http://www.cob.uscourts.gov Recent Rules & Forms - U.S. Bankruptcy Court en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:09 MDT Copyright: (C) 2013 U.S. Bankruptcy Court This Order raises the presumptively reasonable fee allowance to $3600 as a total fee through confirmation (not including expense) as contemplated by L.B.R. 2016-3. It applies to cases filed on and after April 1, 2013. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2013-2.pdf Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:43:17 MDT The revised version of <a href="http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/lbrtc.asp">Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms</a> have been posted. For ease of compliance and reference, this version incorporates the changes resulting from General Procedure Orders adopting a new Chapter 13 Plan Form, minor changes to Rules primarily dealing with Chapter 11s, including a new <a href="/formsdom/LBF1007-7.1.pdf">Disclosure Regarding Receivers, Local Bankruptcy Form 1007-7.1</a>, and a change to harmonize our Local Rule regarding the record on appeal with the policies of the appellate courts. See, <a href="/orders/gpo2012-2.pdf">GPO 2012-2</a>, <a href="/orders/gpo2012-6.pdf">GPO 2012-6</a> and <a href="/orders/gpo2013-1.pdf">GPO 2013-1</a> for details. The Judges welcome your comments, please send your feedback to <a href="mailto:webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov?subject=New Rules">webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov</a>. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:13:08 MDT General Procedure Order 2012-6 makes a new Chapter 13 Plan form effective on February 1, 2013 (<a href="/formsdom/Chapter 13 plan - final.docx">view plan form in MS Word</a>). Most of the changes made are cosmetic formatting changes to allow the form to be mailed on 2 pages printed back to back, but there are some areas with substantial language changes which are in the highlighted version (<a href="/formsdom/Chapter 13 plan - final - highlighted.pdf">click here to view the PDF</a>). The Judges welcome your comments, please send your feedback to <a href="mailto:webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov?subject=New Chapter 13 Plan">webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov</a>. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-6.pdf Fri, 7 Dec 2012 11:31:02 MDT Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 9029 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure this General Procedure Order is adopted to make revisions to certain Local Bankruptcy Rules (L.B.R.) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (L.B.Forms), and add to the L.B.R., pending their formal adoption. This GPO will be effective February 1, 2013, it covers minor revisions to the Local Bankruptcy Rules dealing with Chapter 11 cases and creates a new rule and form when receivers are involved. The Judges welcome your comments, please send your feedback to <a href="mailto:webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov?subject=GPO 2013-1">webmaster@cob.uscourts.gov</a> http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2013-1.pdf Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:34:16 MDT This administrative General Procedure Order adopts the changes to the Interim Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007-1 that was amended to conform to the new time periods and to correct an inconsistency created by the 2010 amendment to that rule. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-5.pdf Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:07:33 MDT Consistent with the mandatory electronic filing requirements of L.B.R. 5005-4, this General Procedure Order clarifies that mandatory electronic filers also are required to process fee payments through the electronic filing system. Please remember that the Court will only accept the efiling attorney or the law firm's credit card to process the payments. Effective December 17, 2012, this applies to all installment payments <strong>due or to be made in any cases</strong> filed by efiling attorneys, please contact the ECF Training Team with questions. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-4.pdf Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:05:20 MDT Makes an electronic filing attorney's master address the official address of record in open cases, unless a case specific change of address is filed in a case pursuant to LBR 9010-1(a)(2). http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-3_master_address.pdf Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:33:59 MDT This modification requires that exhibits be retained and provided to any appellate court according to that court's rules or procedures. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-2.pdf Thu, 8 Mar 2012 10:05:30 MDT General Procedure Order 2012-1 (GPO) contains the list of all cases reassigned from Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Sally Zeman to Douglas Kiel effective February 1, 2012 and the administrative procedure to effectuate the change. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2012-1_trustee_reassign.pdf Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:12:01 MDT There are several Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure changes, some with corresponding new or revised forms. The Rule and Forms changes are posted at: <a href='http://www.uscourts.gov/FormsAndFees/Forms/BankruptcyForms/BankruptcyFormsPendingChanges.aspx'>http://www.uscourts.gov/FormsAndFees/Forms/BankruptcyForms/BankruptcyFormsPendingChanges.aspx</a>. Please pay particular attention to changes to Rule 3001 and the addition of Rule 3002.1 which relate to proofs of claims and supplements, etc., required in applicable individual debtor cases. In order to implement the new rules and forms, there will be additional filing events added in ECF: Notice of Mortgage Payment Changes. Form B 10 (Supplement 1)(12/11); Notice of Postpetition Fees, Expenses, and Charges. Form 10 (Supplement 2)(12/11); Notice of Final Cure Mortgage Payment; Response to Notice of Final Cure Payment; and Motion to Determine Mortgage Fees and Expenses Motion to Determine Final Cure and Mortgage Payment Rule 3002.1. http://www.uscourts.gov/FormsAndFees/Forms/BankruptcyForms/BankruptcyFormsPendingChanges.aspx Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 MDT General Procedure Order 2011-1 (GPO) contains the list of all cases reassigned from Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Sally Zeman to Douglas Kiel effective October 1, 2011 and the administrative procedure to effectuate the change. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/gepror.asp Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:29:58 MDT The attached administrative order establishes that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court will continue to operate if there is a lapse in appropriations. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/AdmOrdCJ2011-2.pdf Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:13:15 MDT As a result of this GPO, service upon the United States Trustee of the motion for relief from stay or any response thereto is completed by the electronic filing of the motion or response in the Court's Electronic Case Filing System. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2010-2.pdf Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:24:54 MDT http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/amended_amounts.asp Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:34:05 MDT There are a variety of ways to verify the military status of a party. <a href="http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/formsdom/Verification_of_Military_Status.pdf">Click here</a> for information for one possibility. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/formsdom/Verification_of_Military_Status.pdf Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:41:01 MDT This General Procedure Order requires creditors and their agents who file with the Clerk, on average, one or more proofs of claim per week to file them electronically. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2009-5.pdf Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:59:25 MDT Pursuant to L.B.R. 2016-3, this General Procedure Order establishes the presumptively reasonable fee allowance of $3300 for cases filed on and after December 1, 2009. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2009-4.pdf Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:57:25 MDT This General Procedure Order vacates those General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders that are now obsolete, superseded, inconsistent with current rules or otherwise no longer serve any useful purpose or benefit to the administration of bankruptcy cases. It also reassigns a naming and numbering system for those General Procedure Orders and Standing Orders that are being retained. All of the orders designated as "GPOs" under the new system are attached to GPO 2009-3. http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/orders/gpo2009-3.pdf Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:54:25 MDT http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/lbrtc.asp Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MDT