-14280MER. Posted: 1/26/2009

• Court Website and ECF Pacer Service Outage - Please note: This website and the ECF/Pacer service will be down for maintenance on: Tuesday 7 July 2009 from 7:00 PM MDT until 9:00 PM MDT. The system will not be available during this time The date and time are tentative at this time and we will be confirming them during the next week. Please schedule your electronic filing and viewing accordingly. We thank you in advance for your patience.
• Special brown bag discussion forum on Chapter 13 issues. - There will be a special brown bag discussion forum on Chapter 13 issues with the Judges on July 15, 2009, at noon, in room 154 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. This discussion forum will cover some of the language and proposals of the "Additional Plan Language Committee" and other procedures being implemented by the Chapter 13 Trustee, parties in interest and any new Congressional or governmental actions.
• 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.
• Draft Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms Released for Public Comment.
• Adversary Proceedings to be Assigned to the Underlying Case Judge.
• Update on Electronic Notice in Lieu of Service by Conventional Means.
• Important information for Western Slope Docket.
• 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.

• 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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