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Southern District of CA - (San Diego) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity (Extended Deadline to January 19, 2012)— posted December 02,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the Southern District of California- (San Diego). The Judgeship will become available on October 2, 2012, following the Honorable Peter W. Bowie's retirement. Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CM/ECF Version 4.2 — posted November 02,2011 The newest edition of Bankruptcy Confidential is now available by clicking on: BKConfidential. The Fall 2011 edition summarizes the upcoming events taking effect in November and December of this year, which include:
ECF will be down from 11/24 - 11/27 for an upgrade to release 4.2 — posted October 25,2011 Look for announcements coming soon on new features and enhancements. FEE SCHEDULE CHANGES — posted October 20,2011 Several changes to the Fee Schedule will become effective on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Click here to review a summary listing of the upcoming fee schedule changes, along with the current Fee Schedule page. (On November 1st, the revised Fee Schedule page will be posted with the new fee schedule changes.) Southern District of CA - (San Diego) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity Available — posted September 19,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the Southern District of California- (San Diego). The Judgeship will become available on October 2, 2012, following the Honorable Peter W. Bowie's retirement. Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2011. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. District of Alaska - (Anchorage) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity Available — posted September 26,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the District of Alaska - (Anchorage). Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Order 179 allows Chapter 7 Trustees to recover bank fees and service charges —posted August 11, 2011 On August 9, 2011, the Court entered General Order 179 allowing Chapter 7 trustees to recover bank fees and service charges currently being assessed on bankruptcy estate accounts. General Order 178 corrects the calculation of time currently provided in the Local Bankruptcy Rules —posted June 28, 2011 On June 28, the Court entered General Order 178 correcting the time calculation in the Local Bankruptcy Rules for service by mail or under Bankruptcy General Order No. 162-A or Fed. R.Civ.P.5(b)(2)(D),(E),or(F). The change conforms to Fed. R.Bank.P.9006(f). Comments will be accepted through July, 29, 2011. Absent any further order of the Court, the effective date will be August 1, 2011. Any comments should be submitted to the Clerk of Court at 325 West F Street, San Diego, CA 92101-6991. Please note on the envelope: "In re: 9006(f)." Elimination of Redundant Paper Notices from the Bankruptcy Court—posted June 2, 2011 Effective July 5, 2011 the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California will start using the Reduced Paper Module (RPM) feature in the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. This feature will make the noticing process more efficient by eliminating the redundant paper notices and orders sent through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) to registered CM/ECF users who also receive electronic notices. In addition, it will result in substantial cost savings for the Judiciary. Implementation of the RPM also brings all four districts in California online with this program. Currently, when a notice or order is entered on a case docket, registered CM/ECF users receive a Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) with an email link giving them one free look at the document. For all notices and most orders, registered CM/ECF users also receive a paper copy several days later from the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) via U.S. mail. The paper copy will be eliminated with the implementation of RPM with the exception of the “Notice of the Meeting of Creditors” (Section 341 Meeting Notice). This notice will continue to be mailed (for the time being) from the BNC for the purpose of providing the confidential full social security number of the debtor(s). The process for receiving the social security number will change as the Judiciary implements a new system for providing the social security number. Details on that change will be provided later this year. In light of the elimination of the redundant paper notices, registered CM/ECF users are reminded of their responsibility under General Order 162A and the Administrative Procedures and Guidelines for Electronic Filing to maintain current email contact information with the Court to prevent undeliverable emails and to ensure delivery of NEFs. Central District of CA-(Riverside) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity Available — posted April 26,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the Central District of California - (Riverside). Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Order 177 Provides Limited Extension Of Time to Allow Filing of Motions To Value Property For Cases Filed Before April 1, 2011—posted April 20, 2011 On April 19, the Court entered General Order 177 setting forth a new deadline for filing Motions to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Liens in cases filed on or before March 31, 2011. All Motions to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Liens must conform to Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-10(c)(1) and related provisions except that the time for filing the Motion is extended to May 6, 2011. Revised CSD 1177, Application for Compensation and Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plan—posted April 20, 2011 A revised CSD 1177 Application for Compensation and Confirmation of CHapter 13 Plan & Order has been posted and is effective immediately. It corrects the accidental deletion of the Attorney signature from the previous version of the form NOTICE VACATING TENTATIVE SETTINGS OF MOTIONS TO VALUE REAL PROPERTY AND STRIP JUNIOR LIENS WHERE NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE COURT— April 7, 2011 Effective immediately, any strip lien tentative settings previously provided by Courtroom Deputies, which have not been noticed and filed with the court as of this notice, are vacated and Debtors must obtain new hearing dates BEFORE they file a Motion to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Lien(CSD 1171) and Notice of Hearing(CSD 1171.1) in connection with the confirmation of chapter 13 plans. CSD 1171 is designed for cases where the debtor is eligible for a discharge under Section 1328(f). The vacating of the tentative dates is to facilitate the transition to a new "Lien Strip" calendar to be held in Department 5 on Wednesday's at 1:00p.m. This calendar is designed to expedite the hearings associated with these motions within the structure implemented in General Order 176-B. Counsel for Debtor is instructed to file the notice of motion, motion, supporting evidence and proof of service which substantially conform to the court forms posted on the Court website, www.casb.uscourts.gov. These forms address many of the causes for rejection or delay in the processing of these motions. TO OBTAIN A NEW "LIEN STRIP" HEARING DATE, CALL:
General Order 176-B regarding Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules 3015 and 7054-2 revises the earlier version BUT remains effective April 1, 2011, New and Revised Chapter 13 Forms Posted— April 6, 2011 The Court has revised the General Order that modifies Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015 and 7054-2. This revision incorporates new forms including CSD 1171 Debtor's Motion to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Lien, CSD 1171.1 Notice of Hearing And Debtor's Motion to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Lien, and CSD 1171.2 Order Granting Debtor's Motion to Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Lien. General Order 176-B also changes the time period contained in Local Bankruptcy Rule 3015-7(d) from 14 days to 28 days. Please use the new document types to file these electronically. They are: "Value Real Property, Treat Claim as Unsecured and Avoid Junior Lien(Debtor's Motion)(CSD 1171)" and "Hearing & Motion Value Real Property, Treat Claim & Avoid Junior Lien (Notice)(CSD 1171.1)[31 day opp]". These are located in the Bankruptcy Events Menu under "motions/applications" and "notices & hearings". In addition to the new forms referenced above, CSD 1177 Application for Compensation and Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plan & Order has been revised and is effective immediately. Finally, it is critically important that filers comply with Local Bankruptcy Rule 9004-4(a)(1) and indicate the entire case number on all documents including both initials of the assigned Judge(e.g. MM for Judge Mann, JM for Judge Meyers). This assists the Court and Trustees in processing these filings. Northern District of CA-(Oakland) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity Available — posted March 29,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the Northern District of California - (Oakland). Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eastern District of CA-(Fresno) Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity Available — posted March 28,2011 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge position for the Eastern District of California - (Fresno). Appointment is for 14 years, subject to possible reappointment. No relocation expenses are provided. Qualifications include (1) admission to practice before the highest court of at least one state, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (2) membership in good standing in every bar in which membership is held; and (3) at least five years of legal practice experience (certain other legal experience may be substituted). Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Click here for the complete announcement. This is an open, competitive process. Application forms are available via the Ninth Circuit Web site at www.ce9.uscourts.gov. Applications also are available at all court clerks’ offices in the Ninth Circuit or by calling (415) 355-8910, by faxing (415) 355-8901, or by writing to U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive, 95 7th Street, Suite 429, San Francisco, CA 94103-1518, Attn: Bankruptcy Recruitment, CAN. The deadline for the receipt of all completed application materials is 5 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011. The United States Courts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. General Order 175-D regarding Chapter 13 Adequate Protection payments is now revised and effective April 1, 2011— posted March 22, 2011 The Court has completed work on revising this General Order after considering the requirements of 11 U.S.C. 1326(a)(1)(B) and (C), the comments submitted during two periods of public comment and feedback at the Chapter 13 Summit. The final version approved by the Court is accessible by clicking on the link. General Order 176-A regarding Amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules 3015 and 7054-2 is now revised and effective April 1, 2011 — posted March 14, 2011 The Court has completed work on revising the General Order that modifies Local Bankruptcy Rules 3015 and 7054-2. This FINAL version reflects changes following the period of public comment. As the comments led to some changes, a new effective date has been set for April 1. The final versions approved by the Court are accessible by clicking on the hyperlinks. APPOINTMENT TO PANEL OF CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEES— posted March 9, 2011 The United States Trustee seeks resumes from persons wishing to be considered for appointment to the panel of trustees who administer cases filed under chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code. The appointment is for cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California. For more information click here. Chapter 13 Amendment of Local Bankruptcy Rules 3015 and 7054-2 — posted January 21, 2011 On January 20, 2011, the Court entered General Order 176 after considering the comments and suggestions made at the Chapter 13 Summit on October 30, 2010. The Court implements these local rule changes to better serve the public and bar in the administration of chapter 13 cases. These revisions clarify or change the procedures for obtaining dismissals, confirming chapter 13 plans including setting hearings for confirmation, and filing motions to value property subject to liens under chapter 13 plans. There are also some additional language changes affecting the administration of chapter 13 cases. A draft local form, CSD 1179 (Notice of Hearing and Motion Regarding Valuation of Property Subject to Lien), is related to the proposed rule changes and is provided for reference. Comments will be accepted through February 18, 2011. Absent any further order of the Court, the effective will be March 14, 2011. Any comments should be submitted to the Clerk of Court at 325 West F Street, San Diego, CA 92101-6991. Please note on the envelope: "In re: G.O. 176-Chapter 13." Chapter 13 Adequate Protection Payments - General Order 175-C — posted January 21, 2011 On January 20, 2011, the Court entered General Order 175-C after considering the requirements of 11 U.S.C. 1326(a)(1)(B) and (C), the comments submitted during a previous period of public comment and feedback at the Chapter 13 Summit. Comments will be accepted through February 18, 2011. Absent any further order of the Court, the effective will be March 14, 2011. Any comments should be submitted to the Clerk of Court at 325 West F Street, San Diego, CA 92101-6991. Please note on the envelope: "In re: G.O. 175-C-1326(a)(1) Payments." Clarification: PACER-Net AT&T Internet Data Center Activation - Saturday 1/15/2011 — posted January 6,2011 In an effort to provide information regarding the upcoming PACER-Net Internet Data Center (IDC) migration to AT&T, here is a more concise explanation of what services will, and will not, be impacted during the Saturday maintenance window. The only service interruption experienced would be for your PACER users. The activity will NOT impact your local court web sites, the eJuror application, or any other local applications unless they require PACER login credentials. On Saturday we are beginning the PACER-Net transition from Sprint to AT&T. The only services we are moving on Saturday are the PACER-Net IDCs, which include the Centralized Authentication and billing servers, which support the PACER side of CM/ECF. Once complete, PACER users who want to log into your court site, or the Case Locator (formally known as the U.S. Party/Case Index), will be authenticated at the AT&T IDC. During the maintenance period on Saturday, your PACER users will not be able to log in, or may experience intermittent outages. It will NOT impact your filing or court users, unless they need to access a PACER screen. For example, if an attorney files a document, and then wants to view the docket sheet, they will be able to file the document, but may not be able to view the docket sheet because their PACER login is unable to be authenticated. If they experience this, we ask that they wait for 30 minutes and try the PACER login again. Since the activity impacts the authentication process, it will also impact the replication site so a court in failover will still have issues for the PACER users. While we listed a long maintenance window, we expect the activity to be completed in a much shorter period of time. We left a cushion for the engineering staff from the AO and AT&T to ensure everything is working correctly, to test a gateway failover, and to resolve any issues that may arise due to this problem. The following is the downtime message posted on the PACER Service Center web site. Your court may wish to post this message on your local court site: We hope this explanation gives Clarification on any diffuculty you may have logging into the system.
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